Asia

Russian and Chinese Bombers Fly Over East Asia During Biden Visit

Coordinated strategic Russian and Chinese bombers were spotted in the northeastern waters of East Asia in a show of force to President Biden, who was visiting the region. The Russian and Chinese bombers flew over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea to send off Biden, who was in Tokyo, to meet with […]

North Korea Fires Another Unidentified Ballistic Missile Ahead of Biden’s Visit

North Korea has fired what appears to be another ballistic missile towards the open sea off the east coast of the Korean peninsula this Wednesday, marking the country’s 14th round of weapon tests this year. The launch came as the South was preparing for their new president’s inauguration when the newly elected President Yoon Suk-yeol […]

Kim Jong Un Hints at Possible Nuclear Tests, Kim’s Sister Lashes Out Against South Korean Minister

North Korea is posturing to detonate its first nuclear bomb since 2018 as the world is busy dealing with Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s aggression in the South China Sea, making sanctions from the United Nations unlikely. Reports from South Korean media company Dong-A Ilbo say signs of reconstruction have been recently identified at […]

North Korea Tests First ICBM Since 2017, Preparing for a “Long Confrontation” with US

In the backdrop of the conflict in Ukraine, North Korea has decided that it was time for them to share the limelight with Russia. Pyongyang has reportedly completed its first launch and testing of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) after a four-year moratorium that started last 2017. North Korean state media said that the launch […]

North Korea Expected To Resume Test Launches Of ICBMs in April

South Korean and the United States intelligence points to North Korea allegedly making preparations to begin tests on another intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), possibly the Hwasong-17, in April, said government sources to a South Korean domestic media outlet on March 14. “Though we can’t say definitively when a missile will be launched, we have been […]

US National Security Advisor Warns China, Do Not Help Russia Evade Sanctions Or Else

Following reports of China potentially helping its ally Russia with military equipment as well as economic aid, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Chinese Foreign Policy Adviser Yang Jiechi in Rome amid rising concerns from US President Joe Biden that China may be using the current crisis to advance its long term interests […]

Yellow Rain: When Bees Were Mistaken For A Soviet Chemical Attack

They say that rain is a blessing. Showering the Earth and making the grasses look a bit greener— but what if it is an ooey-gooey, deadly, yellow rain? The Deadly Drizzle It was one bright and sunny day in 1981 when the Vietnamese and Laotian people noticed a sticky yellow liquid occasionally pouring down on […]