South Korea must become more vocal in protesting China's use of 'gray zone tactics' to expand its maritime sovereignty, analysts say

Korea on Friday appointed new ambassadors to 11 countries, including its first-ever envoy to Cuba, the Foreign Ministry said, in an overdue regular reshuffle amid political turmoil triggered by President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief martial law attempt.

Lunar New Year, or Tết Nguyên Đán (Tết), is Vietnam's most important celebration - a time to honour ancestors, cherish family, and welcome new beginnings.This year, it lasts from 28 to 31 January.

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, Japan and China are in talks to arrange a trilateral meeting of their foreign ministers in late March, a Japanese news report said Wednesday.

All three countries are adversaries of the United States, and Russia has used its ties with them to help blunt the impact of Western sanctions and boost its war effort in Ukraine. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping met in Beijing on Feb.

With the fate of suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol hanging in the balance, the country has also been left facing an uncertain future as it battles through the resulting political turmoil.

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From Beijing to Hanoi and Moscow, the holiday — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — is a major festival celebrated by diaspora communities around the world. Wednesday marks the start of the Year of the Snake, one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac.

With the Trump administration soon to enter office, the North Korean (DPRK) issue will quickly come back onto the radar. Although a large part of the foreign policy commentariat would prefer Donald Trump to maintain the current status quo of isolating the DPRK,

Chinese electric vehicles threaten South Korean market with cost-effective innovations Chinese automakers are poised to disrupt the domestic auto industry with their innovative approaches and competitive pricing.

Elizabeth Economy is Co-Director of the US, China, and the World Project and Hargrove Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. From 2021 to 2023, she was Senior Adviser for China at the U.S. Department of Commerce. She is the author of The World According to China.

Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday — including in Moscow. Hundreds of people lined up in the