US with Japan and South Korea jointly condemn DPRK missile launches North Korea is “in a phase of provocation,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared during a news conference after a meeting with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts in Hawaii on Saturday. The two Asian nations apparently agreed with that judgment, though not […]
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US greenlights sale of F-15 jets to Asian nation
The US State Department has said that aiding Indonesia’s security efforts is “vital” to America’s national interests Jakarta has asked to buy up to 36 F-15ID fighter jets as well as aircraft engines and related equipment, including munitions and communications systems, the US State Department said in a statement on Thursday, adding that the estimated […]
1st Asian country decriminalizes marijuana
Questions still remain about the legal status of recreational marijuana use Thailand has become the first country in Asia to decriminalize marijuana use. The health minister called on people to use the drug for their “benefit” rather than “to cause harm.” Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, a longtime supporter of marijuana legalization, announced in a lengthy […]
Asian nation to move capital to jungle
Indonesia wants to create a “smart metropolis” to attract “global talent” and combat Jakarta’s current urban problems Indonesia’s parliament has passed legislation paving the way for the nation’s capital relocation from Jakarta to a forested patch of land on one of its biggest islands – Borneo. Indonesia is on the way to getting a new […]




