In the latest episode of the Asia News Weekly podcast on The Korea Times, host Steve Miller discusses the prospects of resuming six-party talks on denuclearizing North Korea.
While that may be unlikely, given prerequisites imposed by the United States, it hasn't stopped the DPRK from furthering its military ambitions. Miller speaks with Daniel Pinkston, Senior Analyst and North East Asia deputy project director for Crisis Group, about reports of a remodeled soviet submarine capable of striking distant targets.
Miller also discusses the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation or APEC Summit taking place in Beijing.
The individual sessions might offer glimpses as to how the region plans to develop in the future, but what is possibly more important, will be the outcomes of the ancillary meetings between various world leaders and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Asia News Weekly host Steve Miller breaks does what may be in store for meetings with U.S. President Obama, Indonesia's Joko Widodo, and the likelihood of a sideline meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Also, the World Economic Forum recently issued its 2014 gender gap report. Saadia Zahidi, Senior Director for Gender Parity discusses this year's results and what Asian nation landed in the top ten out of 141 nations.
For all this and more, check out the podcast.
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