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Japan will increase soft power through Rugby World Cup

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JAPAN

By hosting the event, Japan aims to project to the world an image of a sophisticated, welcoming and culturally open country.

Tournament fiasco could impact Indonesia elections

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INDONESIA

This was following domestic pushback against participation by Israel. Ganjar Pranowo, governor of Central Java province and long a favourite with voters to succeed Joko ‘Jokowi’…

Polls lay bare flaws in Taiwan's referendum process

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TAIWAN

Upcoming referendums in Taiwan

Abductions will impede Tokyo-Pyongyang ties

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NORTH KOREA/JAPAN

Any such rapprochement would be two-edged: suggesting a less acerbic Pyongyang, but also altering delicate alliance dynamics. Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reportedly did…

US-North Korea summit would have modest outcome

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US-NORTH KOREA

The message was conveyed by a South Korean delegation in Washington, briefing Trump on its talks earlier this week in Pyongyang. North Korea had said, the delegation reported…

Summit will rebalance power dynamics around Koreas

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NORTH KOREA

Yesterday, South Korea's presidential office added another, claiming Pyongyang would invite global media next month to witness the closing of its Punggye-ri nuclear test site…

Citizen buy-in is key to effective city surveillance

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INTERNATIONAL

City surveillance.

Mine attack may seek to break inter-Korea impasse

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KOREAS

In language more typical of Pyongyang, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff on August 10 promised a "pitiless penalty" for what is the first inter-Korean bloodshed since 2010. The…

China’s Hainan island could become economic hub

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CHINA

The 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) highlights the Hainan plan as a signature policy promoting greater openness in trade, investment and financial services, and the deep integration…

K-pop contributes to South Korea’s soft power strategy

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SOUTH KOREA

President Moon Jae-in described this industry as an “important future growth engine” with “infinite growth potential”. His government aims to expand content industry exports from…