DONALD KIRK
Mr. Kirk, based in Seoul and Washington, has been covering Asia for decades for…
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North Korea Levels ‘McCarthyism’ Charge Against Trump Administration
The North’s outrage is linked to a questionnaire sent by the Washington-based Office of Management and Budget looking into whether UN agencies are anti-American or linked to countries hostile to America.
Chinese Executions of Four Canadian Citizens Shines Spotlight on Beijing’s ‘Significant Human Rights Issues’
No one knows for sure how many are executed annually in China, but the number goes into the ‘thousands,’ according to Amnesty International. Many more may have died while being interrogated and tortured, and still more are killed by police.
‘Souvenir’ Scandal Rocks Japan: Premier Rewards New Diet Members With 100,000-Yen Gift Certificates
Beset by opposition to his budget, Prime Minister Ishiba has had to go through the ordeal of saying sorry and explaining himself in diet hearings that won’t get him into legal trouble but may jeopardize his job.
Russia Rejects Idea of European Peace-Keepers Being Deployed to Ukraine After Signing of an Armistice
A former Russian president who is a close aide to President Putin, Dmitry Medvedev, says only nations not associated with the NATO alliance could be peace-keepers.
Communist China Envisioning Supersized Landing Ships To Put Troops and Vehicles Ashore in Any Invasion of Free China
A war of tomorrow — rather than yesteryear — is coming into focus in the straits between the mainland and Taiwan.
Arrest of the Philippines’ Former President, Rodrigo Duterte, Sets Off a Drama Worthy of Shakespeare
Former strongman is seized at Manila Airport and whisked by night plane to the International Criminal Court at the Hague.
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