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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 12, 2016
North Korea's Kim guides special operations drill targeting Blue House
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a special operations drill targeting the South, the North's media reported on Sunday, as rival South Korea remained on alert for any attempt by the North to take advantage of political turmoil in the South.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 12, 2016
South Korea temporarily bans movement of poultry as it ramps up fight against bird flu
South Korea's agriculture ministry said Monday it will issue a temporary nationwide ban on the transportation of poultry to contain the spread of bird flu, with 43 outbreaks recorded in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 10, 2016
Trilateral talks on shaky ground after Park impeachment
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga hinted Saturday a pending trilateral summit with Seoul and Beijing was unlikely to be held following the vote to impeach South Korea's president.
WORLD
Dec 7, 2016
U.S. lawmaker: Sony breach may have inspired Russian election hacking
The U.S. failure to retaliate strongly for the 2014 cyber attack against Sony Pictures may have helped inspire Russian hackers who sought to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election, a senior congressional Democrat said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 6, 2016
Samsung's Lee in crosshairs as tycoons grilled over Park scandal
Jay Y. Lee, the de-facto head of Samsung Group, became the focus of a public grilling of tycoons in connection with a widening influence-peddling scandal that may cost South Korean President Park Geun-hye her job.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 5, 2016
South Korea's opposition sees just enough votes to impeach Park
South Korea's opposition may have secured just enough votes from President Park Geun-hye's ruling party to impeach her this week, getting a boost from the biggest candlelight protests yet over her influence-peddling scandal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 5, 2016
Thanks for the memory cards: North Koreans return from China with high-tech souvenirs
Tiny memory cards and fluffy teddy bears are among the most popular items for North Koreans shopping in Dandong, China's gateway city to its impoverished and isolated neighbor.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 4, 2016
Embattled South Korean president turns to her 'Bulletproof Vest'
When South Korean President Park Geun-hye turned to a lawyer known as her "Bulletproof Vest" to defend her in a corruption case that could lead to impeachment and criminal prosecution, she may have had little choice.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 3, 2016
U.S. warns China it will target firms for illicit business with North Korea if Beijing fails to enforce U.N. sanctions
The United States has warned China it will blacklist Chinese companies and banks that do illicit business with North Korea if Beijing fails to enforce U.N. sanctions against Pyongyang, according to senior State Department officials.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2016
How Trump can take on Kim Jong Un
Putting China Inc. in the hot seat could rein in North Korea's rogue nuclear weapons program.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2016
The Park scandal and the fight for Seoul's soul
What is going in South Korea is a clash between a society moving forward and a government creeping backward.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 1, 2016
China says it wants stable military ties with Trump administration — despite serious obstacles
China said Wednesday that it hopes to work with the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to promote healthy and stable ties between the two nations' armed forces.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 30, 2016
Park's allies suggest she will resign in April, but opposition will continue impeachment effort
Embattled South Korean President Park Geun-hye may have bought some time in office after offering to resign on Tuesday over an influence-peddling scandal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 30, 2016
Park crisis, Trump transition coalesce in perfect storm of uncertainty for Korean Peninsula
Embattled South Korean President Park Geun-hye's surprise move to offer a strings-attached resignation could induce a prolonged leadership crisis just as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump looks to form a national security team capable of reining in an increasingly assertive North Korea.
EDITORIALS
Nov 30, 2016
Another twist in the Park scandal
Even if President Park Geun-hye does step down, the vacuum at the apex of South Korean politics will persist.

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