20,000 Gather Outside Vote-Counting Center in South Korea, Demand New Nationwide Election
SEOUL—Demonstrations demanding a new election shifted on June 6 to a vote-counting center in Seoul following a ballot shortage controversy during the June 3...
Satellite pics reveal Vietnamese construction boom in disputed Spratly chain
Vietnam is building military and maritime infrastructure at 27 sites across at least 18 reefs in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China...
US Begins to Tackle Commercial Maritime Lag as China Hogs Supply Chains
The United States has long been “sea blind” and is now waking up. That is how maritime historian Salvatore Mercogliano describes the country’s newfound...
7.8 Magnitude Quake in the Philippines Kills at Least 35, Collapses Buildings and Sparks Tsunami
DAVAO, Philippines—An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 hit the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least 35 people, injuring more than 200...
South Korean President Orders Probe Into Local Election Ballot Shortages
SEOUL—South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called on Sunday for a thorough investigation into a ballot shortage that disrupted recent local elections, saying prosecutors...
Chinese Article Warns VPN Use Alone Can Trigger Punishment Under Expanding Censorship Regime
A widely circulated Chinese social media article warning that internet users can be punished simply for bypassing China’s online censorship system has drawn attention...
Missing US Student Found Dead Near Kyoto, Japan, Mother Says
NEW YORK—An American student who disappeared while on a family vacation in Japan was found dead outside Kyoto, his mother wrote in a Facebook...
China’s Xi to Meet Kim Jong Un in Rare Trip to North Korea
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping will meet with his North Korean counterpart in Pyongyang next week, a rare trip that experts suggest...
China Aims to Widen Influence on Korean Peninsula via Flight Deal With Seoul, Visit to Pyongyang
South Korea and China have agreed to expand weekly scheduled flights between the two countries for the first time in seven years, Seoul announced...