DONALD KIRK
Mr. Kirk, based in Seoul and Washington, has been covering Asia for decades for…
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South Korea Readies New Election as Constitutional Court Upholds Impeachment and President Yoon Suk-yeol Is Ousted
Second act in agonizing leadership crisis begins as left-leaning Minju Party praises the court’s ‘wise decision.’
Fears of Violent Demonstrations at Seoul Prompt Warning From American Embassy as Court Decision Nears on Impeachment of South Korea’s President
China and Russia, at odds with America on issues ranging from Ukraine to Taiwan, agree: They’ve put out similar warnings, with the Chinese reportedly telling its citizens not to ‘stay near, participate in or watch’ protests.
By Attempting To Shift Focus to North Korea, China Looks To Woo Japan, South Korea as All Three Face American Tariff Pressures
It does not seem coincidental that Beijing is raising the idea of exerting pressure on North Korea to slow down if not abandon its nuclear program exactly when the Japanese and South Koreans would be most receptive.
Hegseth Reassures Asian Allies in Meetings at Tokyo and the Philippines but Skips South Korea
The trip was clearly intended to remove recurring questions on Taiwan, for which Congress last year approved the sale of $1 billion in arms and equipment.
With America’s Foreign Aid Program in Flux, Rivals Step Up With Aid to Earthquake-Ravaged Myanmar
The number killed in the quake is sure to rise in a swath extending from China’s Yunnan Province south to the Thai capital of Bangkok.
South Korean Adoption Agency Abruptly Halts Operation in Wake of Reports of Widespread Abuses of ‘Fundamental Human Rights of Adoptees’
Human rights investigators and journalists uncover repeated violations by South Korean organizations responsible for sending approximately 200,000 babies and small children to prospective parents around the world beginning after the Korean War.
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