Asia-Pacific
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Cash-strapped North Korea Believed to be Stepping up Cyberthefts
SEOUL — North Korea is suspected to have launched an average of 1.5 million cyber-attacks per day la...
February 1, 2021
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Japan Wary of Possible Escalation by China under New Maritime Law
China’s maritime police law, which allows its coast guard vessels to use weapons if the country’s so...
January 31, 2021
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Indonesia Plans Seaborne LNG Power Plants with Japanese Help
JAKARTA — The government of Indonesia, a country comprising the world’s largest number of islands, w...
January 31, 2021
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ASEAN Countries increasingly Rely on China for COVID-19 Vaccine
JAKARTA/HANOI — Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are increasingly rely...
January 26, 2021
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Japanese Supermarket Chain Stayed Open to Supply Wuhan Residents during Lockdown
WUHAN, China — Customers formed lines in front of stores in Wuhan from early that morning. At 10 a.m...
January 22, 2021
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Moon Eager for Japan’s Support amid N. Korea Impasse
SEOUL — South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s latest remark on lawsuits involving former wartime requ...
January 19, 2021
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China Tightens Control on Its IT Giants
The Chinese government is tightening control over the nation’s IT giants such as Alibaba Group Holdi...
January 13, 2021
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China Aims to Strengthen Power of Maritime Authorities
BEIJING — China intends to include provisions for blocking foreign vessels from passing through its ...
January 11, 2021
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South Korea Court Ruling on Former Comfort Women Worsens Bilateral Relationship
The Japanese government is strongly opposed to a decision by the Seoul Central District Court in Sou...
January 9, 2021
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Chinese go barking mad over Shiba Inu dogs
SHANGHAI (Jiji Press) — The number of people in China who keep Shiba Inu dogs originally from Japan ...
January 5, 2021
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China Using Network of Researchers to Recruit Foreign Personnel
Of 44 Japanese researchers who were found to have been involved in China’s Thousand Talents Plan, a ...
January 3, 2021
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China Gives Japanese Researchers more Funds than They can Spend
With at least 44 Japanese researchers involved with China’s Thousand Talents Plan, what is also comi...
January 2, 2021
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China’s Thousand Talents Plan lured at least 44 Japanese Researchers
At least 44 Japanese researchers have been involved in Thousand Talents Plan, a Chinese central gove...
January 2, 2021
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China Boosts Science, Technology Budget to Nearly 7 Times Japan’s
The budget allocated for science- and technology-related fields in Japan has been hovering at a low ...
January 2, 2021
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H.K. Activist Chow Moved to Prison for Serious Criminals
BEIJING — Pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow, who was sentenced to 10 months in prison in December fo...
January 2, 2021
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