thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

The Group of Seven, European Union and three other countries plan to appeal to China for help to stop North Korea evading United Nations sanctions by using Chinese territorial waters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/22/asia-pacific/north-korea-china-sanctions-evasion-un/?utm_content=buffer03a99&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #china #northkorea #un #nuclearweapons #missiles

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

It has never been easy for the United States to secure the return of citizens from North Korea, one of the world's most isolated nations. The task may be even harder in the case of U.S. soldier Travis King. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/22/asia-pacific/us-north-korea-travis-king-communication/?utm_content=bufferc8caa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #us #northkorea #usmilitary #missiles

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

Nuclear-armed North Korea fired off several cruise missiles into the Yellow Sea early Saturday morning — the latest in a spate of launches. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/22/asia-pacific/north-korea-cruise-missiles-july-22/?utm_content=buffer80cc4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #northkorea #usmilitary #nuclearweapons #missiles #southkorea

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

Hong Kong’s bid to wipe a controversial protest song from the city’s internet is flashing fresh warnings signs for businesses that the once-freewheeling international hub is tracking closer to mainland rules. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/21/asia-pacific/hong-kong-protest-song-court-argument/?utm_content=buffer2f217&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #china #music #hongkong #surveillance

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

The Indian prime minister made his first comments on clashes in India's remote northeast that have killed at least 125 people a day after videos showing women being molested sparked national outrage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/21/asia-pacific/modi-promises-tough-action-manipur-sexual-assault/?utm_content=bufferf8392&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #india #discrimination #womensissues #manipur

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

Taiwan opposition candidate Hou Yu-ih is known as a pragmatic, down-to-earth former policeman, but recent stumbles may affect him at the polls. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/21/asia-pacific/taiwan-mayor-stumbles-us-china-hotspot/?utm_content=buffer9eb29&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #china #us #taiwan

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

A North Korean government-backed hacking group penetrated an American IT management company and used it as a springboard to target cryptocurrency companies, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/21/asia-pacific/north-korea-spies-hack-us-firm/?utm_content=buffer156b5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #us #northkorea #hacking #cryptocurrencies #tech

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

Despite winning the most seats in Thailand's election, the Move Forward Party's leader has been unable to become prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/21/asia-pacific/thai-election-winner-ally-lead/?utm_content=buffer233e3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #thailand #pitalimjaroenrat

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

The United States on Thursday voiced mounting concern over Army Pvt. Travis King, who dashed into North Korea two days ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/21/asia-pacific/us-worries-north-korea-silence-travis-king/?utm_content=buffer65376&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #us #northkorea

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

The White House on Thursday expressed regret that Henry Kissinger was able to get more of an audience in Beijing than some sitting U.S. officials, after the former top diplomat held talks in China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/21/asia-pacific/kissinger-china-talks-us-regret/?utm_content=buffer786c3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #china #us

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

A U.S. soldier bolted across the border into North Korea, part of a bizarre odyssey that has created a fresh problem for Washington in its dealings with the nuclear-armed state. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/20/asia-pacific/us-soldier-north-korea-border/?utm_content=bufferf9f26&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #us #defense #northkorea #usmilitary #nuclearweapons #missiles #southkorea #dmz #defectors

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

Family members of two exiled Hong Kong democracy activists wanted by authorities are being investigated by national security police, a report has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/20/asia-pacific/hong-kong-activist-families/?utm_content=bufferd433b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #china #hongkong #censorship #uk #hongkongprotests

Asia Undercovered Special: Women's rights, gender, and feminism in the Asia Pacific (www.undercovered.asia)

Featuring a guest post from the author, Solidaritas, Kate Walton focused specifically on amplifying stories about women's rights, gender, and feminism in the Asia Pacific.

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

An American service member believed to be in North Korean custody after crossing into the nuclear-armed country is far from the first to enter willingly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/19/asia-pacific/north-korea-americans-detained/?utm_content=bufferaa3a1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #us #northkorea

ncoca, 10 months ago to Women

Women in the spotlight; from alarming violence against women statistics to inspiring tales of women taking the helm, our #AsiaUndercovered Special by @waltonkate amplifies the struggles and the triumphs of #women in the #AsiaPacific.

Read more here: https://www.undercovered.asia/asia-undercovered-special-womens/

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

A U.S. soldier facing disciplinary action at home “willfully and without authorization" slipped across the inter-Korean border into North Korea, where he was apparently taken into custody. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/19/asia-pacific/north-korea-us-soldier-border-crossing/?utm_content=bufferd176a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #us #defense #northkorea #usmilitary #nuclearweapons #missiles #southkorea

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

With cyberattacks, disinformation and misinformation on the rise, ASEAN members have opened an information-sharing and research center designed to offer a bolstered collective response to cyberthreats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/18/asia-pacific/asean-cyberattacks-operations-center/?utm_content=buffera6caf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #asean #cyberattacks

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

A U.S. citizen is thought to have been detained by North Korea after crossing into the country while on a tour of the Joint Security Area at the border with the South, the United Nations Command has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/18/asia-pacific/american-detained-north-korea/?utm_content=buffer08a00&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #us #northkorea #un #southkorea

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

U.S. and South Korea officials are gathering for the inaugural meeting of the Nuclear Consultative Group, with talks focusing on ways to strengthen “extended deterrence” as North Korea missile advances continue apace. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/18/asia-pacific/south-korea-us-nuclear-consultative-group-first-meeting/?utm_content=bufferdad88&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #us #northkorea #usmilitary #nuclearweapons #missiles #southkorea #yoonsukyeol

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

A quarter million people were evacuated in southern China and Vietnam before a major typhoon roared ashore late Monday, bringing fierce winds and rain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/18/asia-pacific/thousands-evacuated-typhoon-china-vietnam/?utm_content=buffer537b2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #china #vietnam #typhoons

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

Rescue workers have recovered the last body and ended search operations at a flooded underpass in South Korea where more than a dozen people died. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/18/asia-pacific/rescuers-body-south-korean-tunnel/?utm_content=buffer2c0a2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #southkorea #floods

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

Chinese President Xi Jinping has resisted crossing Washington’s red lines over arming Russia’s war machine in Ukraine. But that hasn’t stopped China edging closer to Moscow’s military in another way: direct engagement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/17/asia-pacific/china-russia-military-drills-intensify/?utm_content=buffer3f621&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #china #defense #russia

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

Typhoon Talim is set to be the first to make landfall in China this year, prompting authorities to cancel flights, suspend high-speed trains and order people to stay at home. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/17/asia-pacific/china-typhoon-talim/?utm_content=buffer6bd0b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #china #typhoons

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

A remote township in China's arid northwest endured temperatures of more than 52 Celsius on Sunday, setting a record. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/17/asia-pacific/china-extreme-heat-rewrites-records/?utm_content=buffer798bb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #china #climatechange #heatwaves

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

Indian tourists are flocking to Southeast Asia against the backdrop of China's slower-than-expected re-opening. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/17/asia-pacific/india-tourists-south-east-asia/?utm_content=buffer2a145&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #asiapacific #china #india #tourism