The Korea Times - Home

Site Map PDF Subscription Register LogIn
Site Map PDF Subscription Register LogIn

Mon, October 23, 2017 | 15:00

World >

Abe sweeps to victory in Japan vote

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe swept to a victory in a snap election Sunday and vowed to "deal firmly" with threats from North Korea that dominated the campaign. Abe's conservative coalition was on road to win 311 seats in the 465-seat parliament, according to a projection from private broadcaster TBS, possibly making him Japan's longest-serving leader.

Asia Pacific | 2017-10-23 01:05

Xi warns party to tackle challenges as China moves into new 'modern socialist' era

Chinese President Xi Jinping mapped out a confident vision of China’s rise as a global power by 2050, opening a twice-a-decade party gathering on Wednesday by reaffirming the Communist Party’s continued control and pledging the start of a “new era”.

SCMP | 2017-10-19 10:30

Xi orders massive military shake-up to meet threats from the world's best

Xi orders massive military shake-up to meet threats from the world's best

The Chinese military will embark on a massive hardware upgrade and top personnel shake-up under President Xi Jinping’s orders for the PLA to become a world-class fighting force in the next three decades.

SCMP | 2017-10-19 10:26

Xi warns party to tackle challenges as China moves into new 'modern socialist' era

What has Xi achieved in his first 5 years?

President Xi Jinping is about to begin his second term as the top leader of China’s Communist Party. So what has he done during the first five-year term?

SCMP | 2017-10-18 10:41

China to unveil Communist Party's new leadership lineup next week

China to unveil Communist Party's new leadership lineup next week

The new leadership of China’s ruling Communist Party will finally be unveiled on Wednesday next week, with the party announcing its twice-a-decade national congress will conclude on October 24.

SCMP | 2017-10-18 10:37

What has Xi achieved in his first 5 years?

Security in high gear as Beijing locks down for Communist Party congress

Beijing has redoubled security on public transport and bars have closed suddenly to “prepare for Halloween” as the capital counts down the last days to the start of the Communist Party’s five-yearly national congress.

SCMP | 2017-10-17 10:30

What does Xi have in store for Hong Kong at China's 19th Communist Party congress?

What does Xi have in store for Hong Kong at China's 19th Communist Party congress?

When the Communist Party’s congress kicks off on Wednesday, all eyes may be on the reshuffle of the inner sanctum of the central leadership, however for Hong Kong, all ears will be on a small but significant part of President Xi Jinping’s speech.

SCMP | 2017-10-17 10:25

Security in high gear as Beijing locks down for Communist Party congress

Jackie Chan's daughter comes out as a lesbian

Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan’s daughter has come out as a lesbian. Etta Ng, 17, who is estranged from the star, announced her news on Instagram by posting a picture of herself in front of a rainbow background. She later confirmed she was in a relationship with social media influencer Andi Autumn.

Asia Pacific | 2017-10-15 16:13

China plans giant facial recognition database to ID its 1.3 billion people

China is building the world’s most powerful facial recognition system with the power to identify any one of its 1.3 billion citizens within three seconds. The goal is for the system to able to match someone’s face to their ID photo with about 90 per cent accuracy.

SCMP | 2017-10-13 10:07

65% of Americans think Trump's hostile rhetoric worsens North Korea crisis

According to the survey by the Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, 65 percent of Americans believe the war of words between Trump and the North Korean leadership has made the situation worse. That included 45 percent who said the president has made it much worse.

Americas | 2017-10-12 10:52

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Lunch with Navy sailors