Coming challenges call for stronger Korea-ASEAN ties
President Moon Jae-in contributed this article to The Korea Herald and Asia News Network member newspapers on the occasion of the 2019 ASEAN-Republic of Korea Commemorative…
Hong Kong dismisses curfew rumours
Hong Kongers on edge amid reports of evacuation of students from the mainland. Even as the Hong Kong government dismissed intense speculation that curfew would be imposed in the…
Continued chaos on Hong Kong roads due to strikes
All schools shut on Thursday to protect students. Hong Kong on Wednesday (Nov 13) faced a third straight day of traffic chaos as protesters continued their strike, obstructing…
India should have signed up for RCEP
India has decided to put a halt on its joining the largest planned free trade area. Had India not pulled out at the last minute from signing the deal during the 3rd summit of…
Internet freedom under threat in Asia
Government surveillance and deteriorating rights contribute to an imbalanced outlook in Asia. The story Freedom House’s latest report tells about global internet freedom is…
China, US agree to remove additional tariffs gradually
Both sides said further deals were ‘close’. China and the United States have agreed to remove additional duties on each other step by step as they make progress in…
Hong Kong lawmaker stabbed while campaigning
Pro-Beijing Hong Kong lawmaker Junius Ho Kwan-yiu was stabbed by a knife-wielding man while canvassing votes on Wednesday morning. Pro-establishment Hong Kong lawmaker Junius Ho…
Assembly introduces resolution to declare end to Korean War
The sides have technically been at war since the 1950s. Seventy-one members of the National Assembly on Tuesday rolled out a resolution calling for a formal end to the Korean War.…
15 countries, including Korea, to sign trade megadeal
The RCEP has been in negotiations since 2013. Leaders from 15 Asia-Pacific countries, including South Korea, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, declared that they had…
Six wounded as knife attack caps day of Hong Kong political chaos
Another weekend, another protest in Hong Kong with violence perpetrated by alleged triads against demonstrators. A man went on a knife rampage in Hong Kong late Sunday (Nov 3)…