South Korean Prosecutors File Appeal in Former President Yoon’s Obstruction of Justice Case
South Korea’s special prosecution team said on Jan. 22 it had filed an appeal after a South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk...
Taiwan Court Sentences Chinese National to 8 Years in Prison for Engaging in CCP’s ‘United Front’ Work
TAIPEI, Taiwan—A naturalized Taiwanese citizen of Chinese origin has been sentenced to eight years in prison for violating Taiwan’s national security law by establishing...
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attack on Chinese Restaurant in Afghanistan
A bombing at a Chinese restaurant in downtown Kabul killed one Chinese national and six Afghans and injured more than 10 others on Jan....
Senior Chinese Military Leaders Absent From Key Party Seminar, Raising Questions
Several senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and military officials were notably absent on Monday from the opening of a high-level political seminar tied to...
Philippines to End Ban on X’s AI Chatbot Grok
The Philippines announced on Jan. 21 that it would lift its ban on Grok after xAI’s developers said they would modify the artificial intelligence...
Former South Korean Prime Minister Jailed for 23 Years in Martial Law Case
A South Korean court on Jan. 21 sentenced former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to 23 years in prison for insurrection for his involvement in...
Man Who Assassinated Japanese Former PM Shinzo Abe Sentenced to Life in Prison
A Japanese court on Jan. 21 sentenced Tetsuya Yamagami to life in prison for the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Yamagami,...
April-October US Trade Deficit Shrinks 25 Percent—How Did This Happen?
Since President Donald Trump unveiled the contours of his global tariff plans, the U.S. trade deficit has registered a sharp turnaround after years of...
New Zealand Minister Blames ‘Ethnic Vacuum Cleaner’ for Stripping Beaches of Sea Life
Growing concern over people stripping beaches of sea life has motivated New Zealand’s government to look at ways of preventing the practice, but since...