Tag: Korea

Despite China’s professed commitment to stability on the Korean peninsula, its tolerance of North Korea’s nuclear programme undermines these claims, leading to criticism that China lacks credibility when advocating for strategic cooperation with the US or discussing security concerns in the Asia-Pacific region.Even when South Korea attempted to attain ...

A US F-16 fighter jet crashed into the sea off South Korea's west coast on Wednesday and the pilot was rescued safely, a US Air Force unit stationed in the country said, the second crash of an F-16 in just over a month in the country.The F-16 Fighting ...

Magura, BANGLADESH: Turning his star sports power to politics, colorful Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan is all but guaranteed to become a ruling party lawmaker with general elections on Sunday boycotted by the opposition. Better known as the leading all-rounder of his era, the 36-year-old skipper has been on a ...

SEOUL — In a significant move toward bolstering economic relations, Jasem Albudaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and Ahn Dukgeung, South Korea's Minister of Trade, have inked a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). This agreement marks a historic milestone in Gulf economic integration and reinforces the economic ...

#Pakistan News From the recent development, it appears that the military cooperation between the United States, Japan and South Korea is gradually progressing toward a military alliance, a prospect laden with implications that may undermine regional peace and stability. The strategic alignment of these key players in the Asia-Pacific ...

BEIJING, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Following are the group standings of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Zone qualifiers after Tuesday's matches (tabulated under teams, matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Group A Qatar 2 2 0 0 11 1 6 Kuwait 2 1 0 ...

BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are the group standings of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Asian Zone qualifying tournament second stage ahead of Tuesday's matches (tabulated under teams, matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Group A Qatar 1 1 0 0 8 1 3 ...

With the election of a staunch MAGA Republican to take the gavel of the House of Representatives in Washington, the end game of Ukraine counteroffensive might have come. House Speaker Mike Johnson is against continued aid to Ukraine, and the Republican-controlled House could simply kill US President Joe Biden’s ...

Russian strike hits village in Kharkiv on Thursday, killing over 50 people For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsUkrainian forces have made small gains over the weekend along multiple points ...

HANGZHOU, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Following is the medal table of the 19th Asian Games after Friday's competition (tabulated under team, gold, silver, bronze and total): 1. China 187 104 63 354 2. Japan 47 57 65 169 3. South Korea 36 49 84 169 4. India 22 34 ...