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North Korea 2017: Hope to hostility
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: In the first month of Donald Trump's presidency, an American scholar quietly met with North Korean officials and relayed a message: The new administration in Washington appreciated an extended halt in the North's nuclear and ballistic missile tests. It might just offer a ray of hope.
Nuclear weapons will prevent war with US: N. Korea leader
Published on 01/01/2018
» SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said on Monday that the United States will never be able to start a war against North Korea now that his country has developed the capability to hit all of the US mainland with its nuclear weapons.
S. Korea offers to talk with North on Olympics cooperation
Associated Press, Published on 02/01/2018
» S. Korea offers to talk with North on Olympics cooperation
Analysis: N.Korea using Olympics to blunt sanctions, split allies
Reuters, Published on 03/01/2018
» SEOUL/WASHINGTON: After a year of making threats and weapons advances, North Korea's leader appears to be using the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in South Korea as a tool to blunt growing international pressure on Pyongyang while leaving his nuclear arsenal untouched.
Economy expected to soar, or just improve
Business, Published on 03/01/2018
» Thailand's stock market is expected to continue its rosy bull run into 2018, assuming the rally will be buoyed by a domestic economic recovery and strong net profits from listed firms.
Trump tweets to Kim: My button's bigger - but he doesn't have one
Associated Press, Published on 04/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday that he has a bigger and more powerful "nuclear button" than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un does - but the president doesn't actually have a physical button.
Somkid moves to calm currency fears
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/01/2018
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak is playing down warnings from some foreign research houses that Thailand risks being added to the US Treasury's watch list of potential currency manipulators, saying the government has no immediate plans to step in and curb the stronger baht.
North Korea's Olympic gambit is a big opportunity
News, Adam Minter, Published on 05/01/2018
» This week, South Korea accepted North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's offer of "urgent" talks over his country's participation in the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. Although the sudden engagement over what might amount to two figure skaters crossing the border may not seem like a big deal, history suggests that ignoring the entreaty could be a major missed opportunity.
Son rescues point for Spurs against West Ham
Reuters, Published on 05/01/2018
» LONDON: Son Heung-min's superb equaliser rescued a point for Tottenham Hotspur as they drew 1-1 with West Ham United in the Premier League derby at Wembley Stadium on Thursday.
What was hot on the net in 2017
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 05/01/2018
» As the curtain is being raised for the tech world of 2018, let's have a quick look at what internet users searched for on the world wide web last year.