June 24 Muju, South Korea South Korean President Moon Jae-in made a proposal to North Korea to form a unified taekwondo team that would compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics,…
US diplomat: 20 years needed to neutralize North Korea’s nukes
On May 16, Joseph Y. Yun, the ambassador and U.S. special representative for North Korea policy and deputy assistant secretary for Korea and Japan in the Bureau of East Asian…
This week around the world: May 6–12
May 6 Abuja, Nigeria Despite ongoing health issues, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari postponed a trip to London for medical treatment in order to welcome the return of 82 schoolgirls released…
Tibetan Portlanders mark occupation with protest
Right now in Portland, protesting has become a way of life. The need to be heard and to really speak your mind has become a reality for many Portland State…
South Korean court finalizes impeachment of president
In a unanimous vote, South Korea’s Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye marking the end of a scandalous political collapse and what may be the start of…
“LOL”: Assassins take out half-brother of North Korean leader
Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of current North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was attacked at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia on Monday, Feb. 13. He reportedly died in route to…
TPP: Trump pulls plug
President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership on Jan. 23. The 12-nation trade agreement would have encompassed a region with nearly 40 percent…
Dueling development: Bay of Bengal an economic flashpoint for China and India
On Dec. 1, as part of the Institute for Asian Studies’ ongoing Visiting Scholar Lecture Series, Dr. Chanwahn Kim, professor of Indian and ASEAN Studies at the Graduate School of…
Can Chinese consumerism save the world? A talk by Karl Gerth
Is a middle class Chinese woman’s decision on whether or not to buy a Barbie doll more important than who is the president of the United States? Such a question…
China’s “Patriotic Education” policy erases history
China’s Communist Party and social media are at odds with the representation of Chinese history, according to Leo Timm, a reporter from the Epoch Times who focuses on China. The…
Largest telescope brings mankind one step closer to discovering alien life
The largest telescope known to man has removed 9,000 people from their homes in Guzihou province, in Southwest China. The 500-meter telescope is best known as FAST–Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope….