November 30, 2023

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North Korean soldiers rebuild a guard post on the North side of the Demilitarized zone dividing the two Koreas in this undated handout photo released Monday.

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Nov 27, 2023

North Korea vows more satellites and beefs up military on border

The warning came as the North's troops were reported to be restoring some demolished guard posts on the border with South Korea.

An advertisement for Lai Ching-te, whose presidential campaign was the target of an audio deepfake, in Taipei on Nov. 14. Ahead of a presidential election in January, Taiwanese fact checkers and watchdogs say they are ready for Beijing. But they are still worried.

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Nov 27, 2023

Can Taiwan continue to fight off Chinese disinformation?

By Tiffany Hsu, Amy Chang Chien and Steven Lee Myers

Ahead of a presidential election in January, Taiwanese fact checkers and watchdogs say they are ready for Beijing. But they are still worried.

Ko Wen-je (right) and his running mate, Cynthia Wu, on Friday.

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Nov 27, 2023

Taiwan’s latest poll shows outsider leading presidential race

By Cindy Wang

Ko Wen-je, the Taiwan People’s Party’s nominee, had an approval rating of 31.9% versus 29.2% for Democratic Progressive Party’s Lai Ching-te.

New Zealand's new Prime Minister Christopher Luxon takes an oath during the swearing-in of the new government in Wellington on Monday.

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Nov 27, 2023

New Zealand's new leader doesn't drink and loves country music

By Daniel Gilhooly

At 53, Christopher Luxon has completed a rapid political ascent four years after leaving one of the country's top executive roles.

A supporter of the Kuomintang, Taiwan's main opposition party, waves the island's flag outside the Central Election Commission office in Taipei on Friday.

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Nov 26, 2023

Taiwan draws clear U.S.-versus-China battle lines in key election

The collapse of the opposition alliance makes Chinese President Xi Jinping’s stated goal of voluntary unification with Taiwan more remote.

Police officers block Wulumuqi Street in Shanghai on Nov. 27, 2022, amid protests over China's 'zero-COVID' policy.

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Nov 26, 2023

'Still suffocated': Mourning China's 'zero-COVID' protests a year on

By Rebecca Bailey

Vigils for victims of a fire quickly morphed into calls to end zero-COVID measures — and in some cases, to topple Xi Jinping.

The Royal Australian Navy vessel the Toowoomba is docked at Changi Naval Base during IMDEX Asia 2023, a maritime defense exhibition in Singapore, in May.

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Nov 25, 2023

Philippines, Australia start sea and air patrols in South China Sea

The move comes after Manila took similar steps with the U.S. as Pacific nations warily eye an increasingly assertive China.

An official shot for this year’s lineup for NHK’s annual “Kohaku Uta Gassen.”

Things get warmer with Xi; Johnny’s get the cold shoulder

Yoshiko Koide sits in a classroom at Nagoya College where she teaches a Japanese-language observation seminar.

How a dictionary came to spark outrage among the web’s otaku

By Thu-Huong Ha and Yukana Inoue

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