North Korea's Kim guided military demonstration involving tanks, KCNA says
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un guided a military demonstration involving tank units on Wednesday, state media KCNA reported on Thursday (March 14).
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North Korea’s Kim drives new-type tank during drills and calls for efforts to prepare for war
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un joined his troops in training to operate newly developed battle tanks as he called for bigger efforts to prepare for war, state media reported Thursday.
Japan to allow export of fighter jets co-developed with Britain and Italy, under ‘strict’ conditions
The destination of fighter jet exports will be limited to countries that have signed a deal with Japan on defence equipment and technology transfers, Kishida said at a parliamentary session. Currently, 15 nations have such an agreement with Tokyo.
South Korean held in Russia on espionage allegation is missionary helping the needy, his group says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean held in Russia on an espionage allegation is a missionary dispatched there to support the needy and spread the gospel, a South Korean Christian aid group said Wednesday, calling the spying suspicion “preposterous.”
Case of alleged South Korean spy in Russia ‘won’t be settled soon’ amid decaying Moscow-Seoul ties
TASS on Monday reported that Baek Won-soon, later corrected as Baek Kwang-soon, was arrested in Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East earlier this year, is the first South Korean to be jailed on espionage charges in Russia.
Commercial rocket trying to put a satellite into orbit explodes moments after liftoff in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — A commercial rocket trying to put a satellite into orbit was intentionally exploded shortly after liftoff Wednesday morning in central Japan following a problem that’s still under investigation.
Asian currencies could be on the ‘backfoot’ despite likely U.S. rate cuts this year, JPMorgan says
Asian currencies could be on the "backfoot" this year despite signals that the U.S. Federal Reserve could cut interest rates soon, according to Julia Wang, executive director and global market strategist at JPMorgan Private Bank.
