Asia News Brief – Wednesday, 13 May 2026
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North Korea issues new tourism directives in Rason ahead of possible reopening – DailyNK North Korea’s Rason city party committee has issued new operational directives to the heads of state-run international travel agencies and foreign …Read More. In ‘The Young Will Remember,’ a Korean War reporter gets stranded behind enemy lines – NPR When their plane is shot down in North Korean territory, Ellie is saved by a North Korean woman who claims Ellie as her long lost daughter, Yun-Hee, a …Read More.
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North Korea’s Kim inspects munitions factories, urges modernisation and efficiency gains
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday inspected several munitions factories and called for modernising production systems, …Read More…
Trump ‘could choose to change Taiwan policy in Beijing’ unhindered by Congress, analyst says
… Taiwan and Congress only has so many things that it can do to try to … Taiwan, which Beijing views as its own territory, is certain to come …Read M…
Russian Ship Carrying Nuclear Reactors Was Heading To North Korea When It Sank
… components sank off Spain in December 2024. A CNN investigation published May 12 2026 says the reactors were likely headed to North Korea.Read More…
ASU a key partner in US-Taiwan technology relationship
In 2016, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., or TSMC, was scouting cities in the United States that could potentially serve as the home of …R…
North Korea issues new tourism directives in Rason ahead of possible reopening – DailyNK
North Korea’s Rason city party committee has issued new operational directives to the heads of state-run international travel agencies and foreign …R…
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