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The UN secretary-general has warned the world could be facing further conflict - as North Korea steps up its preparedness. As the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine approaches, Antonio Guterres said he fears the world is "sleepwalking into a wider war" with its "eyes wide open". He pointed to the war in Ukraine as having undermined global solidarity and trust, and urged all countries to recommit to the UN Charter, which calls for the peaceful settlement of disputes. After experts set the Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to midnight - the closest it has ever been to "global catastrophe" - Mr Guterres urged the general assembly's 193 member nations to change their mindset to decision-making and look at "what will happen to all of us tomorrow - and act". This is instead of near-term thinking, which he called "irresponsible" and "immoral". "The so-called 'tactical' use of nuclear weapons is absurd," he said, calling for nuclear-armed countries to renounce the … [Read more...] about UN chief fears world ‘sleepwalking into wider war’ – as North Korea steps up preparedness

February 07, 2023 09:51 A North Korean balloon flew into the South Korean airspace and floated around in the sky for a few hours before being blown towards the East Sea on Sunday. The military here kept close track of the incursion, which seems to echo a huge Chinese spy balloon that invaded U.S. airspace until it was shut down on Sunday. A military spokesman said on Monday, "We didn't take any other action because we believe it was a North Korean weather balloon that didn't intrude on our airspace on purpose." According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff here, the balloon crossed the border to Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province around 6:30 p.m. Sunday. It floated in at such a low altitude that it was detected by a thermal observation device. "North Korean weather balloons often cross the military demarcation line, and so do our weather balloons," the spokesman added. "But we have increased surveillance given the recent flyover of a Chinese spy balloon in the U.S." UN … [Read more...] about N.Korean Balloon Crosses into S.Korea

Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon, left, chats with Interior Minister Lee Sang-min during a parliamentary interpellation session at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, Monday. [NEWS1] The People Power Party (PPP) and Democratic Party (DP) locked horns in a grueling parliamentary interpellation session Monday, with conservative lawmakers slamming DP Chairman Lee Jae-myung for alleged misdeeds and liberals criticizing the Yoon Suk Yeol administration's gaffes. The National Assembly on Monday kicked off its three-day interpellation session to question government officials on politics, foreign affairs, unification and security issues. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon, Foreign Minister Park Jin and Interior Minister Lee Sang-min were some of the senior government officials questioned on the first day. Asked if prosecutors plan on arresting DP chairman Lee, Justice Minister Han said that a "fair investigation" will be conducted according to the … [Read more...] about Parties trade accusations during interpellation session

YOU SANG-CHUL The author is the head of the China Institute of the JoongAng Ilbo and CEO of China Lab. Last year marked the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Korea and China and between Korea and Vietnam. I still have vivid memories of Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visiting Seoul in December. About a month upon returning, Phuc suddenly resigned. He supposedly stepped down for his ethical responsibility for two vice prime ministers who were involved in a corruption scandal, as both of them are close to him. Others are attributing his resignation to an ongoing power struggle. The Vietnamese Communist Party adopts a group leadership system led by four heavyweights: the general secretary, the president, the prime minister and the speaker of the National Assembly. The secretary general controls the party and the military while overseeing the state affairs. The president is in charge of diplomacy and national defense whereas the prime minister manages the … [Read more...] about [Meanwhile] Sinicization of Vietnam?

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Ukraine and the three Baltic countries, all former Soviet republics, moved a step closer Friday to boycotting next year’s Paris Olympics because of the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes. The International Olympic Committee plans to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete as “neutral athletes” despite their invasion of Ukraine, saying it can't discriminate athletes based on their citizenship. However, countries have been excluded in the past. The Olympics also have a history of countries choosing to boycott rather than compete against athletes they believed should not have been invited. 1920 — Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary and Turkey are not invited to the 1920 Antwerp Olympics after defeat in World War I. Host nation Belgium was one of the countries Germany occupied. After the … [Read more...] about Olympic bans and boycotts go back a century

A web page attacked by a Chinese hacking group [SCREEN CAPTURE] 중국 해킹그룹에 의해 공격받은 웹페이지. [스크린캡처] Chinese hackers hit 12 Korean state institutions over holiday 중국 해커들, 설 연휴 동안 12개 한국 공공기관 공격 Korea JoongAng Daily 1면 기사 Wednesday, January 25, 2023 A Chinese hacking group attacked the websites of twelve state-run or public research institutions over the Lunar New Year holiday, according to Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) Wednesday, after the group threatened to target over 2,000 government agencies. state-run: 국영의, 공공기관에서 운영하는 research institution: 연구기관 Lunar New Year holiday: 음력설 연휴 government agency: 정부 기관 f 중국 해킹그룹이 설 연휴 기간 동안 12개 공공연구기관의 웹사이트를 공격했다고 한국인터넷진흥원이 수요일 밝혔다. 이 그룹은 2000개 이상의 정부·공공기관을 공격하겠다고 협박했었다. A spokesperson at KISA said that the targets were the subject of “webpage defacement," adding that the agency is looking into the cases. deface: 외관을 훼손하다 webpage defacement: 웹페이지 변조 look into: 조사하다 한국인터넷진흥원 … [Read more...] about [THINK ENGLISH] 중국 해커들, 설 연휴 동안 12개 한국 공공기관 공격

The downing of a Chinese surveillance balloon amplifies the now politically required jingoistic rhetoric directed at China by both Democrats and Republicans. But it ignores the dangers posed to Asian Americans by an excessive emphasis on China as an economic and military “adversary.” Directing fire at China—and Asians generally—has a long history in America and the West for economic and political gain. Sinophobia in the U.S. first arose with racist hostility and stereotypes directed at Chinese in the 1800s. It resulted in lynchings of Chinese and legislation like the Chinese Exclusion Act—the first and only U.S. law excluding immigration for a specific nationality—passed amid a frenzy of public opinion blaming Chinese workers on the West Coast for declining wages and economic ills, despite the fact the Chinese population was a whopping .0002 percent . Even our so-called “war on drugs” is rooted in laws prohibiting the use of opium that characterized the substance … [Read more...] about Don’t Let the Chinese Spy Balloon Become the New ‘Kung Flu’

Live updates: The U.S. has shot down the Chinese spy balloon. WASHINGTON — The Chinese spy balloon that floated across the continental United States before it was shot down by the U.S. military generated deep concern on Capitol Hill in part because it came on the heels of a classified report that outlined incidents of American adversaries potentially using advanced aerial technology to spy on the country. The classified report to Congress last month discussed at least two incidents of a rival power conducting aerial surveillance with what appeared to be unknown cutting-edge technology, according to U.S. officials. While the report did not attribute the incidents to any country, two American officials familiar with the research said the surveillance probably was conducted by China. The report on what the intelligence agencies call unidentified aerial phenomena focused on several incidents believed to be surveillance. Some of those incidents have involved balloons, while others … [Read more...] about Classified U.S. Report Highlights Foreign Power Aerial Spying With Advanced Tech

WASHINGTON — The top military commander overseeing North American airspace said Monday that some previous incursions by Chinese spy balloons during the Trump administration were not detected in real time, and the Pentagon learned of them only later. “I will tell you that we did not detect those threats, and that’s a domain awareness gap,” said Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, the commander of the Pentagon’s Northern Command. One explanation, multiple U.S. officials said, is that some previous incursions were initially classified as “unidentified aerial phenomena,” Pentagon speak for U.F.O.s. As the Pentagon and intelligence agencies stepped up efforts over the past two years to find explanations for many of those incidents, officials reclassified some events as Chinese spy balloons. It is not clear when the Pentagon determined the incidents involved Chinese spying. When the determination was made, officials kept the information secret to avoid letting China know their surveillance efforts … [Read more...] about Previous Chinese Balloon Incursions Initially Went Undetected

Some White House reporters have been pushing the Trump-Russia Collusion narrative for two years now, and many of them are not willing to let it go despite the fact that there’s still no “there there.” The Daily Caller’s Stephanie Hamill, Vince Coglianese and Henry Rodgers call them out on it, while highlighting other absurd and biased questions. “Fact-Checking The White House ‘Truth Seekers'” is a weekly program that dissects what’s going on at White House press briefings. The White House press corps is supposed to be made up of unbiased journalists who cover the president and anything White House-related. But in the Trump era, some of these journalists have turned more into activists, regularly posing biased questions that advance a largely left-leaning agenda. The Daily Caller team is keeping close tabs on what’s happening during the briefings. While there are some solid, fair White House reporters, there are others who we can’t say the same about. TheDC highlights the … [Read more...] about Reporters Desperately Try To Keep Trump-Russia Collusion Narrative Alive, Even As Evidence Fades