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Nuclear North Korea entreats Mongolia for help in feeding its peopleKim Jong-un, the young leader in Pyongyang, finds that destabilizing East Asia can help build quite an appetite.
North Korea: US military braces for heightened readinessChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey says 'we’re in a period of prolonged provocation' with North Korea and its young dictator, Kim Jong-un. The US will continue holding military exercises with South Korea, Dempsey says.
Rhino head heist: Half a million euros' worth stolen from Irish museumThe thieves are expected to try to sell the horns in Asia. Europol claimed in 2011 that most of Europe's illegal rhino trade was committed by a single 'ethnically-Irish organized criminal group.'
- No consulates yet, but China and Taiwan opt for the next best thing
China and Taiwan are set to mark five years of improving ties with de facto consulates. If they are approved, they will represent the highest-level presence by either country.
North Korea's Kim Jong-un celebrates missile-free holidayOfficials in South Korea, the United States, and Japan say that intelligence indicates North Korea, which tested a nuclear device in February, is ready to test a medium-range missile.
- China cozies up to Iceland in race for Arctic resources
China has been paying a lot of attention to Iceland, a country with a population 1/5000th the size of its own, as an effort to stretch its influence into the Arctic Sea.
Why Indonesia's farmers have begun to guard their crops like goldThe price of staple crops has skyrocketed in Indonesia - shallots have gone from $1.20 a kilogram to as much as $7 - prompting farmers to take new measures to guard their fields against looters.
Kim Jong-un's goal? Status as the unequivocal god-king of the North.Kim Jong-un is showing he is firmly in charge of North Korea, capable of challenging the mighty United States and a worthy successor to the Kim dynasty. That might be a good thing.
Friend or frenemy? For China, key issue is how US really views itBoth the US and China want to tamp down the North Korea crisis. But as Secretary of State John Kerry visits Beijing this weekend, an underlying issue is mutual suspicion over strategic aims in the Pacific.
Calm in Guam as islanders doubt North Korean missile aimThe US territory's crisis-ready inhabitants are trusting God, Uncle Sam, common sense, and poor aim to keep them safe from a ballistic assault by North Korea.
North Korea threat: How one island is taking Kim Jong-un more seriouslyIsland residents of Baengnyeong are at the center of the North-South conflict, and are taking North Korea's threats of a missile test seriously, but calmly.
North Korea threat: Is it cooling?North Korea threat of missile launch continued to preoccupy the region today, which was the deadline North Korea gave for foreigners to leave South Korea to avoid conflict. But nothing happened.
Amid crisis, influential South Korean politician wants to deploy US nukesA member of the South Korean National Assembly called for US tactical nuclear weapons on the peninsula. He also suggested that Seoul consider developing its own deterrent.
Why is North Korea's Kaesong industrial park closing?The exceptional length of the shutdown so far could signal that inter-Korean relations have entered a new low.
China's Xi signals limited shift away from North KoreaChinese President Xi Jinping took an unusually harsh tone this weekend on the North Korea crisis, saying that no country should be allowed to upset world peace.
FocusBeijing is booming, but talent is leaving due to bad airThe horrifyingly bad air in Beijing is driving something of an expat exodus - as well as one by young Chinese executive types. The past three months have seen the worst air quality on record.
North Korea unexpectedly closes entry to key industrial park, upping tensionsThe last time South Korean workers were denied entry to the jointly operated factories, a major source of income for North Korea, was in 2009, after North Korea’s second nuclear test.
Could China and Japan see a spring thaw in relations?Diplomatic visits between Japan and China had been largely suspended since last September, when a territorial dispute brought the two Northeast Asian powers to the edge of a confrontation.
Why Caroline Kennedy is likely to get a warm welcome in JapanThe Kennedy name is well known in Japan. Ms. Kennedy would be the first female ambassador to the close US ally if her likely appointment is approved.
The ExplainerNorth Korean war talk: hot air or serious threat?Pyongyang has cut the last military hotline to the South and says it's ready to target US bases in Hawaii, Guam, and South Korea. So why is there no sign the North is really girding for war?
