The North Korean soldiers fighting for Moscow in Russia’s Kursk region are assigned their own patches of land to assault. Unlike their Russian counterparts, they advance with almost no armored vehicles in support. When they attack, they do not pause to regroup or retreat, as the Russians often do when they start taking heavy losses,…
With the fate of suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol hanging in the balance, the country has also been left facing an uncertain future as it battles through the resulting political turmoil. Analysts say that the power transitions, both in Seoul and Washington, could significantly alter the dynamics between East Asian neighbours South Korea, Japan…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on China to exert influence on North Korea in response to the deployment of North Korean soldiers alongside Russian troops in the Ukraine war. “The Korean nation should not lose its people in the battles in Europe. And this can be influenced, particularly by Korea’s neighbours, especially China,” Zelensky…
Zhang Xiaogang, a spokesman for the defence ministry, accused the US of “continuing to expand its space military capabilities, strengthening space military alliances and provoking a space arms race”, saying its actions have “jeopardised global strategic stability”. “We urge the US to seriously examine its dangerous actions in the space domain, cease provoking space confrontations…
Beijing has pledged to continue to promote close communication “in various fields” with Seoul despite its current political turmoil, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his South Korean counterpart Cho Tae-yeol on Tuesday. The 30-minute call marks the first publicly acknowledged ministerial conversation between Beijing and Seoul after President Yoon Suk-yeol imposed martial law earlier…
As North Korean troops bolster Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, the U.S. is urging China to rein in its allies’ provocative actions. This comes amid indications that Beijing is increasingly uneasy about the expanding partnership between Russia and North Korea. VOA State Department Bureau Chief Nike Ching reports. Source link
With South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment looking more likely, analysts say there is a higher chance of the main opposition party rising to power – and it could take a more “conciliatory approach” to China. But they had mixed views on how Seoul’s foreign policy and its relations with Beijing – which are in…
More than eight in 10 Americans expressed concern about the increasing cooperation between China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, according to a new poll. The survey, conducted early last month by the Washington, D.C.-based Ronald Reagan Institute, sought Americans’ attitudes toward foreign policy after a year of geopolitical turbulence and as the country prepares to…
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan A bizarre 24-hour period in which the world’s 12th-biggest economy briefly introduced martial law left markets pondering geopolitical risks next year while awaiting a casting vote, or at least a steer, on whether the Federal Reserve eases this month. As the…
South Korea is in the grip of a political crisis after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday — a shocking move that sparked mass protests and drew sharp rebuke from the country’s parliament. Though Yoon has said he will reverse his declaration, that’s unlikely to end South Korea’s political problems, which go…