Asia & Pacific

The top U.S. envoy in Taiwan has welcomed Taiwan President Lai Ching-te’s announcement, saying the entire world ‘has a stake’ in ensuring peace in the region.

Observers warn the threat to Taiwan and U.S. allies remains high even as strategic calculations and internal instability affect future Chinese military drills.

The Bougainville government has signed a deal with an Indian-based mining company, bypassing Beijing which has long coveted the valuable Panguna mine.

The woman says Chinese immigration officers declared her Indian passport invalid during a transit stop.

‘We cannot accept what China is saying,’ the Japanese government’s top spokesperson said.

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 states.

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.

The top U.S. envoy in Taiwan has welcomed Taiwan President Lai Ching-te’s announcement, saying the entire world ‘has a stake’ in ensuring peace in the region.

Observers warn the threat to Taiwan and U.S. allies remains high even as strategic calculations and internal instability affect future Chinese military drills.

The Bougainville government has signed a deal with an Indian-based mining company, bypassing Beijing which has long coveted the valuable Panguna mine.

The woman says Chinese immigration officers declared her Indian passport invalid during a transit stop.

‘We cannot accept what China is saying,’ the Japanese government’s top spokesperson said.

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 states.

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.