• U.S. envoy to U.N. urges Russia and China not to ‘reward’ North Korea’s bad behavior

    PANMUNJOM, South Korea — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations urged Russia and China on Tuesday to reverse course, and stop rewarding North Korea’s bad behavior and blocking U.N. scrutiny of the isolated country’s efforts to evade sanctions over its weapons programs. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield made the remarks during a visit to the Demilitarized Zone, a heavily fortified border between the two Koreas, which remain technically at war. Her trip to South Korea came after Russia...

  • China sends high-level delegation to North Korea

    Amid growing North Korea-Russia ties, China’s government this week dispatched a high-level delegation to Pyongyang in an apparent effort to woo the regime of Kim Jong Un back into its orbit, according to published reports in Beijing.

  • China reaffirms ties with North Korea in high-level meeting

    Top-ranking Chinese official Zhao Leji met Kim Jong-un during three-day visit to PyongyangA top ranking Chinese official reaffirmed ties with North Korea during a meeting in Pyongyang on Saturday with the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, China’s state media reported, in the highest-level talks between the allies in years.The visit by Zhao Leji, who ranks third in the ruling Communist party hierarchy and heads the ceremonial parliament, came as North Korea has test-fired missiles to intimidate...

  • China’s Huge Sea Buildup Dwarfs Philippine Push on Tiny Island

    A tiny island in the South China Sea symbolizes the struggle — and disparity — in the Philippines’ efforts to assert its rights in disputed waters when compared to China, which claims much of the waters.

  • Japan, China, S Korea arranging summit in Seoul around May 26-27

    Japan, China and South Korea are arranging a summit between their leaders in Seoul around May 26-27, marking the resumption of such talks that had not been held since 2019, diplomatic sources said Wednesday. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese Premier Li Qiang are expected to attend the summit

  • One Of China’s Top Leaders Will Lead A Delegation To North Korea This Week

    A top Chinese leader will lead a delegation to North Korea this week, both countries announced Tuesday, in what would be the highest-level meeting between the two countries since the pandemic began. Zhao Leji, who is chairman of the National People’s Congress and considered the No. 3 official in the ruling Communist Party, will visit […]

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    China is sending its highest-level delegation to North Korea since 2019 to kick off a ‘friendship year’

    By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s highest-level visit to North Korea in nearly five years is set to get underway Thursday, as Pyongyang seeks to strengthen relations with both Beijing and Moscow amid growing coordination between its neighbors and the United States. Zhao Leji, China’s third-highest ranked official, will lead a delegation

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    China is sending its highest-level delegation to North Korea since 2019 to kick off a ‘friendship year’

    By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s highest-level visit to North Korea in nearly five years is set to get underway Thursday, as Pyongyang seeks to strengthen relations with both Beijing and Moscow amid growing coordination between its neighbors and the United States. Zhao Leji, China’s third-highest ranked official, will lead a delegation

  • What’s up with Samsung, China’s chip strategy, EdgeConneX

    Samsung lands $6.4bn in US Chips and Science Act fundingChina’s telcos are ordered to remove foreign chips EdgeConneX adds $1.9bn to its green funding

  • Why it’s so hard for China’s chip industry to become self-sufficient

    This story first appeared in China Report, MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. I don’t know about you, but I only learned last week that there’s something connecting MSG and computer chips. Inside most laptop and data center chips today, there’s a tiny component called…

  • It’s Time For A U.S. STEM Talent Strategy To Compete With China

    It’s Time For A U.S. STEM Talent Strategy To Compete With China Authored by Dan Reed & Dario Gil via RealClear Wire, U.S. innovation fuels our economic strength and is vital for our national security. Released last earlier this month, the National Science Board’s congressionally mandated State of U.S. Science and Engineering Indicators report shows that an accelerating science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) talent crisis is imperiling America’s economy and security. ...

  • One woman’s battle to push Africa’s space race

    Scientist Marie Makuate wants more African countries to have their own satellites orbiting Earth.