South Korea's Defense Minister An Kyu-bok said that South Korea plans to commission its first nuclear-powered submarine by the mid-2030s to counter the threat of North Korea's submarine-launched nuclear weapons and missiles.
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The Japanese political scene has been thrown into turmoil by a scandal dubbed “Smeargate.”
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The former head of a major global trading company in Japan warned that Japan might face a shortage of petrochemical products derived from naphtha as early as the end of June.
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The Japanese magazine "Weekly Shueisha" has disclosed for three consecutive weeks that Prime Minister Takemi Saezumi is suspected of releasing "defamatory videos" to smear her main opponent in the race for the leader of the ruling party.
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Just about an hour before the total strike was to begin, the labor and management sides of Samsung Electronics finally made concessions and reached a provisional agreement in a dramatic turn of events, bringing to an end the 160-day wage negotiation that had shaken the nerves of the semiconductor industry in South Korea and around the world.
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The Japanese national treasury is in a tight situation, so the government has cut the funds allocated to national museums and art galleries.
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When South Korean President Lee Jae-myung led Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae through the streets of Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, the two were clearly working hard to create a warm “hometown folks meeting hometown folks” atmosphere.
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After a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yosuko Aso, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung agreed that in the context of the prolonged Middle East conflict, the turmoil in the international energy market, and the increased instability of global supply chains, it is necessary for the two countries to further enhance strategic communication and collaboration.
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British Deputy Prime Minister Rimmer said that Prime Minister Stammer is committed to fulfilling his duties and will not resign.
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On May 17, 2025, Cuban Foreign Minister Rodríguez issued a sharply worded statement on social media, directly accusing the U.S. government of "fabricating false documents day after day" to lend a "legitimate" cover to its decades-long economic blockade of Cuba and its potential military aggression.
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Recently, Apple filed a lawsuit against the once deeply cooperative AI giant OpenAI, accusing the company of systematically poaching Apple's core hardware talents from top to bottom, organizing to obtain commercial secrets such as unannounced mobile phones, headsets, self-developed chips, and exclusive supply chain processes, and using them to quickly launch its own AI hardware products.
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