Japan, Philippines Deepen Security Ties, Call for Peace Across Taiwan Strait
Japan and the Philippines deepened security ties during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s state visit to Tokyo, calling for peace and stability across the Taiwan...
Beijing Set to Prolong Rare-Earth Curbs, Economic Retaliation Against Tokyo: Analysts
Beijing’s manipulation of uncertainty over rare-earth exports serves as a potent coercive tool against Tokyo, with experts warning of further economic retaliation despite ongoing...
US Says Decades of Trying to Convince Beijing to Rectify Trade Practices Largely Failed
The United States has spent decades engaging with Beijing to address its harmful trade policies, but U.S. Trade Ambassador Jamieson Greer recently acknowledged that...
Japan, Germany Dismiss Russian Criticism of Military Buildup
Japan and Germany have dismissed criticism from Russian United Nations Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia that the “remilitarization” of the two countries is a threat to...
US, Japan, Taiwan Push Deterrence as Shangri-La Defense Forum Opens
Asia’s top annual defense forum opens in Singapore this weekend, with the United States, Japan, and Taiwan each placing deterrence at the center of...
Taiwan Forecasts Fastest Economic Growth in 16 Years on AI Boom
Taiwan’s economy is on track to post its strongest annual growth in 16 years as soaring demand for artificial intelligence (AI) tech fuels exports,...
Kazakh Activists Say Police Blocked Trip to US Embassy Over Xinjiang Advocacy
Members of a Kazakh human rights organization and their relatives say they were detained and intercepted while attempting to travel to the U.S. Embassy...
Putin Expected to Meet ASEAN Leaders During June Summit in Russia
Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro said on May 29 that she had spoken to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about a summit next month...
China’s Defense Minister to Skip Singapore’s Flagship Security Forum for 2nd Year
The Chinese military’s top diplomat will not attend Asia’s premier defense forum in Singapore this week, the defense ministry said on May 28, as...