Korea leads Japan in crucial forced-labor plan

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A March 6 announcement by South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin of a plan to resolve the issue of Korean wartime forced laborers marked a triumph of leadership and strategic decisiveness. But it was a triumph almost entirely due to Korea and the government of President Yoon Suk-yeol, in contrast to the timidity and political […]Continue Reading

Popular peacemaker earns fond farewell

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Yala: Representatives of those who supported the secretary-general of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SPBAC), who was recently transferred to the Office of the Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office on Monday, asked the cabinet to review the order.Continue Reading

Trudeau to appoint special rapporteur to probe alleged China election interference

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OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will appoint an independent special rapporteur to investigate alleged Chinese interference in Canadian elections, he said on Monday (Mar 6) and also announced separate new probes into the suspected foreign interference. Canadian media have recently published detailed reports, citing anonymous intelligence sources, alleging schemesContinue Reading

Ukraine’s new wartime unity

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Once divided, Ukrainians are thinking about how to rebuild their nation and are prioritizing national interests over regional ones. It’s undeniable that Russia’s ongoing war on Ukraine has wrought devastating death and destruction on the Ukrainian people and their country. Millions of Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes, with many of them seeking […]Continue Reading