
An anti-coercion coalition can check China's economic weaponization
asia.nikkei.com > opinion...Nikkei Asian Review, now known as Nikkei Asia, will be the voice of the Asian Century.... ...Unified collective action would help block intimidation efforts. Rahm Emanuel is U.S. ambassador to Japan....

Congress Has Been Captured by the Arms Industry
tomdispatch.com...Despite arguments about the small things, just about everyone accepts that the United States must have a monstrous, all-powerful military and a military... ...Somehow, when it comes to Congress and the mainstream media, the true strangeness of the Pentagon budget always is missing in action.... ..., including substantial donations from companies like Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and General Dynamics with a role in the LCS program.... ...and Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA), whose district includes a major naval facility at Hampton Roads where maintenance and repair work on the LCS...

Gove on MP's 2nd jobs: Reponsibility to constituents first UK
uk.news.yahoo.com...Michael Gove has commented on a video in which former Cabinet ministers Matt Hancock and Kwasi Kwarteng appear to agree to work for a fake South... ...is firstly is to their constituents. - The Independent Michael Gove challenged over cocaine use as he sets out ban on laughing gas 10 hours ago·...

North Korean forced into marriages, sex slavery in China's "Red Zone," human rights group says
foxnews.com > world...The organization's North Korea Lead Legal Advisor, Sofia Evangelou, told The Telegraph the situation spiraled out of control during the COVID-19... ...A new study released Friday by international human rights law firm Global Rights Compliance details the horrific scenarios many women and girls -... ...State Department says many North Korea refugees and asylum seekers living irregularly in China are particularly vulnerable to traffickers who lure... ...vulnerable to possible exploitation, the State Department says...

Letters: President Biden
reporterherald.com...Menzel's comment that Putin was reeling with surprise that Biden visited Ukraine and Poland.... ...Biden did show some bravery visiting Ukraine, but no more than President Bush's numerous visits to Iraq and Afghanistan or President Trump's Thanksgiving... ...Let's not forget that President Trump crossed the DMZ into North Korea.... ...The only president deserving of the accolades of being bold, brave and courageous is President Abraham Lincoln....

Your Monday Briefing: Arms Race in Asia
nytimes.com > briefing...Countries across Asia and the Pacific are bolstering their defense budgets, spooked by China's military buildup, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and... ...In the past month, North Korea launched cruise missiles from a submarine for the first time and Australia unveiled a $200 billion plan to build nuclear-propelled... ...Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, less than a day after Gallant called for the government to... ...President Xi Jinping has made it clear that China wants to control access to the South China Sea and bring Taiwan under Beijing's control....

North Korea fires ballistic missile off its east coast, South Korea's ...
reuters.com > world > asia-pacific...SEOUL, March 27 (Reuters) - North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off its east coast, South Korea's military said on Monday.... ...Japan's Coast Guard said the projectile believed to be North Korea-fired missile has already fallen....

Nordic Countries Combine Fighter Forces Against Russian Threat
avweb.com > aviation-news..."Our combined fleet can be compared to [that of] a large European country, Maj. Jan Dam, commander of the Danish air force, told Reuters.... ...Norway, Denmark and Finland will contribute their F-35s while Sweden will add its Gripens to the force.... ...The signing ceremony was held Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany, a major NATO base.... ...Finland has F/A-18 Hornets currently and Denmark operates F-16s. Sweden has Gripen Cs and Ds initially and is getting a modernized E model....

Crypto Weekly Roundup: Do Kwon Arrested And More
cryptodaily.co.uk...A member of Texas's House of Representatives has introduced a resolution to support the Bitcoin economy in the Lone Star State.... ...ARK Invest CEO and BTC supporter Cathie Wood believes that major institutions will turn to Bitcoin amidst the U.S. banking crisis.... ...Crypto Twitter played spectator to an interesting interaction between the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group and the hacker behind the Euler Finance... ...Crypto exchange Kraken has announced that it will suspend the Automated Clearing House (ACH) deposits and withdrawals as early as 27th March 2023...