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With so much attention on the nuclear crisis in North Korea, the upcoming Winter Olympics in South Korea has been approaching quietly. Now, with less than eight weeks until the opening ceremony, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said the U.S. is committed to… Keep Reading
On Wednesday, Beijing summoned Australia’s Ambassador, Jan Adams, to lodge a complaint over Australia’s allegations that China has been interfering in its politics, a signal that China won’t back down in an ongoing diplomatic confrontation between the two nations. Last week, Australia’s government introduced laws designed… Keep Reading
Russia may have its own independent internet infrastructure by August 1, 2018. That’s according to members of the Russian Security Council who reportedly discussed the creation of an alternative to the globally used Domain Name System or DNS. While Russian officials cite national security concerns… Keep Reading
Lima Charlie Business | Asia On Friday, Chinese expatriates in Pakistan received a warning from their home country: “It is understood that terrorists plan in the near term to launch a series of attacks against Chinese organizations and personnel in Pakistan,” the Chinese embassy said… Keep Reading
Lima Charlie Business | Turkey / Eurasia Ankara – Turkey’s statistical office (Turkstat), reports that inflation in the country soared to its highest level since February 2004, landing at a rate of 12.98% in November. A strong domestic demand for goods, plus a weakened supply,… Keep Reading
Lima Charlie Business | Southeast Asia Jakarta – On Thursday, Indonesia’s central bank publicly issued a policy regulating cryptocurrencies to protect the country’s economy. The policy prohibits financial technology (fintech) companies from using cryptocurrencies “in payment system [and] activities.” The regulation was signed Nov. 29, and… Keep Reading
In a show of confidence in Zimbabwe’s new leadership, China has given the country a $153 million loan agreement. The loan will be directed towards expanding and upgrading the international airport in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare. For the new president of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, this is… Keep Reading
Starting on Monday, 100,000 residents of the Island of Bali have been evacuating in response to the abundant ash which has been spewing from Mount Agung. Ash first started erupting from the volcano on Saturday, and several more eruptions occurred on Sunday. The clouds of… Keep Reading
On Monday, a wooden boat crewed by 8 North Koreans landed on Japan’s shore. They were all dead. Two more bodies were found on Japan’s Sado Island just days before. During November, three more boats were intercepted. One of these boats had a living crew,… Keep Reading
Washington, DC The U.S. Government provided support to Indonesia while up to one million suspected communist sympathizers were being killed by the island nation’s military, according to newly declassified American documents from the 1960’s. The declassified materials contain 30,000 documents from the U.S. embassy in… Keep Reading
Lima Charlie News MENA Report covers Middle East / North Africa developments as reported by Lima Charlie’s MENA Bureau. This week, MENA Bureau Chief John Sjoholm interviews CNN’s Peter Bergen about his documentary, “Legion of Brothers.” The two also discuss developments about the Islamic State,… Keep Reading
At the beginning of 2017, trade between North Korea and Russia more than doubled to $31.4 million. Just this month, a Russian company has started routing North Korean internet traffic. This deal gives the solitary nation a second connection to the outside world, in addition… Keep Reading
The General Assembly of the United Nations is meeting in New York to try and resolve the problem of the expulsion of almost 400,000 Rohingya from the Rakhine region of the country by the Myanmar Armed forces (‘Tatmadaw’). The world’s media has been full of… Keep Reading
Last Wednesday, China reportedly conducted military exercises as a means to cope with a sea-based “surprise attack” emanating from the Korean peninsula. On the surface, the story isn’t all that interesting. However, when one considers why a country would advertise its military exercises in such… Keep Reading
Russia began its newest round of war games, “Zapad-2017” (the Russian word for “West”), on Thursday. According to Russian officials the exercise will involve 13,000 troops, but some NATO representatives assert that Russia will be using over 100,000 troops. Either way, Zapad-2017 will be Russia’s… Keep Reading
Despite, or in spite, of its NATO allies’ objections Turkey has proceeded with the purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defense system. The first downpayment was sent to Moscow late last week. Domestically, the move is being sold as a victory of Turkish sovereignty, and… Keep Reading
