Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Taiwan has asked South Korea for assistance investigating a Chinese-owned ship suspected of cutting a subsea cable off its northern coast on Friday. Taiwan telecoms operator Chunghwa Telecom and the Taiwan Coast Guard said on … Read more
On December 14, South Korea’s National Assembly successfully impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol on its second attempt. The impeachment has headed to the Constitutional Court, which has up to six months to review it. On Friday, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo who had assumed the role of acting president was also impeached. If Yoon’s impeachment is upheld, … Read more
A California man has been charged with shipping weapons and ammunition to North Korea and told investigators they were to be used for a surprise attack on South Korea, authorities said Tuesday, December 3. Shenghua Wen came to the US from China on a student visa more than a decade ago after meeting with North … Read more
Earlier this week, North Korea apparently completed a successful test of its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile, lofting it nearly 4,800 miles into space before the projectile fell back to Earth. This solid-fueled, multi-stage missile, named the Hwasong-19, is a new tool in North Korea’s increasingly sophisticated arsenal of weapons. It has enough range—perhaps as … Read more
In this photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry press service on November 1, 2024, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui attend an unveiling ceremony of the plaque to mark Kim Il Sung’s 1949 visit to USSR, at Yaroslavsky railway terminal in Moscow, Russia. AP North Korea … Read more
