🇰🇷 President Lee says S. Korea's own nuclear armament 'impossible'
President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday dismissed calls for South Korea's own nuclear armament, saying it would be "impossible" to gain the international community's approval.
Lee made the remark during a Cabinet meeting amid renewed calls from some opposition lawmakers to push for the country's nuclear armament.
"The uranium enrichment and nuclear reprocessing issues are in some ways not proceeding smoothly and swiftly. The reason for that is there are concerns about nuclear armament," Lee said during the meeting at the presidential office, citing "various kinds of talk" in some departments of the US government.
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President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday dismissed calls for South Korea's own nuclear armament, saying it would be "impossible" to gain the international community's approval.
Lee made the remark during a Cabinet meeting amid renewed calls from some opposition lawmakers to push for the country's nuclear armament.
"The uranium enrichment and nuclear reprocessing issues are in some ways not proceeding smoothly and swiftly. The reason for that is there are concerns about nuclear armament," Lee said during the meeting at the presidential office, citing "various kinds of talk" in some departments of the US government.
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🇯🇵 PM Takaichi's "work, work, work" remark tops Japan 2025 catchphrase list
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remark, "I will work, work, work, work and work," was selected as Japan's top catchphrase for 2025, the award's organizer said Monday.
Takaichi made the remark after winning the leadership election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Oct. 4 that helped her become the country's first female prime minister later that month.
"I will have everyone work like a workhorse. I, myself, will abandon the idea of work-life balance," Takaichi also told her fellow LDP lawmakers, drawing criticism from lawyers representing victims of "karoshi," or death from overwork, who said her comments were not helping the country, notorious for extensive working hours.
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remark, "I will work, work, work, work and work," was selected as Japan's top catchphrase for 2025, the award's organizer said Monday.
Takaichi made the remark after winning the leadership election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Oct. 4 that helped her become the country's first female prime minister later that month.
"I will have everyone work like a workhorse. I, myself, will abandon the idea of work-life balance," Takaichi also told her fellow LDP lawmakers, drawing criticism from lawyers representing victims of "karoshi," or death from overwork, who said her comments were not helping the country, notorious for extensive working hours.
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🇯🇵🇨🇳 Japan lawmakers meet Chinese envoy amid spat
A coalition of Japanese lawmakers promoting friendship with China met Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao in Tokyo, according to local media.
The unofficial lunch meeting on Dec 1 included a discussion of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks on Taiwan, the Sankei newspaper said.
The undisclosed gatherings suggest efforts to keep communications open beyond official channels, as a bilateral spat triggered by Takaichi’s comments linking Taiwan’s security to Japan’s continues to sour ties between Asia’s two largest economies.
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A coalition of Japanese lawmakers promoting friendship with China met Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao in Tokyo, according to local media.
The unofficial lunch meeting on Dec 1 included a discussion of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks on Taiwan, the Sankei newspaper said.
The undisclosed gatherings suggest efforts to keep communications open beyond official channels, as a bilateral spat triggered by Takaichi’s comments linking Taiwan’s security to Japan’s continues to sour ties between Asia’s two largest economies.
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🇺🇸🇨🇳 US halted plans to sanction Chinese spy agency to maintain trade truce
The United States has halted plans to impose sanctions on China's ministry of state security over a massive cyber spying campaign to avoid derailing a trade truce struck by both countries this year, the Financial Times said on Wednesday.
Chinese-linked hackers had previously targeted a host of US and global telecommunications companies and a US state’s Army National Guard network in a wide-ranging and years-long cyberespionage campaign tracked as Salt Typhoon.
President Donald Trump's administration will also not enact major new export controls against China, the report said, citing several US officials and others familiar with the situation.
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The United States has halted plans to impose sanctions on China's ministry of state security over a massive cyber spying campaign to avoid derailing a trade truce struck by both countries this year, the Financial Times said on Wednesday.
Chinese-linked hackers had previously targeted a host of US and global telecommunications companies and a US state’s Army National Guard network in a wide-ranging and years-long cyberespionage campaign tracked as Salt Typhoon.
President Donald Trump's administration will also not enact major new export controls against China, the report said, citing several US officials and others familiar with the situation.
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🇨🇳🇯🇵🇫🇷 China's foreign minister urges France to support its position on Japan
Foreign Minister Wang Yi reaffirmed China's position on Tuesday on remarks made by Japan's prime minister regarding Taiwan during talks with his French counterpart in Beijing and called on Paris to "continue to understand and support" that stance.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said last month a hypothetical Chinese attack on democratically ruled Taiwan could trigger a response from Tokyo.
China and France should enhance communication and cooperation, Wang told French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, who was accompanying French President Emmanuel Macron on a three-day state visit to China.
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Foreign Minister Wang Yi reaffirmed China's position on Tuesday on remarks made by Japan's prime minister regarding Taiwan during talks with his French counterpart in Beijing and called on Paris to "continue to understand and support" that stance.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said last month a hypothetical Chinese attack on democratically ruled Taiwan could trigger a response from Tokyo.
China and France should enhance communication and cooperation, Wang told French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, who was accompanying French President Emmanuel Macron on a three-day state visit to China.
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🇺🇸🇹🇼 Trump signs bill to forge closer US-Taiwan relations
US President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill aimed at forging closer relations between the United States and Taiwan, prompting a sharp response from China.
The Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act, enacted by Trump on Tuesday, requires the State Department to review and update guidelines on official US contacts with the self-ruled island.
The law, an amendment to the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020, says the review must be conducted at least once every five years, with the department obligated to submit an updated report to Congress.
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US President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill aimed at forging closer relations between the United States and Taiwan, prompting a sharp response from China.
The Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act, enacted by Trump on Tuesday, requires the State Department to review and update guidelines on official US contacts with the self-ruled island.
The law, an amendment to the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020, says the review must be conducted at least once every five years, with the department obligated to submit an updated report to Congress.
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🇵🇭 Philippines’ Marcos to bump up military pay after coup calls
The Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr announced an increase in soldiers’ salary, months after his military chief revealed attempts to unseat him.
Marcos said in a video released Dec 3 that the base pay increase will be done in three tranches, the first of which will be implemented at the start of 2026.
The move comes as Marcos’ administration is facing mounting political pressure from a corruption scandal that has triggered protests and shaken investor confidence.
In October, Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Romeo Brawner Jr said he rejected calls from some retired officers “to intervene through several means, possibly through a coup d’etat”.
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The Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr announced an increase in soldiers’ salary, months after his military chief revealed attempts to unseat him.
Marcos said in a video released Dec 3 that the base pay increase will be done in three tranches, the first of which will be implemented at the start of 2026.
The move comes as Marcos’ administration is facing mounting political pressure from a corruption scandal that has triggered protests and shaken investor confidence.
In October, Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Romeo Brawner Jr said he rejected calls from some retired officers “to intervene through several means, possibly through a coup d’etat”.
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🇹🇭🇰🇭 Cambodia vows fierce fight against Thailand in their escalating border conflict
Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen vowed a fierce fight against Thailand as a second day of widespread renewed combat between the nations Tuesday drove tens of thousands of people to flee border areas.
The fighting following a skirmish Sunday that injured two Thai soldiers and derailed a ceasefire pushed by US President Donald Trump that ended fighting over territorial disputes in July. The five days of fighting then left dozens dead on both sides, and forced the evacuation of over 100,000 civilians.
In a sign that neither side was willing to back down, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Tuesday that Cambodia had not yet contacted Thailand about possible negotiations and the fighting would continue.
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Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen vowed a fierce fight against Thailand as a second day of widespread renewed combat between the nations Tuesday drove tens of thousands of people to flee border areas.
The fighting following a skirmish Sunday that injured two Thai soldiers and derailed a ceasefire pushed by US President Donald Trump that ended fighting over territorial disputes in July. The five days of fighting then left dozens dead on both sides, and forced the evacuation of over 100,000 civilians.
In a sign that neither side was willing to back down, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Tuesday that Cambodia had not yet contacted Thailand about possible negotiations and the fighting would continue.
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🇨🇳🇯🇵 China releases audio to say it notified Japan of drill in radar incident
The Chinese military on Tuesday released audio data indicating it had notified Japan of a planned carrier-based aircraft flight training prior to a weekend incident in which radar was locked on Japanese fighter jets, further heightening bilateral tensions.
Tokyo has strongly protested Saturday's action by the Chinese military aircraft on Air Self-Defense Force fighters southeast of Okinawa's main island, but Beijing has lodged a counterprotest, claiming "frequent close-in reconnaissance and disruptions" by Japanese jets caused the security risk.
The released audio data purportedly reveals a Chinese navy ship giving prior notice of the flight drill in Chinese and English, with a Japanese defense vessel responding in English that it had received the message.
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The Chinese military on Tuesday released audio data indicating it had notified Japan of a planned carrier-based aircraft flight training prior to a weekend incident in which radar was locked on Japanese fighter jets, further heightening bilateral tensions.
Tokyo has strongly protested Saturday's action by the Chinese military aircraft on Air Self-Defense Force fighters southeast of Okinawa's main island, but Beijing has lodged a counterprotest, claiming "frequent close-in reconnaissance and disruptions" by Japanese jets caused the security risk.
The released audio data purportedly reveals a Chinese navy ship giving prior notice of the flight drill in Chinese and English, with a Japanese defense vessel responding in English that it had received the message.
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🇰🇷 South Korea’s President calls for probe into links between religious group and politics
South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung has called for an investigation into suspected illegal links between a religious group and politicians.
Lee’s order should apply “no matter whether (a politician is from the) ruling or opposition party, a high or low position”, the presidential office said on Dec 10.
Some politicians have said that Lee’s comments appeared to be directed at the Unification Church, whose leader Han Hak-ja is on trial over allegations she bribed former first lady Kim Keon Hee in return for political favors.
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South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung has called for an investigation into suspected illegal links between a religious group and politicians.
Lee’s order should apply “no matter whether (a politician is from the) ruling or opposition party, a high or low position”, the presidential office said on Dec 10.
Some politicians have said that Lee’s comments appeared to be directed at the Unification Church, whose leader Han Hak-ja is on trial over allegations she bribed former first lady Kim Keon Hee in return for political favors.
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🇯🇵🇨🇳🇷🇺 Russian bombers join Chinese air patrol near Japan as Tokyo-Beijing tie strains
Japan has scrambled jets to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around the country, the Japanese Defence Ministry said late on Dec 9, amid rising tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.
Two Russian Tu-95 nuclear-capable strategic bombers flew from the Sea of Japan toward the East China Sea to rendezvous with two Chinese H-6 bombers, and performed a "long-distance joint flight" in the Pacific, the ministry said.
Four Chinese J-16 fighter jets joined the bombers as they made a round-trip flight between Japan's Okinawa and Miyako islands, it added. The Miyako Strait between the two islands is classified as international waters.
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Japan has scrambled jets to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around the country, the Japanese Defence Ministry said late on Dec 9, amid rising tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.
Two Russian Tu-95 nuclear-capable strategic bombers flew from the Sea of Japan toward the East China Sea to rendezvous with two Chinese H-6 bombers, and performed a "long-distance joint flight" in the Pacific, the ministry said.
Four Chinese J-16 fighter jets joined the bombers as they made a round-trip flight between Japan's Okinawa and Miyako islands, it added. The Miyako Strait between the two islands is classified as international waters.
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🇹🇭 Thailand’s Parliament is dissolved for new elections early next year
Thailand’s Parliament was dissolved Friday for new elections early next year in a country engaged in deadly fighting with Cambodia.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved the House of Representatives after getting approval from King Maha Vajiralongkorn, whose endorsement became effective Friday with its publication in the Royal Gazette.
The election must be held 45 to 60 days after the royal endorsement, a period during which Anutin will head a caretaker government with limited powers that cannot approve a new budget.
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Thailand’s Parliament was dissolved Friday for new elections early next year in a country engaged in deadly fighting with Cambodia.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved the House of Representatives after getting approval from King Maha Vajiralongkorn, whose endorsement became effective Friday with its publication in the Royal Gazette.
The election must be held 45 to 60 days after the royal endorsement, a period during which Anutin will head a caretaker government with limited powers that cannot approve a new budget.
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🇺🇸🇯🇵 US and Japan hold joint flight drills
US strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their military cooperation around Japan’s airspace, defense officials said Thursday.
The exercise showcasing joint Japanese-US air power came a day after Chinese and Russian bombers flew together around western Japan, prompting Tokyo to scramble fighter jets, though there was no airspace violation.
Two US B-52 strategic bombers and three Japanese F-35 stealth fighter jets and three F-15 jets conducted their joint flight drills near Japan’s western airspace, above the waters between the country and South Korea, officials said.
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US strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their military cooperation around Japan’s airspace, defense officials said Thursday.
The exercise showcasing joint Japanese-US air power came a day after Chinese and Russian bombers flew together around western Japan, prompting Tokyo to scramble fighter jets, though there was no airspace violation.
Two US B-52 strategic bombers and three Japanese F-35 stealth fighter jets and three F-15 jets conducted their joint flight drills near Japan’s western airspace, above the waters between the country and South Korea, officials said.
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🇹🇼🇮🇱 Taiwan's deputy foreign minister made secret trip to Israel
Taiwan's high-profile Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu made a previously unpublicized visit to Israel recently, three sources familiar with the trip told Reuters, at a time when Taiwan is looking to the country for defense cooperation.
The sources declined to give details of whom he met or what was discussed, including whether he touched upon Taiwan's new multi-layered air defense system called T-Dome, which President Lai Ching-te unveiled in October and is partly modelled on Israel's air defense system.
Like most other countries, Israel only officially recognizes Beijing and not Taipei, and while senior Taiwanese diplomats do travel abroad, trips to countries such as Israel are rare.
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Taiwan's high-profile Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu made a previously unpublicized visit to Israel recently, three sources familiar with the trip told Reuters, at a time when Taiwan is looking to the country for defense cooperation.
The sources declined to give details of whom he met or what was discussed, including whether he touched upon Taiwan's new multi-layered air defense system called T-Dome, which President Lai Ching-te unveiled in October and is partly modelled on Israel's air defense system.
Like most other countries, Israel only officially recognizes Beijing and not Taipei, and while senior Taiwanese diplomats do travel abroad, trips to countries such as Israel are rare.
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🇯🇵🇨🇳🇰🇷 Japan, China, S. Korea set for health talks amid Tokyo-Beijing dispute
Japan, China and South Korea will hold ministerial-level health talks Sunday in Seoul, the Japanese government said, amid the recent escalation of tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.
Japan's health ministry made the announcement Friday, saying Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Kenichiro Ueno will attend. China will dispatch a health ministry official in place of its minister.
China postponed a trilateral culture ministers' meeting with the two Asian nations, initially scheduled for November in Macao, after Beijing-Tokyo relations deteriorated over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on a Taiwan contingency.
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Japan, China and South Korea will hold ministerial-level health talks Sunday in Seoul, the Japanese government said, amid the recent escalation of tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.
Japan's health ministry made the announcement Friday, saying Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Kenichiro Ueno will attend. China will dispatch a health ministry official in place of its minister.
China postponed a trilateral culture ministers' meeting with the two Asian nations, initially scheduled for November in Macao, after Beijing-Tokyo relations deteriorated over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on a Taiwan contingency.
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🇵🇭🇨🇳 Philippines to protest China's actions that injured Filipino fishermen in South China Sea
The Philippines said on Monday it will protest the Chinese coast guard's "harassment and endangerment" of Filipino fishermen in a South China Sea shoal last week.
Three Filipino fishermen were injured and two fishing vessels damaged when Chinese coast guard ships blasted water cannon and cut their anchor lines near Sabina Shoal on Friday, Manila's coast guard said.
Sabina Shoal, which China refers to as Xianbin Reef and the Philippines as the Escoda Shoal, lies in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone 150 km (95 miles) west of Palawan province.
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The Philippines said on Monday it will protest the Chinese coast guard's "harassment and endangerment" of Filipino fishermen in a South China Sea shoal last week.
Three Filipino fishermen were injured and two fishing vessels damaged when Chinese coast guard ships blasted water cannon and cut their anchor lines near Sabina Shoal on Friday, Manila's coast guard said.
Sabina Shoal, which China refers to as Xianbin Reef and the Philippines as the Escoda Shoal, lies in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone 150 km (95 miles) west of Palawan province.
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🇯🇵 Foreigners bought almost 3,500 properties near sensitive sites in Japan in FY2024: Study
A total of 3,498 properties around critical security facilities and remote islands in Japan were purchased by foreign individuals or entities in fiscal 2024, with nearly half from China, a government study showed.
The purchases were made in the vicinity of 583 locations designated as “monitored areas” or “special monitored areas” under a law governing their use that took effect in 2022.
By country or region, China accounted for the most acquisitions at 1,674, followed by Taiwan at 414, South Korea at 378 and the United States at 211.
Separately, the government announced it will demand increased disclosure from April 2026 when corporations attempt to acquire forested lands or properties deemed of national security importance, such as requiring them to disclose the nationalities of company heads in registration forms.
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A total of 3,498 properties around critical security facilities and remote islands in Japan were purchased by foreign individuals or entities in fiscal 2024, with nearly half from China, a government study showed.
The purchases were made in the vicinity of 583 locations designated as “monitored areas” or “special monitored areas” under a law governing their use that took effect in 2022.
By country or region, China accounted for the most acquisitions at 1,674, followed by Taiwan at 414, South Korea at 378 and the United States at 211.
Separately, the government announced it will demand increased disclosure from April 2026 when corporations attempt to acquire forested lands or properties deemed of national security importance, such as requiring them to disclose the nationalities of company heads in registration forms.
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