East Asia
Cyber-war: Just how dangerous are China's military hackers?
Posted on February 19, 2013, at 9:00 AMA new report puts the blame for a rash of cyber-attacks on critical U.S. infrastructure at the feet of a shadowy unit of China's army
Will North Korea's provocative nuclear test backfire?
Posted on February 13, 2013, at 12:00 PMPyongyang infuriated the U.S. and United Nations, and humiliated its only friend and supporter, China
What the North Korean news agency's website looked like after the Hermit Kingdom's nuke test
Posted on February 12, 2013, at 3:17 PMThe state-run media outlet has yet to update its site, offering a glimpse of the world before the Hermit Kingdom shifted the geopolitical calculus
North Korea's nuclear test: How worried should we be?
Posted on February 12, 2013, at 11:00 AMWorld leaders roundly condemn Pyongyang after the Hermit Kingdom conducts its third nuclear test
Destroy New York: North Korea's creepy new propaganda video
Posted on February 6, 2013, at 9:08 AMThe Kim dynasty just posted a low-budget video showing what it wants people to believe its nukes can do — to the dulcet strains of "We Are the World"
4 must-sees on Google's new map of North Korea
Posted on January 29, 2013, at 5:51 PMGoogle Maps releases a crowdsourced view of the Hermit Kingdom that fills in what used to be a nation of white space
How far is North Korea from being able to hit the U.S. with a nuke?
Posted on January 25, 2013, at 10:58 AMPyongyang unleashes fresh threats against Washington and South Korea over toughening U.N. sanctions. Should we be worried?
Jimmy Dushku: The 25-year-old who is North Korea's one true Twitter friend
Posted on January 10, 2013, at 3:15 PMMother Jones takes a look at a globetrotting young investor who's the only American — and the only human being — Pyongyang follows
China tightens internet restrictions: What does it mean for web users?
Posted on December 28, 2012, at 12:15 PMA new rule that requires internet users to give their real names to service providers, has many concerned about an even tighter crackdown on free speech
North Korea's rocket launch: 3 consequences
Posted on December 12, 2012, at 10:15 AMPyongyang defies threats of new sanctions and says it has successfully sent a satellite into orbit. What now?
Kim Jong Un wins 'Sexiest Man Alive': How The Onion tricked a Chinese newspaper
Posted on November 27, 2012, at 9:55 AMThe North Korean dictator wins the satirical paper's dubious distinction... but not everyone was in on the joke
Everything you need to know about China's new leaders
Posted on November 8, 2012, at 5:10 PMBeijing is initiating a once-in-a-decade transfer of power to a new generation of top officials. But will anything really change?
The world's silliest territorial dispute
Posted on October 20, 2012, at 11:15 AMWhy are China and Japan threatening to go to war over a few uninhabited islands in the East China Sea?
Is North Korea finally embracing capitalist reforms?
Posted on September 25, 2012, at 1:55 PMThe Hermit Kingdom is reportedly taking tentative steps to at least ease the central government's stranglehold over the economy
What the Foxconn riot tells us about China
Posted on September 24, 2012, at 6:35 PMMore than 2,000 angry workers take to the streets, and 5,000 police officers are needed to put the riot down. Is a growing wave of labor unrest a sign that China is in trouble?
Why China and Japan are feuding over tiny islands
Posted on August 21, 2012, at 12:05 PMTensions escalate as nationalists from the rival Asian powers stake claims to a remote island chain. What are both sides after?
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