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North Korea Compares Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler

27 Jun, 2017 146 views

By Jonathan Cheng June 27, 2017 1:29 a.m. ET SEOUL—North Korea’s state media described President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy as “Nazism in the 21st century,” and compared the U.S. president to Adolf Hitler, …

Rising Waters Threaten China’s Rising Cities

26 Jun, 2017 125 views

In the Pearl River Delta, breakneck development is colliding with the effects of climate change. By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN, Photographs by JOSH HANERAPRIL 7, 2017 GUANGZHOU, China — The rains brought torrents, pouring into basements …

South Korea president calls on China’s Xi to do more on North Korea nuclear program

24 Jun, 2017 81 views

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday China should do more to rein in North Korea’s nuclear program and he would call on President Xi Jinping to ‘lift all measures’ against South Korean …

North Korean nuclear programme to replace South China Sea as key issue at Asia Security Summit

2 Jun, 2017 46 views

The three-day forum, known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, is a platform for defence officials from some 50 Asia-Pacific states, including China, Japan, South Korea, the Asean countries and Britain and Russia. It has in …

Trump pulls US out of climate pact: is China set to lead?

2 Jun, 2017 21 views

By Robert Delaney As of today, the US will cease all implementation of the non-binding Paris Accord,” Trump said in a special White House briefing. The president said the agreement “is less about the …

Thirteen Turkish soldiers killed in military helicopter crash

1 Jun, 2017 41 views

All 13 Turkish soldiers on board a Cougar military helicopter were killed when it crashed after getting caught in a high-voltage power line in the Senoba district of Turkey’s southeastern Sirnak province, the army …

Revealed: the sneaky ways Chinese are moving money across the border Foreign currency regulator SAFE sheds light on exodus of cas

31 May, 2017 93 views

The regulator said four companies, Shanghai Daxinhua Logistic, information technology firm Hangzhou Zhiyu, Harbin Goldenway Wooden Products and Daming Electron, used combinations of these methods to transfer a total of US$107 million overseas illegally …

Mattis to focus on North Korea at Asian forum as allies seek clear U.S. policy

31 May, 2017 95 views

By Idrees Ali and David Brunnstrom | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is expected to press for greater cooperation to contain North Korea’s nuclear and missile threat at a regional security forum in …

North Korea Claims Breakthrough in Missile Technology

30 May, 2017 43 views

By Jonathan Cheng Updated May 29, 2017 11:32 p.m. ET SEOUL—North Korea’s latest missile launch is its third apparent breakthrough in missile technology in less than three weeks. Pyongyang claimed Tuesday that the short-range …