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Thailanders in the street protesting for rights.

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South Korean citizens protesting Park Geun-hye.

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North Korea test firing a missile.

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President Trump and Japanese P.M. Shinzo Abe shaking hands.

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- Since January 2004, more than 6,000 ethnic Malay Muslims and ethnic Thai Buddhists have been killed in armed conflict in Thailand’s southern border provinces.
- Human Rights Watch’s Thailand webpage remains blocked in the country because it is deemed a threat to national security.
- Military units in Bangkok and other provinces forced the cancellation of more than 60 political events, seminars, and academic panels on political and human rights issues in 2015 on grounds that the events threatened stability and national security.
- Thai authorities provided financial compensation to the victims or their families in exchange for their agreement not to pursue criminal prosecution of abusive officials.
- Trafficking of migrants onto Thai fishing boats remained a pressing concern in 2015.
- Thai authorities continue to violate the international prohibition against refoulement, or forcible return, by forcing refugees and asylum seekers back to countries where they are likely to face persecution.
- Migrant workers from Burma, Cambodia, and Laos are vulnerable to abuses by police and government authorities and to exploitation by employers and criminals, including sexual violence and extreme labor exploitation.
- Thailand also detains unaccompanied children and families with children, in violation of international standards.
- Drug users are sent to “rehabilitation” centers, mostly run by the military and Interior Ministry, where “treatment” consists mainly of military-style physical exercise with little or no medical assistance for drug withdrawal symptoms.

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- The US and Japan are working on a Bilateral Trade Deal.
- Japan and the US are trying to get Japan to remove some trade barriers so they can start trading with Japan.
- Japan is less able to compromise with the United States under a bilateral trade deal than under a multilateral agreement.
- U.S. is attempting to pressure Tokyo into opening up heavily-protected markets like agriculture.
- After the first round of talks in Tokyo on April 18, Japan and the United States remained in dispute on how to frame the bilateral economic dialogue.
- Given Japan's huge public debt, any signs the government is abandoning efforts on fiscal discipline could cause a bust in the country's finances and inflation that would be detrimental to the public.
- Japan has delayed the second promised tax hike twice  after the first increase in April 2014 caused the world's third-biggest economy to recess.

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- The action took place in Sinpo, a port city in eastern North Korea.
- US Pacific Command said it tracked a missile launch at 5:21 p.m. ET and said the missile blew up almost immediately.
- US military officials don't believe the missile had intercontinental capabilities.
- There was limited data as the missile blew up so quickly.
- The US Navy dispatched the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson strike group last weekend, and President Trump said that if China can't rein in North Korea's nuclear program, the United States will.
- The reported failed test is at the same time of year as previously launched missiles.
- The North Korean Defense Commission, commands the military, said it is prepared to conduct a nuclear test and made clear its missiles are capable of reaching the U.S.
- Another test by North Korea would challenge the newly installed Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping, unstabilizing South Korea, Japan and the U.S.
- Relations are strained, and their trade and investment help to keep the Chinese economy growing.

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- They were a larger economic power during the 1960’s and traded inexpensive goods to other countries.
- The standard of living rose after the economy became very strong.
- Was an ally of the US during the cold war.
- For decades military dictators ruled over South Korea, until 1987 when the country was forced to hold direct elections.
- South Korea over the past four decades has demonstrated incredible economic growth and global integration to become a high-tech industrialized economy.
- South Korean annual gdp is 1.305 trillion USD.
- Their GDP per capita was $37,900 in 2016.
- South Korean happiness index was 5.84 in 2016.

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- Was an ally of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
- Under Kim Il Sung, North Korea recovered from the Korean war.
- Kim was glorified as the great leader and he died in 1994.
- There was state owned industry and collective farms.
- Those both increased output in North Korea.
- The emphasis on self reliance kept North Korea isolated from the rest of the world.
- The dear leader Kim Jong Il took over and faced many problems with economy.
- Economy as of 2017 is growing very rapidly.
-Korea's economy is very strict and the government control.
-The government is very corrupt.
-They do not have free trade and everything goes through the government.
-There is no functioning financial sector.
-Access to financing is very rare as the government represses the economic system.
-North Korea's GDP was worth 16.12 billion US dollars in 2015.
-Their GDP per capita was $1,800 in 2014.

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- After WWII Mao Zedong’s communist forces set up the people’s republic of China.
- He built a one party totalitarian state in China.
- To build socialism and repair the economy after WWII, China nationalized all businesses.
- They drew up a 5 years plan designed to increase coal and steel output and develop heavy industry.
- The government attacked crime and corruption.
- Under China’s new constitution woman won equality under the law.
- Communist ideology replaced confucian ideas in China.
- Students learned to praise the “Great Helmsman” Mao Zedong.
- China supported America in the cold war.
- In 1958 The great leap forward began and was a big failure.
- In 1997 Zedong died and the communist ideology was weakening, there was also risk of high unemployment and economic chaos.
- Deng Xiaoping took power after Mao and was a big political reformer.
- Due to China’s population they developed the one child policy.

- China's economy is expected to surpass ours by 2018 according to Forbes.com.
- Their happiness index was 5.25 points in 2016.

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- Began 1954, after the rise of Ho Chi Minh and his communist Viet Minh party in North Vietnam.
- It was a fight between North and South Vietnam alongside its ally, United States.
- By 1969 more than 500,000 American military personnel were involved in the Vietnam conflict
- U.S. forces withdrew from the war in 1973
-The war ended 1975.
- More than 3 million (Including 58,000 Americans) were killed in the Vietnam war, more than half were Vietnam citizens
- The following year the country was unified as the Socialist republic of Vietnam

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- First military action of the cold war
- Began with 75,000 soldiers from North Korea pouring over the 38th parallel into South Korea on June 25, 1950.
- North Korea (backed by the Soviet USSR), made an attempt to unify the border by forceful attacks.
- By July America joined on South Korea’s side.
- As the war was coming to an end, both the United States as well as the Soviets had come to an agreement that they were going to accept Japan’s surrender in Korea.
- This would leave the USSR occupying Korea north of the 38th parallel line, and the United States would occupy the country south of the 38th parallel line.
- Ended July 1953
- 5 million soldiers and civilians lost their lives in the war.
- The division of Korea into North Korea and South Korea was forced upon the people by external forces, government, and powers that the Korean people had no say in.
- The Korean peninsula is still divided between North and South today.

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- After Atom bombs, Americans helped social change in Japan.
- They introduced economic reforms designed to promote democracy.
- In order to help Japan build a democracy, America reformed Japan’s education system to allow everyone to be in it.
- They emphasized equality for women and women got the right to vote and hold office.
- In the 1950s Japan made huge jumps on GDP (gross domestic product).
- The Japanese had many zaibatsus, which were large business conglomerates.
- They had one major export, steel.
- They eventually exported more goods than they imported.
- The U.S. and Japan signed a peace treaty in 1952.
- During the cold war Japan supported the western alliance led by the United States.
- The Liberal Democratic Party has dominated the government since the 1950’s.
- Japan now has a mostly free market trade system.
- Japan's GDP was worth 4123.26 billion US dollars in 2015.
- Japan received a score of 28.3 from happy planet index and is ranked 58 out of all countries surveyed.

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China - 18-24 years of age for selective compulsory military service
Taiwan - Males 18-36 years of age for military
North Korea - The people are taught from a young age about North Korea, the country's leadership, and the outside world, as viewed from the government's perspective. ~ As no outside opinions or viewpoints exist in the country, most people believe what they are taught and are unlikely to question that which the government says, especially publically.- once children are about 5 years old they go to a government-run boarding school until 16. - The pay in North Korea is likely very poor, although the government provides that which the people need to survive. ~ This makes the people even more reliant on the government, the underlying theme in North Korean culture and their daily way of life. - 18 is presumed to be the legal minimum age for compulsory military service.
South Korea - 20-30 years of age for compulsory military service
Vietnam - 18-25 years of age for male compulsory and voluntary military service.
Thailand - 21 years of age for compulsory military service.

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- Park Geun-hye was the first woman President of South Korea.
- She was elected on 25 February 2013 and was the 11th President.
- She was the daughter of late dictator Park Chung-hee, one of the most divisive figures in South Korean history, and some recall him as an enormous human rights abuser while others credit him for an economic rise in 1960-70s.
- She was impeached on 10 March 2017 because of bribery and abuse of power.
- She was arrested and is being held in a detention center near Seoul.
- She can receive anywhere from 10 years to a life sentence.
- There was massive and peaceful protests
- She denied any legal wrongdoing, arguing that she only got help from Choi to edit some presidential speeches and on public relations.
- She faces an impending trial.
- The next presidential election will be held on May 9th, 2017.
- The candidates are Moon Jae-in, Ahn Cheol-soo, Sim Sang-jung, Yoo Seung-min, and Hong Joon-pyo.
- Candidates have been promoting their campaigns using K-Pop songs including Twice's "Cheer Up"