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Japan Groups
Kim Jong-Un and North Korea's opening to the U.S., South Korea and Japan in 2018
05/09/2018
Grouped Articles
Opinion | What Is Kim Jong-un’s Game?
05/08/2018
South Korean General to Serve as Deputy Commander of U.S. Army Unit
WSJ 06/22/2018
Assistant to the U.S. president on trade, Peter Navarro
04/16/2018
Grouped Articles
China’s Faux Comparative Advantage
WSJ 04/15/2018
Kobe Steel
03/08/2018
Grouped Articles
Kobe Steel’s Chief to Step Down as It Discloses Wider Quality Problems
The New York Times 03/06/2018
President Trump's 25% tariff on steel in 2018
03/08/2018
Grouped Articles
E.U. Pledges to Fight Back on Trump Tariffs as Trade War Looms
The New York Times 03/07/2018
Cohn’s Departure Widens Policy Rift Between Party and President
The New York Times 03/07/2018
Perspective | We know what bad trade policy looks like. But what about good trade policy?
Washington Post 03/07/2018
Trump’s Looming Trade War Has Asian Allies Seeking Peace
WSJ 03/06/2018
White House Prepares to Formalize Tariffs but Floats Exemptions
The New York Times 03/07/2018
The U.S. Wants to Take On China With Trade. The Rest of the World Will Be Caught in the Middle.
03/06/2018
The talks and improved relations between North and South Korea- the Moon government's offer for better relations and the Winter Olympics
03/06/2018
Grouped Articles
North Korea Is Willing to Discuss Giving Up Nuclear Weapons, South Says
The New York Times 03/06/2018
Korea summit: leaders vow to 'write new chapter' in peninsula’s history
The Guardian 04/27/2018
Korea summit: Trump hails 'end of the Korean war' - as it happened
The Guardian 04/27/2018
Opinion | What Is Kim Jong-un’s Game?
05/08/2018
6 cities that rejected the Olympics | DW | 14.11.2018
DW.COM 11/14/2018
The negative effect of the use of tablets, iPads, and laptops in classes- how technology leads to less learning
11/24/2017
Studies at Princeton and UCLA showing the negative effects on learning of the use of laptops in classes.
Grouped Articles
Laptops Are Great. But Not During a Lecture or a Meeting.
The New York Times 11/22/2017
U.S. president Trump's Asia tour in 2017 and policy in Asia
11/16/2017
Grouped Articles
An itinerary in search of a strategy: on Trump's East Asia tour
The Hindu 11/15/2017
China's Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank and the One Belt, One Road Initiative of president Jinping
10/27/2017
Grouped Articles
China's Southeast Asia investments: A blessing or a curse? | Asia | DW | 24.04.2017
DW.COM 04/24/2017
How China’s belt and road can extend its reach to the edge of the EU
South China Morning Post 05/25/2018
China’s Global Building Spree Runs Into Trouble in Pakistan
WSJ 07/22/2018
Opinion | Is China the World’s Loan Shark?
NYTimes.com 04/26/2019
China's One Belt, One Road Initiative
10/27/2017
Grouped Articles
Trump's upcoming Asia trip: Japan proposes plan to counter China | Asia | DW | 27.10.2017
DW.COM 10/27/2017
Sri Lanka signs port deal for China's one-belt one-road plan | News | DW | 30.07.2017
DW.COM 07/30/2017
Sri Lanka launches new port in Hambantota | Asia | DW | 16.08.2010
DW.COM 08/16/2010
'New Silk Road' and China's hegemonic ambitions | Asia | DW | 15.05.2017
DW.COM 05/15/2017
China's Southeast Asia investments: A blessing or a curse? | Asia | DW | 24.04.2017
DW.COM 04/24/2017
China’s Global Building Spree Runs Into Trouble in Pakistan
WSJ 07/22/2018
Women in politics and government in Japan
10/24/2017
Grouped Articles
Japan Ranks Low in Female Lawmakers. An Election Won’t Change That.
The New York Times 10/21/2017
Japan Election Vindicates Shinzo Abe as His Party Wins Big
The New York Times 10/22/2017
A Japanese politician took her baby to work. Male colleagues made a fuss.
Washington Post 11/24/2017
China's trade with North Korea
09/29/2017
Grouped Articles
On China’s border with North Korea, a reduced trade lifeline is still a lifeline
Washington Post 09/29/2017
China, Finally, Clamps Down on North Korea Trade—And the Impact Is Stinging
WSJ 03/02/2018
India and China disengagement after a tense border dispute in Doklam, Bhutan
08/28/2017
Grouped Articles
China and India Agree to Ease Tensions in Border Dispute
The New York Times 08/28/2017
China and India Agree to End Border Standoff
WSJ 08/28/2017
Doklam standoff put ’severe pressure’ on ties, India must learn lesson: China
http://www.hindustantimes.com/ 12/12/2017
When Modi and Xi Meet, Indian Elections Will Set the Tone
The New York Times 04/26/2018
Melinda Gates on parenting and children growing up in the world of tech and apps- the need for empathy and human interaction
08/26/2017
Grouped Articles
Washington Post 08/26/2017
Tech Backlash Grows as Investors Press Apple to Act on Children’s Use
The New York Times 01/09/2018
Are iPhones and Children a Toxic Combination? Readers Weigh In
WSJ 01/09/2018
Congress: The most family-unfriendly workplace in America
The Agenda 12/27/2018
Talks between the U.S. and North Korea in 2018
04/23/2018
Grouped Articles
China, Feeling Left Out, Has Plenty to Worry About in North Korea-U.S. Talks
The New York Times 04/22/18
Korea summit: leaders vow to 'write new chapter' in peninsula’s history
The Guardian 04/27/18
Korea summit: Trump hails 'end of the Korean war' - as it happened
The Guardian 04/27/18
'Why has it taken us so long': five things we've learned from Korean summit
The Guardian 04/27/18
North and South Korea Set Bold Goals: A Final Peace and No Nuclear Arms
The New York Times 04/27/18
Opinion | What Is Kim Jong-un’s Game?
05/08/18
Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Trade Representative in 2018 and the effort to correct the trading relationship with China
04/07/2018
Grouped Articles
The Architect of Trump’s Threatened China Trade War
WSJ 04/06/18
U.S. and China Dive In for Prolonged Trade Talks
WSJ 05/03/18
U.S.-China Trade Talks End With Strong Demands, but Few Signs of a Deal
05/04/18
China seeks tips from Japan for handling top US trade haggler
South China Morning Post 05/25/18
China has ‘nuclear options’ in trade war with US ... really?
South China Morning Post 05/25/18
U.S., China Dig In for Long Trade Fight as Tariffs Take Effect
WSJ 07/06/18
The EU response to President Trump's 25% tariff on steel in 2018
03/08/2018
Grouped Articles
E.U. Pledges to Fight Back on Trump Tariffs as Trade War Looms
The New York Times 03/07/18
The U.S. Wants to Take On China With Trade. The Rest of the World Will Be Caught in the Middle.
03/06/18
EU Raises Pressure on Trump to Drop Tariff Plan
WSJ 03/07/18
DW.COM 03/07/18
DW.COM 03/07/18
03/08/18
The dispute in the Indian Ocean Maldives islands, maritime corridor for China's Belt and Road Initiative
03/06/2018
Grouped Articles
Trouble in Paradise: China-India Rivalry Plays Out in Maldives
WSJ 03/06/18
How China’s belt and road can extend its reach to the edge of the EU
South China Morning Post 05/25/18
Opinion | Is China the World’s Loan Shark?
NYTimes.com 04/26/19
Tech, iPhones, smartphones, and threats to children
01/09/2018
Grouped Articles
Tech Backlash Grows as Investors Press Apple to Act on Children’s Use
The New York Times 01/09/18
Apple Defends Its Smartphone Practices for Children After Investor Critique
WSJ 01/09/18
Are iPhones and Children a Toxic Combination? Readers Weigh In
WSJ 01/09/18
Parents’ Biggest Dilemma: When to Give Children Smartphones
WSJ 01/12/18
Early Facebook and Google Employees Form Coalition to Fight What They Built
The New York Times 02/04/18
India's foreign policy with ASEAN and the East Asia region in 2017
11/17/2017
Grouped Articles
The Hindu 11/16/17
Sony is back in 2017
11/01/2017
Grouped Articles
Sony’s Fortunes Improve, From Rising Profit to a Return for Aibo
The New York Times 11/01/17
Hambantota port project, Sri Lanka
10/27/2017
Grouped Articles
'New Silk Road' and China's hegemonic ambitions | Asia | DW | 15.05.2017
DW.COM 05/15/17
China's Southeast Asia investments: A blessing or a curse? | Asia | DW | 24.04.2017
DW.COM 04/24/17
Sri Lanka, Struggling With Debt, Hands a Major Port to China
The New York Times 12/12/17
Xi Jinping and the 19th Party Congress in China in 2017 with Jinping Thought joining the thought of Mao and Deng
10/24/2017
Grouped Articles
China’s leader elevated to the level of Mao in Communist pantheon
Washington Post 10/24/17
China’s Communist Party Proposal Sets Stage for Xi to Hold On to Power
WSJ 02/25/18
China Congress Applauds Xi Jinping’s Bid for Indefinite Rule
WSJ 03/05/18
Japan's 2017 snap election called by the LDP's Shinzo Abe
10/22/2017
Grouped Articles
Japanese voters brave typhoon to cast ballots in snap election
Washington Post 10/22/17
Japan: Is a new sun rising for Japan's Shinzo Abe? | Asia | DW | 22.10.2017
DW.COM 10/22/17
Japan Ranks Low in Female Lawmakers. An Election Won’t Change That.
The New York Times 10/21/17
Japan Election Vindicates Shinzo Abe as His Party Wins Big
The New York Times 10/22/17
U.S. anti-ballistic missile tests in 2017-2018
08/30/2017
Grouped Articles
U.S. Test Successfully Intercepts Ballistic Missile
The New York Times 08/30/17
Three Hard Truths Govern the Confrontation With North Korea
WSJ 09/04/17
Nuclear Overhaul- the modernization of America's nuclear deterrent in 2017
08/28/2017
Grouped Articles
Trump Forges Ahead on Costly Nuclear Overhaul
The New York Times 08/27/17
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