South Korea Hosts ITU Telecom World 2017 Conference
This year’s ITU Telecom World Conference will serve as a follow up to the 2014 meeting in Busan aimed at setting and revising the UN agency’s general policies.
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Myanmar Rejects Insurgent’s Peace Treaty
Myanmar has seemingly rejected any kind of ceasefires or peace agreements with Muslim insurgents, because authorities claim the arson is the work of insurgents and the army is fighting “a legitimate campaign against terrorists.”
Read MoreNorth Korea’s Threat of Retaliation under New Sanctions
The United Nations Security Council voted in favor of the strongest sanctions against North Korea yet, following the sixth and largest nuclear test by North Korea to date.
Read MoreFlooding in Mumbai Challenges Economic Stability
Extreme flooding in Mumbai left highways, homes, and hospitals battered and damaged causing people to raises questions on if Mumbai can provide for its people and continue to as a n economic power.
Read MoreChina Seeks to End Conflict between U.S. and North Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump have discussed the situation with North Korea and the Chinese president expressed his desire for a diplomatic solution.
Read MoreNorth Korea Missile Test Fails as U.S. Signals Policy Shift
North Korea launched a ballistic missile test in defiance of U.N. resolutions, and in line with the abandoning of strategic patience, the United States, is considering a number of additional options including shooting down North Korean ballistic missiles that are to be used in future tests.
Read MoreCampaigning Begins to Replace Ousted South Korean President
According to Korean law, a new president must be elected within sixty days of the ruling, a unanimous court ruling approved the South Korean National Assembly’s December vote to impeach former President Park Geun-hye.
Read MoreSaudi Project Breaking Ground in the Maldives Concerns Citizens
The Maldives announced that it would implement economic development and high-end tourism in the Faafu Atoll. Protests took place in the Faafu Atoll, located in the Maldives, as a demonstration of the opposition to its rumored sale, a 19-island chain in the Indian Ocean, to Saudi Arabia.
Read MoreNorth Korea Continues to Expand on Nuclear Program
North Korea fired a missile on Wednesday, March 22, followed by a ballistic missile engine test on Friday, March 24. The missile tested on Wednesday failed “within seconds of launch.”
Read MoreUS Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with Chinese President Xi Jinping hours after North Korea tested a new rocket engine design, created for “world satellite delivery capability.”
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