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...“Sometimes to praise the path not taken is to make a comment on the path that was taken,” said Wen-Ti Sung, a fellow at the Atlantic Council Global China Hub....
...MP Materials, an American refiner, is reviving a rare earths mine in the high desert of southern California, writes Nikkei Asia’s Yifan Yu in this week’s visually rich Big Story....
...In Seoul — which ended a war with the North, then led by Kim’s grandfather, Kim Il Sung, in 1953 with an armistice but not a formal peace treaty — anxiety is running high....
...But some observers in the mainland describe Xi’s growing public presence as “the North Koreanisation of China”, a reference to the overwhelming dominance of Kim Jong Un in China’s smaller neighbour....
...As well as screenings and live performances, visitors are also invited to discover the city’s non-profit art spaces, which, according to curators Sungah Serena Choo and Kim Sung-woo, “are the core of generating...
...Lee Sung-jun, a military spokesperson, said on Tuesday that the claims “are not worth our attention”....
...Soon after the Soviet Union collapsed, Kim’s grandfather Kim Il Sung acquired the designs for a ground-launched version of the first Soviet submarine-launched ballistic missile, laying the foundations for...
...Join FT correspondents James Kynge, Global China Editor; Eleanor Olcott, China Technology Correspondent; Sun Yu, China Economics Reporter and expert economist Tao Wang from UBS, for an exclusive FT subscriber...
...“We see ourselves as major players in the global defence industry to meet the urgent demands of key regions,” said Kim....
...Monday North Korea: ‘Supreme Leader’ Kim Jong Un celebrates his birthday, believed to be his 42nd....
...Kim Yo Jong, a senior North Korean official and the sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said Pyongyang had scrambled fighter jets on Monday after alleging that US spy planes had violated its airspace on eight...
...Kim Kum-mi puts in a titanic performance as Queen Hecuba, lamenting her losses in throaty song. Yi So-yeon is formidable as Cassandra and Choi Ho-Sung’s self-pitying Menelaus provides comic relief....
...Kim Sung-ho, a South Korean interior ministry official, told reporters on Monday the remaining attendees would be taken by bus to areas away from the projected path of Tropical Storm Khanun, which is expected...
...According to Jenkins’ memoir, the US servicemen were forced to study the teachings of North Korea’s founding ruler Kim Il Sung for 10 hours a day....
...Under fire Kakao has become a nearly indispensable part of daily life in South Korea, writes Nikkei Asia’s Kim Jaewon....
...After the news conference, Kishida took Yoon and South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee to two dinners in Tokyo’s upmarket Ginza district....
...In the office, Li started hosting team lunches over video daily, says Caroline Kim, Himalaya’s head of investor relations....
...She is bringing works by more than 30 contemporary South Korean artists to London, including Na Ri Choi, Ha Jin Lee and Sung Hee Kim. “The artists do not pay to participate....
...“North Korea fired more than twice as many missiles last year as were launched during the entirety of the reigns of former leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il put together,” says Jeongmin Kim, an analyst...
...The Korean war started in 1950 when Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Un’s grandfather, launched a disastrous invasion of the South....
...The US ambassador to Indonesia, Sung Kim, said in a speech on Tuesday the new rules could have a “negative impact on the investment climate”....
...Phaedra is a revival of the spare but powerful lockdown production staged by Warner for Covent Garden in 2020, powerfully sung and acted once again by Christine Rice....
...Kim Jong Un has long sought to associate himself in the minds of North Koreans with his grandfather, Kim Il Sung, who died in 1994 just as the country he had ruled with an iron fist descended into a brutal...
...One significant change that makes this work Sorey’s own is that the solo soprano is now a bass-baritone, sung by Davóne Tines. This is much more than a concert piece....
...“The sales reflected the value that was created,” says Kim....
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