China invited world leaders to its capital, Beijing, recently to celebrate the 85th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in the second world war. Western leaders were notably absent. But despite the presence of many other leaders, such as Russian president Vladimir Putin, it was the arrival of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un that seemed to attract […] The post Kim Jong Un treated as a world leader at the summit in Beijing appeared first on Asia Times.| Asia Times
BANGKOK – Thaksin Shinawatra, the criminally convicted, coup-toppled and ever-polarizing former prime minister, is finally headed to prison after 15 years in self-imposed exile and a commuted sentence that court judges ruled today was dodged on falsified emergency health grounds. The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions ruled today that Thaksin’s six-month […] The post Finally, Thailand’s Thaksin goes to prison appeared first on Asia Times.| Asia Times
China hosted the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit from August 31 to September 1. The summit’s “Tianjin Declaration” called on SCO members to uphold the “Shanghai Spirit” in contributing to the construction of a multipolar world. It also announced four new security centers: the Information Security Centre, the Centre for Combating Transnational Organized Crime, […] The post SCO eyes first global multilateral security bank appeared first on Asia Times.| Asia Times
The August summit between US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung produced little substance. Yet one remark stood out and| Asia Times
Russia is increasingly perceived as an attractive academic destination for Chinese students, especially as the US tightens visa screening| Asia Times