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Seoul eases travel advisory for Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, keeps restrictions in high-risk regions

Authorities said the adjustment reflects improvements in public safety, particularly in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, following Cambodia’s intensified crackdown on scam-related…

  • Published: December 5, 202512:03 pm
  • Author Choi He-suk
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Taiwan to ban China’s Xiaohongshu app for one year on fraud concerns

In a statement, Taiwan's Interior Ministry said the fraud cases on the app, which it said had three million users in Taiwan, had resulted in losses of US$7.9 million since 2024,…

  • Published: December 5, 202510:28 am
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Presidential office confirms 6 South Koreans detained in North Korea, vows efforts to release them

The six citizens, including three North Koreans who had defected to South Korea, have been held in the North on charges of espionage and others since between 2013 and 2016.

  • Published: December 5, 20259:36 am
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Chinese President Xi, French counterpart Macron vow to deepen relations

President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his fourth state visit to China since taking office in 2017, bringing with him a delegation of over 80 members —…

  • Published: December 5, 20258:55 am
  • Author Mo Jingxi
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Seoul’s search for stability: political turmoil underscores need for a consistent North Korea policy

Observers say domestic instability in the South has increasingly become entangled with North Korea–related decision-making, often in ways that undermine both deterrence and…

  • Published: December 5, 20257:50 am
  • Author Jung Min-kyung
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Why French President Macron’s China visit and Russian President Putin’s India trip will show Europe no longer sets the agenda

Both leaders seek to bolster trade positions amid global shifts, but are unlikely to secure more than lukewarm reassurances from their Asian counterparts.

  • Published: December 4, 20259:48 am
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China, Russia vow to defend World War II legacy

During talks on Tuesday, December 2, Beijing and Moscow "updated each other and coordinated on issues related to Japan, reaching a high degree of consensus," China's Foreign…

  • Published: December 4, 20258:55 am
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K-pop walks tightrope as China-Japan cultural friction deepens

Korean entertainment companies hope their artists will remain insulated from the fallout, but they are watching developments closely.

  • Published: December 3, 202510:00 am
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China delivers another letter to UN chief over Japan’s remarks on Taiwan

In the letter, Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the UN, said China "firmly opposes" Japan's letter to the UN and called it "dodging the key issues, while groundlessly…

  • Published: December 3, 20257:59 am
  • Author Minlu Zhang
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North Korea may already possess 150 nuclear warheads, could reach 400 by 2040: think tank

The estimate — based on North Korea’s known fissile-material production rates and recent facility expansion — is more than double the figures commonly cited by other global…

  • Published: November 28, 20258:35 am
  • Author Jung Min-kyung

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