Kim Ki-nam, the ‘North Korean Goebbels’ who forged the personality cult of Pyongyang’s leaders, dies
The North Korean propaganda mastermind helped cement the political legitimacy of the Kim family dynasty from the Cold War era to the present day
The North Korean propaganda mastermind helped cement the political legitimacy of the Kim family dynasty from the Cold War era to the present day
The U.S. secretary of state ended his trip with a meeting with the Chinese president, who said the two countries should be ‘partners rather than rivals’
On his trip to Beijing, the U.S. secretary of state will try to consolidate America’s fragile understanding with the Asian giant. Taiwan, trade, and the South China Sea are among the key topics to be discussed
The coastal hub is being showcased by Beijing, in an attempt to attract Taiwanese residents and companies. The goal is to increase cooperation with the democratically self-governed island
Preliminary counts showed Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto — who is accused of committing serious human rights violations in the 1990s — in the lead
The sultan has a personal fortune of more than $750 million and family assets that exceed $5.3 billion. He owns a collection of 300 high-end cars, a cave inspired by ‘The Flintstones’ in his palace, and 60,000 Marvel comics
Beijing expects nine billion trips to be made during the travel season surrounding Chinese New Year travel, triple the number that was registered before the pandemic
The South Korean giant reported an annual 34% decline in operating profit for the last quarter. Apple has already surpassed it as the largest seller of mobile phones
The company’s collapse shows the liquidity crisis that sweeping the Asian giant’s real estate sector
For the first time in its history, the Asian giant has become the world’s largest exporter of automobiles, overtaking Japan. It is doing so with electric vehicles boosted by state aid and the country’s dominance over battery manufacturing resources
Behind every migrant who sends money to their family abroad lies a story of uprooting and hardship, but also of solidarity and hope
Two traumatic events mark Japan’s start to the year, but the preparation to deal with such catastrophes has meant significant damage limitation
The 367 passengers and 12 crew on the Japan Airlines Airbus A350 were safely evacuated before the aircraft was engulfed in flames after crashing into the emergency services flight
The Asian country is the world’s largest investor in clean energy, but it also had 95% of the planet’s coal-fired capacity by 2023
The wealth management giant reports a shortfall of $36 billion and warns of the risk of maintaining operations normally
The jolt of consumer spending during the eight-day annual holiday was not enough to counteract the current slowdown
The 23-year-old private is believed to be the first American soldier to enter the secretive dictatorship since 1982 after crossing the DMZ while on a civilian tour
The measure aims to control the rising prices of this essential dietary staple for the country’s low-income population
The Cyberspace Administration proposes that developers create a ‘minor mode’ that offers content based on age and establishes time limits on devices
The case of Daniel Sancho, who has admitted to the murder of Edwin Arrieta, has shaken the paradisiacal island of Kho Pha-ngan
From sharing payments to calling a taxi or filing for a divorce, this platform centralizes almost every daily activity, thus becoming the most voracious data collection tool
Vietnam refuses to screen the American film due to an allegedly pro-Beijing map
Beijing has placed export controls on two critical minerals for making semiconductors and introduced a law that places the Communist Party at the center of foreign policy
PDD Holdings, the parent of e-commerce platform Pinduoduo and Temu app, moved its headquarters to Ireland due to growing American suspicion of China’s tech companies
The diplomat appointed by Beijing to seek a negotiated solution to the war believes there is still a ‘risk’ of an escalation of the conflict
Li Hui, who will next week travel to five European countries, will be the highest-ranking Chinese official to visit Ukraine since the Russian invasion began
The state of health of an animal named Ya Ya had become the focus of a heated debate that triggered displays of nationalism on Chinese social media