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East Asia
South Korea’s Cryptocurrency Craze
By Hayoung Seo
Can a cryptocurrency boom in South Korea give a boost for a centralized digital currency?
The US-China Trade War Is Still Happening
By Sara Hsu
Four years and a new president later, U.S. tariffs on Chinese products remain.
Chinese Vaccines Sweep Much of the World, Despite Concerns
By Associated Press
China has pledged roughly half a billion doses of its vaccines to more than 45 countries.
The ‘China Model’ Is Expanding in Hong Kong
By Angeli Datt
There are new signs of Hong Kong’s internet, legal, and press systems following in Beijing’s footsteps.
South Korea, US Prepare to Conduct Joint Military Exercise
By Mitch Shin
Between talks with North Korea and the COVID-19 pandemic, this will reportedly be the third year in a row where exercises are held only via computer simulation.
North Korea Ordered to Pay $2.3 Billion Over Pueblo Incident
By Luke Hunt
Government-appointed "special master" says crew members suffered long-lasting aftereffects, both psychological and physical.
Could North Korea Soon Field Advanced Stealth Drones?
By A. B. Abrams
North Korea’s ruling party wants modern military drones for strike and recon missions. A close defense partner could provide what it needs.
China Responds to Bloodshed in Myanmar With Deafening Silence
By Shannon Tiezzi
Beijing has a stated preference for no violence in Myanmar, but the deadly crackdown on February 28 was not enough to provoke China's condemnation.
‘Clean Network’ in the US-China Tech Race
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from James Andrew Lewis.
Japan’s Prime Minister Hit With Nepotism Scandal
By Thisanka Siripala
Suga’s honeymoon period is over following a lavish dining scandal involving elite LDP bureaucrats and Suga’s eldest son.
Hong Kong’s Crackdown Moves With Dizzying Speed
By Jessie Lau
The events of the last week spell the end of any formal political opposition in Hong Kong.
It’s Time to Enact Japan’s Magnitsky Act
By Daisuke Akimoto
Such legislation would boost Japan's credentials as a defender of human rights and practitioner of values-based diplomacy.