East Asia

If North Korea conducted the recent missile tests in order to convince the U.S. to return to the negotiation table, Pyongyang should quickly change strategy.

Recent signs indicate that Beijing wants to moderate – but not abandon – the assertive tone of its diplomats.

Since the collapse of the U.S.-North Korea summit at Hanoi in February 2019, North Korea and the United States have been locked in a diplomatic impasse. 

Draft revisions to China’s women’s rights law are a step in the right direction, but are likely to have limited impact.

North Korean hackers are likely to include new play-to-earn (P2E) crypto games within their illicit cyber-enabled financial schemes.

The pace of policy turnarounds has been dizzying.

In a Politburo meeting held on Wednesday, North Korea implied that its “confidence-building measures” can be withdrawn after the U.S. imposed sanctions over its ballistic missile tests.  

Beyond their moral responsibility, Japan and the United States have compelling interests in doing more together to battle COVID-19 internationally.

Heavy economic reliance has complicated Seoul's relationship with Beijing.

An inaugural invite for Taiwanese President Tsai underscores the complicated background of Honduras-Taiwan ties.

Even in its current state of pandemic-induced isolation, North Korea continues to engage the international community on climate adaption and disaster risk reduction.