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Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes chiefs after censorship row

Senior staff defended the military newspaper’s editorial independence after reporting on problems facing US forces during the Iran war ...

EU nations push windfall tax on oil giants over Iran war profits – media

Six member states reportedly want energy companies benefiting from soaring prices to help ease...

Dutch watchdog fines Uber nearly $1 billion

The US ride-hailing company allegedly broke EU laws by using a fully automated system...

Supreme Court lets Trump go on with White House ballroom project amid pending lawsuit

The administrative order issued by Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. is only temporary ...

North Korea mocks Seoul over drone apology. Time to reflect.

In a Kim Yo Jong South Korea statement issued April 6, the senior WPK official acknowledged President Lee Jae-myung’s apology over a South Korean...

VP Hsiao welcomes Latvian parliamentary delegation

Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim expressed hope for continued cooperation with Latvia in industry and security.   Hsiao made the remarks April 7 while receiving a delegation...

Deputy FM Wu interviewed by French magazine Challenges

Deputy Foreign Minister François Chih-chung Wu emphasized Taiwan’s importance to global chip strategies and said that the country is committed to building stable cooperation...

President Lai receives US House of Representatives delegation

President Lai Ching-te said April 7 that Taiwan is committed to ensuring national security, strengthening cooperation with the U.S. and safeguarding cross-strait and regional...

Taiwan recognized as African swine fever-free by WOAH

Taiwan’s self-declaration of freedom from the African swine fever virus was officially approved April 6 by the World Organization for Animal Health, the Ministry...

North Koreans in China gripped by repatriation fears as bilateral ties resume

North Koreans living in China without legal status are growing increasingly anxious as signs emerge of a broader thaw in relations between Pyongyang and...

North Korea orders military loyalty lectures ahead of April 25 army anniversary

North Korea’s Korean People’s Army General Political Bureau (GPB), the military’s primary organ for political indoctrination, ordered a series of special lectures across the...

North Korean parents forced to feed laborers renovating schools

North Korean parents in Chongjin are being forced to cover meals, snacks and cigarettes for laborers mobilized to renovate school facilities. The costs fall...

Youth weddings in North Korea go bare-bones as photo traditions fade

North Korea’s youth weddings are getting smaller, cheaper, and in some cases, nearly invisible. Newlyweds across the country are increasingly skipping one of the...

North Korea loosens mobile restrictions as it courts Chinese investment

North Korea appears to be easing mobile phone restrictions on Chinese nationals entering the country for business, a move observers inside the country are...

Is Kim Ju Ae really North Korea’s next leader?

Editor’s note: This piece was originally published on Daily NK’s Korean website in March 2024.  Kim Jong Un’s youngest daughter, Kim Ju Ae, has now...

North Korea arrests factory workers for diverting goods to markets

  Three workers at a state-run local industry factory in North Hamgyong province were publicly struggled against and arrested last month after diverting factory output...

President Lai reaffirms commitment to transitional justice

President Lai Ching-te said April 5 that the government will continue to seek transitional justice and preserve Taiwan’s history and collective memory to safeguard...

President Lai receives Lions Clubs International president

President Lai Ching-te said April 3 that the Taiwanese government is committed to deepening exchanges and cooperation with the U.S.-based Lions Clubs International to...

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