The United States, Japan, India and the Philippines conducted a presence operation in the South China Sea to support freedom of navigation and challenge China’s claims to large swaths that go beyond the boundaries set out by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. “[T]here have been a range of...
China is on the defensive after the United States declared the coronavirus a public health emergency, limiting travel and denying entry to foreign nationals who have visited China in the past two weeks. China has more than 17,000 confirmed new coronavirus cases and more than 350 deaths; the US has...
On September 20 – one day after committing to halt its nuclear weapons program and rejoin the Nonproliferation Treaty – the North Korean foreign ministry issued a statement essentially rescinding its position. By refusing to abandon its weapons program until it receives a civilian light-water...
Bait and switch? Despite the smiles and handshakes, North Korea withdraws its concession one day after the close of the Six-Party Talks
SEOUL: The ink had barely dried on the joint statement signed in Beijing...
North Korea conducted a flight test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile from a floating barge in November. “[E]ven as anti-DPRK watchers might feel a sense of schadenfreude when Pyongyang’s missile development team stumbles and falls, or even snigger at the lackluster qualities of their...
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Thailand’s announcement of more stringent inspections of food imports from the EU and other areas comes after the EU’s own announcement of stricter regulation against Thai food imports. Thai officials claim the new policy is not a retaliation against the EU, whose more rigorous inspections have...
Imports of food products, including canned foods, milk, cheese and fruit, and some industrial goods from major sources including the European Union, Japan, and the US will be subject to tougher import inspections, the...
人们寻找最适宜的居家之地和最佳的日常生活方式正是长达几个世纪之久的全球化过程，而在这个变得越来越拥挤的世界中，它已经很自然地成为了受攻击的靶子：工人们害怕工厂和单位被搬迁到海外，环保主义者担心开发活动由执法不力的国家加以实施，而储蓄者们则对在其他国家不负责任的浪费金钱和投资感到忧心忡忡。全球化的反对者们担心，不顾一切追求利润和享乐会伤害儿童、穷人和其他弱势群体。贾格迪什•巴格沃蒂（Jagdish Bhagwati）认为，对抗全球化这一抽象而不可避免的过程所花掉的精力和资源，其实可以更好地用来支持一些具体的计划，以消除贫困和痛苦，包括促进教育、医疗、工会、退休保障，...
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A Houston Rocket basketball executive tweeted support for the Hong Kong protests in October, upsetting the close relationship between China and NBA. The fallout could result in a financial hit for NBA. The NBA commissioner suggests the loss may reach $400 billion in response to speculation that the...
Trade has not been a priority for the Bush administration, and negotiations have stalled over a free-trade agreement between the US and South Korea. Meanwhile, South Korea has lots of leverage and plenty of alternative markets, including China. The inability of the US to reach such a major trade...
Sovereign concerns: South Korean farmers' demand for protection, rejected by the US, gets sympathetic hearing in Europe
WASHINGTON: Efforts to create a US-South Korea free-trade area, commercially the most...