Asia & Pacific

Beijing uses ‘dubious’ pretexts, backed by coercion, to press its sweeping claims in the South China Sea, the State Department says.

Tokyo’s defense white paper echoes the 2025 edition, which flagged China as ’the greatest strategic challenge' to Japan since World War II.

This year’s exercise is different in unprecedented ways such as the military’s use of drone swarms, said one expert.

Dozens of listed companies have disclosed added tax costs as businesspeople describe authorities revisiting previously approved tax treatment.

Jed Royal said Taiwan’s ’strategy of erosion' can work but requires stronger defenses, dispersed stockpiles, and repeated civilian-military exercises.

U.S. importers must prove their goods are free of Xinjiang forced labor, and the two sanctioned firms sell forensic testing that makes that proof possible.

The ruling follows a Supreme Court decision limiting court review of temporary protected status terminations.

The Chinese regime’s sweeping tax on overseas wealth will further the loss of its growth momentum and innovative capacity, experts said.

The senior House Republican also called for U.S.–Taiwan drone co-production as Taipei considers a $6.7 billion unmanned systems plan.

“There were many shots: bang, bang, bang. Then it went quiet. Then it started again,” a student said.

The CCP’s October plenum could fill senior posts after investigations and removals depleted the military’s top command.

The Shanghai-based company waited nearly a year to disclose the boy’s death and changed the trial’s public status five days before the announcement.

President Lai Ching-te entered an underground command post as Taiwan tested coastal defenses, port security, and reserve mobilization.

Earlier this week, President Lee ​Jae Myung labeled the heatwave a ’state disaster.’

Eala’s first career title launches her into the WTA top 20 for the first time.