The 2018 Winter Olympic Games are currently underway, and North Korea has been putting up a very happy front. Whether it be Kim Jong Un’s sister, or the North Korean athletes, it could be assumed that everything is okay in North Korea. Journalists Garry Kasparov and Thor Halvorssen beg to differ- they say that the North Korean presence Winter Olympics… Read more »
Garry Kasparov is chairman of the New York-based Human Rights Foundation. Thor Halvorssen is its president and CEO. If you’ve been following coverage of the Winter Olympic Games on major international news outlets such as CNN, BBC and ABC, you might think that Kim Jong Un’s sister is kind and charming, that North Korean athletes are happy and liberated, or that Pyongyang… Read more »
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s deputy prime minister on Tuesday said Kuala Lumpur was in talks with Thailand over the fate of 11 Uighur Muslims held in the country after escaping from a Songkhla detention centre last year. Reuters reported this month that Malaysia had detained 11 ethnic Uighurs from China – among a group of 20 who escaped from Thailand in… Read more »
While Mr. Pence met with North Korean defectors and condemned Mr. Kim for human rights abuses, officials said Ms. Trump would keep her focus on reaffirming the bonds between the United States and South Korea and cheering on American athletes. “Their talent, drive, grit and spirit embodies American excellence,” she said in a statement on Wednesday. On Friday evening, Ms…. Read more »
New Delhi (CNN)Border tensions between China and India could again flare-up, say analysts, following a report in Chinese state media detailing the country’s build-up of air defense capabilities close to its western frontier. According to a Global Times report, reposted on the English version of the People’s Liberation Army’s website Tuesday, China is upgrading air defense in its Western Theater… Read more »