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Seoul’s new foreign minister faces manifold challenges

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SOUTH KOREA

Her successor is Chung Eui-yong, President Moon Jae-in’s former national security advisor. At his swearing-in yesterday, Chung called peace with Pyongyang “a must-go path”. At his…

Seoul will try to break US-North Korea impasse

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NORTH KOREA

NORTH KOREA: Seoul will play crucial mediating role

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…

Putin is unlikely to tempt Russia’s wealthy to return

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RUSSIA

Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Leonid Volkov, among others, contend that imposing sanctions on critics of the war is unfair, and that other sanctioned elites might be encouraged to…

New South Korean president's 'honeymoon' will be brief

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SOUTH KOREA

Yoon won the March 9 presidential election by a tiny margin and was sworn in on May 10. He is a career prosecutor who has never held political office before. His skills and vision…

Vietnam's new leaders will prioritise economy

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VIETNAM

CPV members will elect a 200-person Central Committee, which in turn will elect a Politburo, the party's highest-ranking body. It is widely expected that Nguyen Phu Trong will…

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 may develop nuclear weapons

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SOUTH KOREA

The risk of South Korea developing nuclear weapons.

WFP accord will raise humanitarian hopes in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

A breakthrough agreement with President Nicolas Maduro’s government will enable the World Food Programme (WFP) to begin distribution of food to children. A portion of Venezuelan…

China-US tension may alter Taiwan's trade patterns

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TAIWAN

The mutual imposition of tariffs and other trade barriers between China and United States will have a significant impact on many East and South-east Asian economies. Taiwan is…