Politicized winter Olympics a bust for US athletes, TV ratings. It turns out that a U.S. Olympics team filled with social justice warriors isn’t maybe the best model for getting to peak performance in the actual Olympics events or in the TV ratings. NBC’s TV audience for these Olympics games, in fact, are headed to be the lowest ever recorded. As the games wind down to a blessed conclusion this... 

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has invited South Korean President Moon Jae-in to Pyongyang in a personal letter delivered by Kim’s sister, Seoul has said. Kim’s younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, handed the letter over at a rare meeting with Moon on Saturday. She said that brother asked Moon to visit the North’s capital at the “earliest date” possible for what will be a third inter-Korean summit. “While... 

The Pentagon reportedly plans a “major muscle movement” from the Middle East to East China, with thousands of extra Marines to be deployed. The goal is to “persuade Pacific nations to stand with the US” and not China. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the US plans to boost its military presence in the East Pacific with rotating deployment of Marine Expeditionary Units, or MEUs. An... 

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in South Korea on Friday for the Winter Olympics, making her the first member of the country’s ruling family to cross the border since the Korean War. Kim Yo-jong arrived at Incheon International Airport on a private jet along with North Korea’s ceremonial head of state, Kim Yong-nam, and an entourage of senior officials. Kim Yong-nam is the... 

More than six out of 10 Koreans do not view migrant workers as “members of Korea,” a survey showed Wednesday, indicating the country still has a long way to go until becoming a truly multiracial society. According to the Overseas Korea Foundation’s survey of 820 adults nationwide, 61.1 percent of respondents have difficulties in accepting migrant workers as members of society, a... 

Bitcoin has long beaten the price of gold which is the most valuable PHYSICAL currency in the world but but….. $10K? For a freaking VIRTUAL money? CASH OUT IMMEDIATELY while you still can! SURE, it may, or may NOT hit 15K, 20K, 30K or God knows how much but eventually this Bitcoin stuff is just an artificial virtual ponzi scheme bubble which will blow up some day. It will blow up one day and... 

The US’ foreign policy may lead to a nuclear nightmare in Asia Pacific, compared to which the Fukushima disaster is a “firecracker,” an expert told Sputnik, adding that in his UN speech Donald Trump had repeatedly contradicted himself by calling upon nations to maintain their sovereignty while at the same time threatening to destroy North Korea. US President Donald Trump’s... 

Solving the Korean Peninsula crisis through diplomacy is in everyone’s interests, geopolitical experts have told RT, citing potential scenarios of South Korea being turned “into a desert,” or other states, not directly involved, being severely affected by a “stray missile.” If the current situation in East Asia is not resolved, a number of countries “will be living under a threat of... 

The United States, Asia and Europe were three production centers in the global value chain for bulk trade of parts, a report said on Monday. Released by the World Bank, the World Trade Organization and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the report aimed to provide solutions to uneven distribution under economic globalization, as well as to provide suggestions for developing... 

Barack Hussein Obama just won’t go away. He met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in for 40 minutes on Monday where they discussed Moon’s recent meeting with President Trump. The Korea Herald reports: President Moon Jae-in renewed his resolve to pursue sanctions and dialogue to tackle North Korea’s nuclear program during a meeting with former US President Barack Obama on Monday, saying now... 

Amid escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula, President Donald Trump has issued a directive for the evacuation of U.S. citizens from South Korea, unveiling a strategic drill named Courageous Channel. Military sources indicate that this operation, scheduled for June, is designed to meticulously prepare for the safe departure of approximately 230,000 Americans in the event of a conflict. The prospect... 

South Korea and Japan have been reluctant to take in refugees from Syria. The United States admitted more than 10,000 Syrian refugees on former President Barack Obama’s watch. Since 1994, 1,144 Syrians have requested asylum in South Korea, but refugee status has been granted to only three, government figures show. As of October 2016, Japan had taken in just six Syrian refugees. Japanese Prime Minister... 

China’s Foreign Minister warned that an armed conflict with North Korea may break out “at any moment,” urging Washington and Pyongyang to tone down their hawkish rhetoric and realize the price to pay for both sides if a new Korean War were to start. The extraordinary warning comes amid massive US military buildup near the Korean Peninsula, with the carrier strike group ‘USS Carl Vinson’... 

Park Geun-hye, South Korea’s first female president, was arrested Friday morning in Seoul over extensive bribery allegations that saw her impeached and removed from office earlier this year. According to Reuters, Park was arrested after the Seoul Central District Court sided with prosecutors, claiming the 65-year-old former president posed a flight risk and could potentially tamper with evidence... 

The Communist Chinese government warned an American bomber flying near South Korea, in response to provocative actions and nuclear threats by North Korea, to leave after flying in disputed airspace claimed by China. Chinese air traffic controllers suggested the pilots of the Air Force B1-B Lancer bomber were operating in their airspace and warned them to leave, according to defense officials. The...