For Rosalind Mathieson's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
North Korea, an impoverished country in a "time warp" that feeds paranoia at home with propaganda about a hostile world, should secure its future by laying the groundwork for talks on its nuclear weapons program, according to South Korea's foreign minister. While Kang Kyung-wha welcomed ...
After talks aimed at wrapping up the Trans-Pacific Partnership almost collapsed in acrimony in Vietnam last week, ministers are now warning that a rival Asian pact should also focus on quality over speed. That doesn't mean the 16-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership won't get done. ...
A blockbuster Pacific trade pact thrown into doubt by Donald Trump could be salvaged by suspending parts of the deal in order to get the 11 remaining nations to sign on, according to Malaysian Trade Minister Mustapa Mohamed. Speaking in Vietnam ahead of a meeting ...
