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Chinese researchers have reportedly developed a design for lunar habitats shaped like eggs for assembly on the moon's surface.

Report: China Plans Egg-Shaped Homes on Moon

S.Korea: Man Convicted of Gaining Weight to Avoid Military Draft

Trump is now threatening 100% tariffs on the BRICS group — which comprises 9 emerging market countries

Business Insider3 hrs

Hong Kong High Court Rules in Favor of LGBTQ Rights

Trump's Cabinet And Key Jobs: Charles Kushner, Father Of Trump's Son-In-Law Jared, Tapped As Ambassador To France

China

At a meeting of the UN Security Council arranged on Wednesday at their request, China and Russia expressed their opposition to transforming the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti into a UN peacekeeping mission.

China, Russia Oppose New UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti

Chinese Ship Suspected of Severing Cables in Baltic Sea

Trump threatens a 100% tariff on BRICS countries if they abandon U.S. dollar

Hong Kong Jails 45 Pro-Democracy Activists for Subversion

Musk, Stallone among star-studded names partying at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club for Thanksgiving

Japan

Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of Japan's royal family and great-aunt of Emperor Naruhito, passed away at age 101 in a Tokyo hospital following complications from pneumonia and a stroke.

Princess Yuriko, Japan's Oldest Royal, Dies at 101

Ishiba Re-Elected as Japan's Prime Minister

'Winter Ahead' by BTS' V tops iTunes charts in 75 countries

Korea Herald1 day

Japan Launches World's First Wooden Satellite into Space

Thousands of Amazon workers are on strike.

South Korea

According to North Korean state media outlet The Pyongyang Times, Kim Jong Un on Thursday guided a "performance test of suicide attack drones of various types" and called for a "full-scale mass production" of the flying weapons.

North Korea: Kim Jong Un Orders 'Mass Production' of Kamikaze Drones

Prosecutors Seek 17-Year Sentence for Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira

S. Korea, Portugal hold working-level talks on battery, supply chains

Korea Herald20 hrs

Seoul: N.Korean Troops Arrive in Russia to Fight Ukraine

K-Pop Giant Hybe’s Shares Slump After NewJeans Splits From Label Alleging Mistreatment

North Korea

Ukraine alleged that Russia, for the first time in the war, fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at the city of Dnipro on Thursday.

Ukraine Alleges Russia Fired Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Deeper Into Russian Territory

N.K. leader meets Russia's defense chief, vows continued support for Moscow's war efforts

Korea Herald1 day

Report: Ukraine's EU Allies Quietly Discuss Prospect of Negotiations

How Biden Made a Mess of Ukraine

Taiwan

The US Commerce Department announced Friday that it will award a $6.6B government subsidy to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) so it can continue producing semiconductors in Phoenix, Arizona.

US Finalizes $6.6B CHIPS Award to Taiwan

Palau President Criticizes China as Re-election Confirmed

October foreign visitors jump 30 percent on-year

Korea Herald1 day

Taiwan: China Sends Warships After US Approves Arms Sale

Trump's talk of tariffs is unsettling China

Business Insider1 day

Mongolia

Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin arrived in Mongolia for a two-day state visit late on Monday. The trip is Putin's first to a member state of the International Criminal Court (ICC) since it issued a warrant for his arrest eighteen months ago.

Putin Travels to Mongolia Amid ICC Arrest Warrant

ICC, Ukraine Call on Mongolia to Arrest Vladimir Putin

How Suriname and Guyana plan to share oil and gas wealth with citizens

Al Jazeera10 hrs

Report: China Has Renamed Hundreds of Uyghur Villages, Towns

[Herald Interview] At Rotary, time-tested mission charts new path

Korea Herald4 days