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The Governance of Geopolitical Risk in 2025
“You may not be interested in geopolitics, but geopolitics is interested in you.” In a December 2023 article, we looked at the concept of geopolitical risk in relation to corporate governance in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and...

President Lai’s response to Pope Francis’s 2025 World Day of Peace message
TAIWAN, January 31 - Details 2025-01-17 President Lai meets former US Vice President Mike Pence On the afternoon of January 17, President Lai Ching-te met with former Vice President of the United States Mike Pence. In remarks, President Lai...

California Man Arrested for Allegedly Exporting Shipments of Firearms, Ammunition and Other Military Items to North Korea
Shenghua Wen, 41, of Ontario, California, was arrested today on a criminal complaint alleging that he exported shipments of firearms, ammunition and other military items to North Korea that were concealed inside shipping containers bound from Long...

Quad Reveals Plan to Protect Critical Mineral Supply Chains
(MENAFN) The foreign ministers of the Quad nations— the US, Australia, India, and Japan— revealed a major new initiative on Tuesday aimed at safeguarding and diversifying global supply chains for vital minerals. The Quad Critical Minerals...

President Lai meets former US Vice President Mike Pence
TAIWAN, January 17 - Details 2025-01-16 President Lai meets delegation to 60th Inaugural Ceremonies of US president and vice president On the morning of January 16, President Lai Ching-te met with Taiwan’s delegation to the 60th Inaugural...

President Lai meets delegation to 60th Inaugural Ceremonies of US president and vice president
TAIWAN, January 16 - Details 2025-01-14 President Lai confers decoration on former Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis On the morning of January 14, President Lai Ching-te conferred the Order of Brilliant Star with Special Grand...

Quad countries announce initiative to strengthen global supply chains
(MENAFN) The foreign ministers of the Quad countries—comprising the United States, Australia, India, and Japan—announced on Tuesday the launch of a new initiative aimed at strengthening and diversifying the global supply chains for critical...

President Lai confers decoration on former Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis
TAIWAN, January 14 - Details 2025-01-11 Presidential Office thanks White House for its statement on enduring US commitment to Indo-Pacific region On January 10 (US EST), the US White House released a statement on the United States’ Enduring...

Presidential Office thanks White House for its statement on enduring US commitment to Indo-Pacific region
TAIWAN, January 11 - Details 2025-01-09 President Lai meets Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute delegation On the morning of January 9, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and...

S. Korea Holds Inaugural Remembrance Day for War Abductees
(MENAFN) In a historic move, South Korea on Saturday held its inaugural national ceremony honoring citizens abducted by North Korea during the 1950–53 Korean War, reaffirming its commitment to tackling long-standing humanitarian challenges tied to...

President Lai meets Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute delegation
TAIWAN, January 9 - Details 2025-01-06 President Lai receives credentials from new Guatemala Ambassador Luis Raúl Estévez López On the morning of January 6, President Lai Ching-te received the credentials of new Ambassador Extraordinary and...

President Lai receives credentials from new Guatemala Ambassador Luis Raúl Estévez López
TAIWAN, January 6 - Details 2024-12-19 President Lai meets Brookings Institution delegation On the morning of December 19, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation from the Brookings Institution. In remarks, President Lai stated that Taiwan is...

President Lai delivers 2025 New Year’s Address
TAIWAN, January 1 - Details 2024-10-10 President Lai delivers 2024 National Day Address President Lai Ching-te on the morning of October 10 attended the ROC’s 113th Double Tenth National Day Celebration in the plaza fronting the Presidential...

President Lai meets Brookings Institution delegation
TAIWAN, December 19 - President Lai meets Brookings Institution delegation On the morning of December 19, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation from the Brookings Institution. In remarks, President Lai stated that Taiwan is situated at a...

H.R. 866, ROUTERS Act
H.R. 866 would require the Department of Commerce to study the national security risks and cybersecurity vulnerabilities posed by consumer routers, modems, and devices that combine a modem and a router that are designed, manufactured, or supplied...

North Korean Government Hacker Charged for Involvement in Ransomware Attacks Targeting U.S. Hospitals and Health Care Providers
Note: View the indictment here and view cryptocurrency seizure affidavit here. A grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, returned an indictment on Wednesday charging North Korean national Rim Jong Hyok for his involvement in a conspiracy to hack and...

Chinese National and DPRK Facilitator Extradited to the United States; Faces Charges of Conspiracy, Bank Fraud, and Violating North Korea Sanctions
On Sept. 27, the Commonwealth of Australia extradited Jin Guanghua, 53, to the United States. Jin, a Chinese national, and his co-conspirators North Korean banker, Sim Hyon-Sop, 50, and Chinese nationals Qin Guoming, 60, and Han Linlin, 41, both...

Minister Fajon calls on NATO Secretary General to visit the Western Balkans and reaffirms support for Ukraine
SLOVENIA, December 4 - During the meeting, King Abdullah II of Jordan joined as a special guest to discuss NATO's southern neighbourhood and the role of Jordan in mitigating the spread of conflict in the Middle East and beyond. Minister Fajon...

EXPERIENCE THE PATRIOTIC MILITARY MOVIE 'VALIANT ONE' IN THEATERS NATIONWIDE TODAY
STARRING CHASE STOKES and LANA CONDOR NASHVILLE, TN, UNITED STATES, January 31, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- BRIARCLIFF ENTERTAINMENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH MONARCH MEDIA RELEASES CHASE STOKES AND LANA CONDOR'S 'VALIANT ONE' MILITARY MOVIE IN...

Trump Says Putin Respects US Again
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that Russian leader Vladimir Putin has once again come to “respect” the United States, a sentiment Trump argued had vanished under the prior leadership. Trump’s remarks came in response to statements...