North Korea

South Korea and Japan agree to strengthen security ties, as well as energy cooperation

Their leaders said that?South?Korea? and Japan?have agreed to expand their cooperation in the areas of LNG and crude oil supplies, including stockpiling, and swapping petroleum products. After a meeting held in Lee Jae Myung's hometown, Andong, the President and Prime Minister said they would intensify coordination to stabilize?energy supply and expand their cooperation with other Asian countries as disruptions in supply due to war in the Gulf are straining their import-dependent economy. In a joint press statement, Lee stated that "recent instability in energy markets and supply chains stemming from Middle East situation has further highlighted the need for closer

Crude Oil

Seoul: North Korea's distancing from Iran will leave the door open for US-North Korea talks

Japan PM uses golfing gifts to invoke Abe's legacy and forge Trump-Japan bond

Sanae Takaichi, the new Japanese premier, gave a putter that Shinzo Abe used to use. Shinzo was his friend and former leader of Japan. The club, displayed in a case with a gold-leaf ball and bag autographed by Japanese major champion Hideki Matsuzaya, was one of many references to Trump’s bond with Abe which underpinned relations between the two countries during Trump's first term. Analysts say that Takaichi will want to rekindle the bond with Abe's protegee Takaichi who was killed by a single gunman in 2022 to help her minority government navigate any thorny matters that may arise, such

Mining

US Trade Talks with South Korea Include Agriculture, Big Tech and Other Issues

Study shows that firms issuing green bonds are better at tackling carbon emissions

New analysis by the Bank for International Settlements shows that companies who issue green bonds are better at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This is especially true in sectors with high levels of pollution. The study, published on Tuesday, evaluated the impact of the green bond market which is a near $3 trillion market where companies raise money for projects to limit climate change and benefit the environment. The study found that the total emissions of green bonds issued in the four-year period following issuance fell by over 10%. Emissions per unit of revenue, a measure for emissions intensity, also dropped

Environment

Atomic scientists adjust 'Doomsday Clock' closer than ever to midnight

Atomic scientists on Tuesday moved their Doomsday Clock closer to midnight than ever before, citing Russian nuclear threats in the middle of its intrusion of Ukraine, tensions in other world hot spots, military applications of expert system and climate modification as elements underlying the threats of global disaster. The Publication of the Atomic Researchers set the clock to 89 seconds before midnight - the theoretical point of annihilation. That is one 2nd closer than it was set in 2015. The Chicago-based nonprofit developed the clock in 1947 throughout the Cold War tensions that followed World War 2 to warn the

South Korea's Yoon, Malaysia's Anwar agree to comply in defence, minerals