South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will make a state visit to China from Jan. 4 to 7 and meet his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, the Blue House said, as it aims to keep up momentum to restore ties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/31/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-lee-visit-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #china #leejaemyung #xijinping #supplychains
Barely a decade after President Barack Obama announced a “pivot” to Asia, the United States' commitment to the region is as tenuous as the days of the Vietnam War. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/29/world/asia-adrift-alone/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #us #donaldtrump #trade #defense #china #southkorea #vietnam #southkoreajapanrelations
South Korean prosecutors Monday accused the country’s former first lady of having accepted lavish bribes totaling over $200,000, including fine art, jewellery and a handbag, as well as meddling in state affairs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/29/asia-pacific/crime-legal/south-korea-former-first-lady/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #southkorea #kimkeonhee #yoonsukyeol #unificationchurch
From Seoul to Manila, authorities are cracking down on nuisance streamers. Japan, for now, is taking a more lenient path. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/12/27/digital/nuisance-streamers-japan-south-korea-phillipines-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #digital #livestreaming #youtube #deepfakes #johnnysomali #southkorea
South Korea's special prosecutor requested a 10-year prison sentence on Friday for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges including attempted obstruction of his arrest. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/26/asia-pacific/crime-legal/yoon-suk-yeol-prosecutors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #yoonsukyeol #southkorea
Chewie
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There’s so much stolen data in the world, #SouthKorea will require face scans to buy a #SIM
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/22/south_korea_facial_verification/
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of long-range surface-to-air missiles at a launch site near its east coast, state media has reported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/25/asia-pacific/north-korea-long-range-missiles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #southkorea #kimjongun #nuclearweapons #missiles #us #submarines
There’s so much stolen data in the world, #SouthKorea will require face scans to buy a #SIM
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/22/south_korea_facial_verification/
In Tokyo, South Korea’s National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac has affirmed good ties with senior Japanese Cabinet members ahead of a visit by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to Japan expected early next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/politics/south-korea-japan-tie-motegi-kihara/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #minorukihara #toshimitsumotegi #sanaetakaichi #leejaemyung
One year on from South Korea's deadliest plane crash, relatives of the victims harbor deep mistrust over how the investigation has been handled. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/asia-pacific/south-korea-jeju-air-flight-2216/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #airlines #airlineaccidents
Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:
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"At the beginning of November, I ordered a 32GB DDR5 kit... and 3 weeks later those very same sticks of DDR5 are now listed for a staggering $330– a 156% increase in price from less than a month ago! ...how could this happen THIS quickly? Well, buckle up! I am about to tell you the story of Sam Altman’s Dirty DRAM Deal, or: How the AI bubble, panic, and unpreparedness stole Christmas"
https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/sam-altman-s-dirty-dram-deal
#SamAltman #OpenAI #AI #Tech #Technology #News #Press #World #SouthKorea #US #USA
South Korea may need to pursue a separate bilateral accord with the U.S. to secure the right to build nuclear-powered submarines, the country’s national security adviser said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/17/asia-pacific/south-korea-nuclear-submarines-us-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #nuclearenergy #submarines #us #donaldtrump #northkorea
"At the beginning of November, I ordered a 32GB DDR5 kit... and 3 weeks later those very same sticks of DDR5 are now listed for a staggering $330– a 156% increase in price from less than a month ago! ...how could this happen THIS quickly? Well, buckle up! I am about to tell you the story of Sam Altman’s Dirty DRAM Deal, or: How the AI bubble, panic, and unpreparedness stole Christmas"
https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/sam-altman-s-dirty-dram-deal
#SamAltman #OpenAI #AI #Tech #Technology #News #Press #World #SouthKorea #US #USA
America can narrow its naval gap with China by partnering with South Korea to build and maintain military ships abroad, requiring Congress to remove long-standing legal barriers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/16/japan/south-korea-key-to-saving-us-naval-problem/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #us #southkorea #china #usnavy #hanwhaocean #hyundaiheavyindustries #defense #ships
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to provoke North Korea into mounting an armed aggression to create justification for the December 2024 martial law declaration, a special prosecutor said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/15/world/crime-legal/south-korea-yoon-pyongyang-provoke/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #southkorea #northkorea #pyongyang #yoonsukyeol
South Korean police launched a raid on Monday to search the offices and compounds of the Unification Church in and near Seoul. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/15/asia-pacific/crime-legal/south-korea-unification-church/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #southkorea #unificationchurch #leejaemyung
David B. Himself
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Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur behind two digital currencies that lost an estimated $40 billion in 2022, was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in prison. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/world/crime-legal/crypto-crash-do-kwon-15-year-sentence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #dokwon #cryptocurrencies #fraud #us #southkorea
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The U.S. shift to transactional engagement leaves middle powers exposed but able to shape a multipolar world through defense, partnerships, and economic resilience. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/11/world/trump-putin-and-xis-great-power-world/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #us #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #xijinpingeurope #middleeast #asia #firstislandchain #okinawa #taiwan #russia #ukraine #hongkong #uyghurs #australia #southkorea #asean #quad #india #nato
Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur behind two digital currencies that lost an estimated $40 billion in 2022, was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in prison. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/world/crime-legal/crypto-crash-do-kwon-15-year-sentence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #dokwon #cryptocurrencies #fraud #us #southkorea