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S. 1883, Defending International Security by Restricting Unacceptable Partnerships and Tactics Act
S. 1883 would require the Departments of State, Defense, Treasury, and Commerce, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Central Intelligence Agency to establish task forces to analyze the cooperation among the foremost...

Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Acting at the Direction of North Korea to Export Firearms, Ammo, and Technology to North Korea
An illegal alien from China pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for illegally exporting firearms, ammunition and other military items to North Korea by concealing them inside shipping containers that departed from the Port of Long...

Department Files Civil Forfeiture Complaint Against Over $7.74M Laundered on Behalf of the North Korean Government
The Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that North Korean information technology (IT) workers obtained illegal employment and amassed millions in...

Governor Katie Hobbs Proposes BAN Act to Get Tough on China, Foreign Adversaries
Phoenix, AZ – Today, Governor Katie Hobbs announced her proposal, the BAN (Blocking Adversarial Nations) Act, that will crack down on the governments of China, Russia, North Korea, and other foreign adversaries. The proposal will forbid foreign...

DTEX Exposes North Korea’s Cybercrime Syndicate, Urges Rethink of Threat
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DTEX Systems, the trusted leader of insider risk management, has released a groundbreaking report exposing North Korea’s (DPRK) global cybercrime network – revealing a mafia-like operation fuelled...

President Lai interviewed by Nippon Television and Yomiuri TV
TAIWAN, May 20 - Details 2025-05-20 President Lai delivers address on first anniversary of taking office On the morning of May 20, President Lai Ching-te delivered an address on the first anniversary of his taking office. In his address, the...

President Lai delivers address on first anniversary of taking office
TAIWAN, May 20 - Details 2025-05-13 President Lai interviewed by Japan’s Nikkei In a recent interview with Japan’s Nikkei, President Lai Ching-te responded to questions regarding Taiwan-Japan and Taiwan-United States relations, cross-strait...

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...

President Lai extends congratulations on election of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
TAIWAN, May 9 - Details 2025-05-05 President Lai meets Japanese Diet Member and former Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Nishimura Yasutoshi On the afternoon of May 5, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation from Japan led by House of...

President Lai meets Japanese Diet Member and former Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Nishimura Yasutoshi
TAIWAN, May 5 - Details 2025-05-02 President Lai meets Atlantic Council delegation On the afternoon of May 2, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation from the Atlantic Council, a think tank based in Washington, DC. In remarks, President Lai...

President Lai delivers remarks on US tariff policy response
TAIWAN, April 6 - Details 2025-03-13 President Lai holds press conference following high-level national security meeting On the afternoon of March 13, President Lai Ching-te convened a high-level national security meeting, following which he held...

Gov. Pillen Celebrates Passage of Bill to Protect Against Influence of Foreign Adversaries
NEBRASKA, June 26 - CONTACT: Laura Strimple, (402) 580-9495 Gov. Pillen Celebrates Passage of Bill to Protect Against Influence of Foreign Adversaries LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen celebrated passage of LB644, brought on his behalf by...

Nametag Introduces VerifiedHire™ to Combat North Korean Remote IT Worker Fraud
SEATTLE, Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nametag, the leading provider of integrated identity verification and account protection solutions, today announced VerifiedHire™, a groundbreaking solution for secure employee onboarding and initial...

President Lai attends Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2025 Spring Banquet
TAIWAN, March 13 - Details 2025-03-04 President Lai meets US Heritage Foundation founder Dr. Edwin Feulner On the afternoon of March 4, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by founder of the US-based Heritage Foundation Dr. Edwin...

President Lai meets US Heritage Foundation founder Dr. Edwin Feulner
TAIWAN, March 4 - Details 2025-03-04 President Lai attends opening ceremony of GCTF Workshop on Whole-of-Society Resilience Building, Preparation, and Response On the morning of March 4, President Lai Ching-te attended the opening ceremony of the...

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's Oral Reply to Parliamentary Questions on ASEAN's Engagement of the United States under the Trump Administration
QUESTION Mr Neil Parekh Nimil Rajnikant: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) what does Singapore consider the key priorities for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in its relations with the United States (US) under the new...

Two North Korean Nationals and Three Facilitators Indicted for Multi-Year Fraudulent Remote Information Technology Worker Scheme that Generated Revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Note: View the indictment here. The Justice Department today announced the indictment of North Korean nationals Jin Sung-Il (진성일) and Pak Jin-Song (박진성), Mexican national Pedro Ernesto Alonso De Los Reyes, and U.S. nationals Erick Ntekereze Prince...

President Lai attends opening ceremony of GCTF Workshop on Whole-of-Society Resilience Building, Preparation, and Response
TAIWAN, March 4 - Details 2025-02-24 President Lai meets Japanese House of Representatives Member Tamaki Yuichiro On the afternoon of February 24, President Lai Ching-te met with Japanese House of Representatives Member Tamaki Yuichiro. In...

President Lai meets Japanese House of Representatives Member Tamaki Yuichiro
TAIWAN, February 24 - Details 2025-02-21 President Lai meets Abe Akie, wife of late Prime Minister Abe Shinzo of Japan On the morning of February 21, President Lai Ching-te met with Abe Akie, the wife of late Prime Minister Abe Shinzo of Japan. In...

President Lai attends opening of 2025 Halifax Taipei forum
TAIWAN, February 20 - On the afternoon of February 20, President Lai Ching-te attended the opening of the 2025 Halifax Taipei forum. In remarks, President Lai thanked the Halifax International Security Forum for their strong support for Taiwan,...