The first time China faced Donald Trump in the White House, there was a trade war, a breach of protocol involving Taiwan’s former leader, and a president-to-president bromance that turned sour.
At 50, Hello Kitty is as ‘kawaii’ and lucrative as ever
Hello Kitty is now 50 years old. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-headed, bow-wearing character’s fictional birthday on Nov. 1, has brought museum exhibits, a theme park spectacle and a national tour.
North Korean troops sent to Russia may be pleased to be there, even as they face ferocious fighting
The thousands of young soldiers North Korea has sent to Russia, reportedly to help fight against Ukraine, include many elite special forces, but that hasn’t stopped speculation they’ll be slaughtered because they have no combat experience, no familiarity with the terrain and will likely be dropped onto the most ferocious battlefields.
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming tops China’s rich list
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming tops the list of China’s richest people, according to the Hurun Research Institute, although many of them have seen their net worth plunge over the past year.
Adoptee deported from the US over lack of citizenship criticizes South Korea and agency
Adam Crapser, an adoptee who was deported to South Korea in 2016 because his American parents never secured his citizenship, delivered a scathing denunciation of the Korean government and his adoption agency in a Seoul appeals court on Wednesday.
South Korea calls for immediate withdrawal of North Korean troops allegedly in Russia
South Korea on Monday demanded the immediate pullout of North Korean troops allegedly deployed in Russia as it summoned the Russian ambassador to protest deepening military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow.
Actor Simu Liu calls for calm amid boba controversy
A controversy bubbled up over the weekend for boba tea company Bobba.
Han Kang wins the Nobel Prize for literature. She’s the first South Korean to do so
South Korean poet and novelist Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for a poetic and unsettling body of work that the Nobel committee said “confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.”
Nobel Peace Prize given to Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo for its work against nuclear weapons
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons.
Southeast Asian leaders meet in Laos to discuss Myanmar war and disputed sea
Southeast Asian leaders gathered Wednesday for an annual forum that will focus on the civil war in Myanmar and territorial tensions in the South China Sea, two key challenges that have tested the bloc’s credibility.
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