Asia & Pacific

After Trump spoke with Xi, the White House and State Department reiterated long-standing Taiwan commitments, even as new funding and arms deals irk Beijing.

The victory gives Takaichi a strong mandate to pursue measures to improve Japan’s economy, including tax cuts and increased military readiness.

Anutin Charnvirakul, the leader of the conservative Bhumjaithai Party, described the Feb. 8 election result as ‘a victory for all Thais.’

In Japan’s two-chamber parliament, the lower house has more power, giving it more control over governing policy.

India agreed to buy $500 billion in U.S. energy, precious metal, coal, and other products as part of the agreement.

Religious persecution is ‘a warning sign that freedom itself is under siege,’ says the former ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.

Last month, the Pentagon announced an $11.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan, the largest U.S. weapons package ever proposed for the island democracy.

President Ishmael Toroama says Bougainvillean government has rejected a proposal that would have diluted its stake in its copper mining company.

Thailand’s military uncovered the deceptive office and the Australian Federal Police is now engaging with Thai authorities.

The court ruling is a setback for Beijing’s regional strategy.

The man has been identified as 27-year-old Michael Hurst from Melbourne. Japanese authorities are investigating the cause of his death.

While allowing other countries in, strict legal and financial conditions are designed to keep Washington firmly in control.

The abuse is ‘something so chilling and appalling that a lot of people don’t even want to think about it,’ the co-chair of the summit said.

President Lai Ching-te says his administration will continue to deepen Taiwan–U.S. economic and trade relations and diversify the island’s technology presence.

The deal will result in India charging a zero percent levy on American goods entering the country, according to the president.

A claim before the Waitangi Tribunal covering the country’s petroleum, natural gas and minerals could impede a deal with the US.

Xi’s purge has created a vacuum in the PLA’s top leadership and significantly weakened its capabilities and his own control of the military, analysts said.

As infections reported this week in India have the world on high alert, China says it has testing kits ready and a potential drug treatment.

Beijing seeks to tighten its grip on the U.N. agency to subvert the international order, experts warn.

After Trump spoke with Xi, the White House and State Department reiterated long-standing Taiwan commitments, even as new funding and arms deals irk Beijing.

The victory gives Takaichi a strong mandate to pursue measures to improve Japan’s economy, including tax cuts and increased military readiness.

Anutin Charnvirakul, the leader of the conservative Bhumjaithai Party, described the Feb. 8 election result as ‘a victory for all Thais.’

In Japan’s two-chamber parliament, the lower house has more power, giving it more control over governing policy.

India agreed to buy $500 billion in U.S. energy, precious metal, coal, and other products as part of the agreement.

Religious persecution is ‘a warning sign that freedom itself is under siege,’ says the former ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.

Last month, the Pentagon announced an $11.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan, the largest U.S. weapons package ever proposed for the island democracy.

President Ishmael Toroama says Bougainvillean government has rejected a proposal that would have diluted its stake in its copper mining company.

Thailand’s military uncovered the deceptive office and the Australian Federal Police is now engaging with Thai authorities.

The court ruling is a setback for Beijing’s regional strategy.

The man has been identified as 27-year-old Michael Hurst from Melbourne. Japanese authorities are investigating the cause of his death.

While allowing other countries in, strict legal and financial conditions are designed to keep Washington firmly in control.

The abuse is ‘something so chilling and appalling that a lot of people don’t even want to think about it,’ the co-chair of the summit said.

President Lai Ching-te says his administration will continue to deepen Taiwan–U.S. economic and trade relations and diversify the island’s technology presence.

The deal will result in India charging a zero percent levy on American goods entering the country, according to the president.

A claim before the Waitangi Tribunal covering the country’s petroleum, natural gas and minerals could impede a deal with the US.

Xi’s purge has created a vacuum in the PLA’s top leadership and significantly weakened its capabilities and his own control of the military, analysts said.

As infections reported this week in India have the world on high alert, China says it has testing kits ready and a potential drug treatment.

Beijing seeks to tighten its grip on the U.N. agency to subvert the international order, experts warn.