Tag: East Asia
US and South Korea stage largest joint military drills in years as North Korea test-fires missiles
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube South Korean and US troops staged joint military drills and practised building pontoon bridges to ferry armoured vehicles on March 15, 2023. The joint exercise involved 400 soldiers with 50 pieces of military equipment and two Apache helicopters. North Korea condemned the joint drills as a rehearsal for invasion and proof of hostile policies by Seoul…
China's slow road to economic recovery after dropping its zero-Covid policies
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube China’s tourism industry has bounced back after three years of zero-Covid, but the economic recovery comes too late for some business owners. Domestic tourism, which suffered during the pandemic, has also rebounded, with tourists spending billions over the Lunar New Year holiday. Nevertheless, economic activity still falls short of pre-2020 levels. Support us: https://subscribe.scmp.com Follow us…