Anthony Kuhn
Stories
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National
North Korea has a growing arsenal of nuclear weapons — and seems willing to use them
President Biden heads to South Korea this week after a spate of North Korean missile tests. Seoul and Washington are alarmed by Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal and their apparent willingness to use it.
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World
South Korea's immediate neighbors are impacting the military help its giving Ukraine
South Korea is the world's sixth-largest arms exporter and Ukraine has turned to it for help in its war against Russia. But so far, Seoul has only agreed to provide non-lethal aid.
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Europe
Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskyy addressed South Korea's Parliament
South Korea was among the first Asian nations to sanction Russia, but it faces conflicting political and economic interests.
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Asia
Ties between Russia and Japan get even worse because of the war in Ukraine
Russia on Monday pulled out of stalled peace talks with Japan, in response to Japanese sanctions. Japan is following other countries' lead in sanctioning Russia and helping Ukraine.
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Asia
With a new president, South Korea will shift to a more conservative administration
South Korean voters chose a politically inexperienced conservative as president, in the nation's tightest race ever. He has promised a tougher line on North Korea, and a closer alliance with the U.S.
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Asia
Why some 55,000 U.S. military personnel in Japan will be confined to their bases
For the next two weeks, U.S. military personnel will be confined to their bases. Japan's government last week demanded the U.S. impose stricter measures to stem a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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National
A look at how other parts of the world are dealing with omicron
The World Health Organization predicts "a tsunami of cases" as the omicron variant fuels a surge of COVID infections. More than a million cases a being reported globally every day around the world.
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Asia
Jonathan Spence, Yale historian who specialized in China, dies at 85
One of the keys to understanding present day China is grasping its past. Yale University historian Jonathan Spence helped many people to understand this vast field.
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Health
Japan's puzzling COVID lull
COVID cases in Japan fell more than 99% from the last peak. Unlike previous infection waves, and countries in similar situations, it's largely staying there. Experts are struggling to explain why.
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World
Class conflict and economic hardship in 'Squid Game' is real for many South Koreans
The themes of class conflict and economic hardship in the Netflix series "Squid Game" are real for many South Koreans, and relate to issues on the agenda ahead of presidential elections next year.