https://www.europesays.com/1990849/ US blocks sea salt imports from South Korean salt farm over forced labor concerns #Asia #AsiaPacific #AssociatedPress #business #Crime #ForcedLabor #GeneralNews #InternationalTrade #LawEnforcement #Politics #seoul #SouthKorea #SouthKoreaGovernment #TariffsAndGlobalTrade #U.S.CustomsAndBorderProtection #UnitedStatesGovernment #WashingtonNews #WorldNews
Asia-Pacific Climate Change Impact Assessed in UN Economic Survey https://www.byteseu.com/915502/ #AsiaPacific #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateFinance #ClimateResilience #EconomicDevelopment #EnvironmentalPolicy #GlobalWarming #MacroeconomicImplications #SouthCaucasus #UNReport
Support for South Korea’s presidential race front-runner Lee Jae-myung has risen to a three-month high as he extends his lead over conservative rival — a sign his Democratic Party could grab power in elections on June 3. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/12/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-lee-jae-myung-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #leejaemyung #yoonsukyeol
U.S. President Donald Trump has floated talks with his Chinese counterpart more than half a dozen times since the trade war started. But prospects look remote, even as their tariff fight appears to have peaked. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/12/asia-pacific/politics/trump-xi-trade-truce-china-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #us #uschinarelations #trade #tariffs #tradewar #xijinping #donaldtrump
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol returned to his private home after his removal from office, with crowds of supporters turning out to greet his motorcade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/11/asia-pacific/politics/yoon-returns-home/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #yoonsukyeol #southkorea #leejaemyung
At least two people were trapped Friday when a construction site for a new subway line collapsed near Seoul, the National Fire Agency said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/11/asia-pacific/seoul-construction-site-collapse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #seoul #southkorea
A sophisticated network of fake social media accounts sprang to the impassioned defense of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte after he was sent to face charges over his bloody drug war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/11/asia-pacific/politics/duterte-fake-news-support-network/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #rodrigoduterte #philippines #misinformation #socialmedia #fakenews
Trump insists tariff war is ‘doing really well’ as recession fears mount https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/11/trump-tariffs-china-recession #Trumpadministration #USforeignpolicy #Globaleconomy #Trumptariffs #DonaldTrump #AsiaPacific #USpolitics #Worldnews #Economics #Business #Tariffs #USnews #China
Trade war escalates as China says it will raise tariffs on US goods to 125% https://www.byteseu.com/912033/ #America #ASIA #AsiaPacific #business #China #ChinaGovernment #DistrictOfColumbia #DonaldTrump #GeneralNews #InternationalTrade #JenniferLee #PedroSanchez #Politics #RafaelGrossi #TariffsAndGlobalTrade #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesGovernment #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USNews #USA #USANews #WangYi #WashingtonNews #WorldNews #XiJinping
Taiwanese prosecutors have for the first time charged a Chinese ship captain with intentionally damaging undersea cables off the island following a rise in sea cable malfunctions amid tensions with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/11/asia-pacific/crime-legal/taiwan-charges-china-ship-captain/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #taiwan #china #oceans
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is due to return to his private home on Friday from the official residence, with crowds of both supporters and opponents expected to turn out to greet his motorcade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/11/asia-pacific/politics/yoon-official-residence-leave/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #yoonsukyeol
The discovery of a Denisovan jawbone off Taiwan's coast shows that this enigmatic lineage of archaic humans once inhabited a vast expanse in eastern Eurasia in environments ranging from cold and arid to warm and humid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/11/asia-pacific/science-health/taiwan-archaic-human-jawbone/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #taiwan
Profiteers have flooded social media with fake news and bogus videos since a powerful earthquake devastated Myanmar last month, exploiting the chaos with clickbait, analysts say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/11/asia-pacific/myanmar-fake-news-profits/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #myanmar #fakenews #misinformation #earthquakes
Will global climate action be a casualty of Trump’s tariffs? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/11/global-climate-action-casualty-trump-tariffs #Trumpadministration #Oilandgascompanies #Energyefficiency #Energyindustry #Climatecrisis #Greenpolitics #Greeneconomy #Trumptariffs #Commodities #Fossilfuels #Environment #DonaldTrump #AsiaPacific #USpolitics #Worldnews #Pollution #Business #Energy #China #Oil #Oil
https://www.europesays.com/1985450/ Syria and South Korea establish formal diplomatic relations | Politics News #AsiaPacific #MiddleEast #News #Politics #SouthKorea #Syria
Palau’s leader says the island nation will never abandon Taiwan, even as U.S. radar and port upgrades raise regional tensions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/10/asia-pacific/politics/palau-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #palau #china #taiwan
A push to reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi, which has guided Crown-Maori relations since 1840, failed in Parliament after widespread opposition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/10/asia-pacific/politics/new-zealand-indigenous-law/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #newzealand #indigenouspeople
Australia is steering clear of a joint trade front with China, choosing instead to broaden global ties as tariff tensions rise. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/10/asia-pacific/politics/australia-china-us-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #australia #china #trade #us #republicans #donaldtrump
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, who is the front-runner in opinion polls to be the country's next leader, declared his bid for the presidency on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/10/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-lee-jae-myung-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #leejaemyung #yoonsukyeol
A U.S. academic charged with breaking Thailand's strict royal defamation laws has been granted bail but remains in custody pending an appeal to immigration authorities who earlier revoked his visa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/10/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-us-academic-royal-insult/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #us #southeastasia
