Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-czech-visit-china-protests-5bb6e53d08f135342a8d7065ee3ac455 Taiwan’s former leader Tsai Ing-wen plans to visit European states this upcoming week. These states include the Czech Republic and predictedly France, Vatican City, and Belgium. Taiwan is a non-recognized state with 50% of the population desiring independence. They are also technically appart of the state of China, so these new diplomatic relations Taiwan is forming… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/philippines-korea-yoon-marcos-security-strategic-07ff92e4f6030232739142a1829b2acb Yoon Suk Yeol, the South Korean President, visited the Philippines announcing their partnership which included broader defense and security cooperation especially to be prepared against hostile rival nations the two both face. The South Korean President also assured to aid in the modernization of the Philippines’ military. Additionally, the two U.S. treaty allies discussed issues concerning… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/asean-summit-laos-myanmar-south-china-sea-254fe0f7f8b484df5bdb05c0557fccd6 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered for their annual summit in Laos’s capitol Vientiane from Sunday, October 6 to Friday, October 11. The ASEAN is a non-military Intergovernmental organization in South East Asia. They have ten members including Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Brunei and Laos. They met to try to… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/south-korean-adoptions-investigation-united-states-europe-67d6bb03fddede7dcca199c2e3cd486e In the 1970s and 80s, South Korea tried to send babies abroad due to the rampant demand for them in Western countries. Due to rising access to birth control and abortion in Europe and the US, the amount of adoptable children lowered drastically, causing families to want to adopt. But recently, it has been discovered that the governments of… Read more »
