Christy Lee

SKorea's Spy Agency: Hamas Used North Korean Weapons Against Israel

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service said Monday that its assessment is “the same” as a VOA’s Korean Service report showing new photos of North Korean-made weapons inscribed with Korean letters used by Hamas in its conflict with Israel

Mercedes-Benz Investigates How Its Cars Surface in North Korea Despite Ban

North Korea released footage of senior officials each arriving in a Mercedes S-class sedan with a price tag over $100,000 at a year-end party meeting despite sanctions ban on luxury goods

American Victims of Hamas Attack on Israel Plan to Sue North Korea

Family members of Americans killed, along with US citizens injured, in the October 7 attack, prepare litigation against Pyongyang for outfitting militants

North Korean-Russian Military Cooperation Could Threaten Global Security

North Korea seeks advanced weapons tech from Russia in exchange for materiel for Moscow in its invasion of Ukraine

ICBM Test May Soon Bring All of US Within North Korean Nuclear Range

Experts doubt that China will do anything to help rein in Pyongyang's missile program

Analysts: Japan Strengthening ASEAN Security Ties to Contain China  

Japan's PM, speaking ahead of Japan-ASEAN SUMMIT, notes need to expand ties as 'free and open international order based on the rule of law is under serious challenge'

US Deals with Allies Signal Concerns Over China's Disinformation Campaign

Agreements with South Korea and Japan step up efforts to combat campaigns spreading anti-US and pro-Chinese messages

Kissinger's Legacy Still Ripples Through Asia

The aftermath of the diplomat's policies prioritizing US security include the emergence of China and an ever-growing death toll from unexploded ordnance in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam

S. Korea-China Ties Unlikely to Improve After Biden-Xi Summit, Experts Say

Seoul’s positions that align with Washington clash with Beijing even as Presidents Biden and Xi attempted to improve ties

UNC Members Reaffirm Defense of South Korea, China Remains Opposed

Beijing wants the dissolution of the U.S.-led U.N. Command, which would put defense of South Korea and Taiwan at risk, analysts said

China's Discount E-Commerce Retailers Bank on South Korea

Faced with sluggish demand in China, online retailers turn to South Korean customers for sales growth

China Bends to Seoul’s Demands on Tracking Fishing Boats

Experts see Beijing’s concession as a bid to save ties with South Korea from further fraying

China’s Graphite Curbs Seen as Spur to Rivals’ Supply Chain Collaboration 

US, South Korea, Japan agreed in August to launch pilot program to protect their supply chains from China’s export controls 

North Korea Using Ties With Russia to Boost Standing With China

Kim Jong Un is using its renewed diplomatic exchanges with Russia to reduce dependence on China as the three socialist countries align to counter the U.S.

Israel Ambassador: Hamas Used North Korean Weapons to Attack Israel

China Exploits Israel-Hamas Conflict to Diminish US Global Influence, Analysts Say

China's president has largely remained silent on the issue, but Beijing's diplomats have been talking to other countries about the crisis

Chinese Investors, Pinched at Home, Buying Less Property in Thailand

Beijing's economic woes don't seem to hurt Vietnam, where the real estate market has been steadier

South Korea’s Dilemma: Is North Korea the Only Threat?

Commitment-to-consult pledge South Korea made with US, Japan broadened kinds of threats to which Seoul should respond

Russia-North Korea Ties: Will Putin-Kim Bromance Last?

Warming Kim-Putin ties could either be a marriage of convenience or strategic partnership depending on how Russia’s war in Ukraine goes, said experts

A Wary China Eyes Ties With Russia, North Korea

Beijing could feel increasingly anxious about rapidly advancing ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, experts say