Asia & Pacific

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said that showing how the government is spending taxpayers’ money helps to maintain public trust in the nation’s finances.

Cho Jung-tai made the comments following a conversation between Trump and CCP leader Xi Jinping.

Beijing has imposed a travel boycott on Japan in protest of Takaichi’s remarks about Taiwan earlier this month.

The Japanese defense minister said the deployment would help lower the chance of an attack on Japan itself.

Critics said citizens still face unsafe conditions in the war-torn country.

Uyghurs, Christians, Tibetans, and Falun Gong practitioners have faced ’targeted repression,' it stated.

Australia became the first country in the world to pass legislation on a social media ban for children, which will come into effect on Dec. 10.

Taiwanese Economic Minister Kung Ming-hsin told reporters that Taiwan has not finalized any trade agreement with the United States yet.

Chinese authorities detained nearly 30 leaders of Zion Church in a coordinated move, and the founding pastor remains jailed with inadequate care, lawyers said.

At least five people, including a child, were killed and around 100 injured when a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday.

Takaichi rejects the demands from Beijing to retract her statement on Taiwan, saying it is consistent with Tokyo’s longstanding stance.

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te showed his support for Japan on Thursday with a lunch of Japanese-sourced sushi.

South Korea’s coast guard launched an investigation on Thursday into a ferry that ran aground overnight.

Experts and lawmakers said chipmaking equipment is critical leverage that the U.S. has over China.

Beijing’s economic coercion has sparked concerns in Tokyo about reliance on the Chinese market.

Access to the drugs will be withheld until the conclusion of a UK clinical trial, expected in 2031.

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said that showing how the government is spending taxpayers’ money helps to maintain public trust in the nation’s finances.

Cho Jung-tai made the comments following a conversation between Trump and CCP leader Xi Jinping.

Beijing has imposed a travel boycott on Japan in protest of Takaichi’s remarks about Taiwan earlier this month.

The Japanese defense minister said the deployment would help lower the chance of an attack on Japan itself.

Critics said citizens still face unsafe conditions in the war-torn country.

Uyghurs, Christians, Tibetans, and Falun Gong practitioners have faced ’targeted repression,' it stated.

Australia became the first country in the world to pass legislation on a social media ban for children, which will come into effect on Dec. 10.

Taiwanese Economic Minister Kung Ming-hsin told reporters that Taiwan has not finalized any trade agreement with the United States yet.

Chinese authorities detained nearly 30 leaders of Zion Church in a coordinated move, and the founding pastor remains jailed with inadequate care, lawyers said.

At least five people, including a child, were killed and around 100 injured when a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday.

Takaichi rejects the demands from Beijing to retract her statement on Taiwan, saying it is consistent with Tokyo’s longstanding stance.

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te showed his support for Japan on Thursday with a lunch of Japanese-sourced sushi.

South Korea’s coast guard launched an investigation on Thursday into a ferry that ran aground overnight.

Experts and lawmakers said chipmaking equipment is critical leverage that the U.S. has over China.

Beijing’s economic coercion has sparked concerns in Tokyo about reliance on the Chinese market.

Access to the drugs will be withheld until the conclusion of a UK clinical trial, expected in 2031.