October 7, 2016 ANCHORAGE—Following his meetings in South Korea last week, Governor Bill Walker accepted an invitation to return to Seoul tomorrow to speak about the role of Alaska’s rich energy potential to provide economic opportunities in the Eurasian region. The Future Consensus Institute, a nonprofit public policy research institute, is hosting the forum in […]
An 18-year-old North Korean man who went to Hong Kong to compete in the International Mathematical Olympiad took refuge in the South Korean consulate there Wednesday, according to local news media. As a precautionary measure, the South Korean Consulate General, located in the Far East Finance Centre, asked Hong Kong authorities for enhanced security. Police […]
SEOUL—Donald Trump, the front-running U.S. presidential candidate for the Republican Party, is not winning a lot of friends among America’s key allies in Asia after criticizing their contributions to regional security and suggesting they develop their own nuclear arsenals. In an interview with The New York Times, the Republican front-runner called for a complete reassessment […]
Volkswagen managers do not expect an agreement with U.S. authorities on the emissions-rigging scandal before the end of March, according to a German media source. The reporting follows a raid by South Korean prosecutors on the local offices of Volkswagen Friday as part of their investigation into the scandal. South Korean investigators seized computer hard […]