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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…

South Korea faces growing headwinds at home and abroad

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SOUTH KOREA

Professing fury at the exercises, Pyongyang insulted South Korean President Moon Jae-in and says it will no longer talk to Seoul. The South Korean and Japanese foreign ministers…

South Korea’s ties with key countries will worsen

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SOUTH KOREA

South Korea's international relationships.

Seoul and Tokyo thaw promises multiple benefits

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SOUTH KOREA/JAPAN

The removal of politically motivated restrictions by both sides has set the stage for the expansion of bilateral trade and investment and for cooperation in a number of areas.

Russia's ties with North Korea will grow stronger

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RUSSIA

Russian technology has advanced North Korea's satellite development. Russia is strengthening economic, diplomatic and cultural ties with North Korea, although UN sanctions are an…

Tokyo and Washington will step up defence cooperation

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JAPAN/US

Kishida and Biden hailed a historic upgrade in defence ties and announced a record volume of around 70 agreements, spanning various sectors.

TPP will unsettle East Asia's regional relations

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EAST ASIA

The agreement, once ratified, will create a new trade bloc that encompasses 36% of global GDP.

Crises nearer home may thwart Turkey’s Asian ambitions

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TURKEY

Turkey’s ‘Asia Anew’ foreign policy.

Japan's political outlook stable but economy will slow

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JAPAN

The outlook for politics in Japan for the rest of 2019.

Turkmenistan seeks Russia-China alternatives

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TURKMENISTAN

Turkmenistan's international relations.