As the U.S. and Japan deepen ties to counter China’s threat to Taiwan, residents of a tiny paradise island fear war will shatter their world.
China’s Xi and Taiwan’s Ex-President Ma Meet in Beijing
The encounter was the second between Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou, who made headlines when he became the first Taiwanese leader to meet his Chinese counterpart.
China says it is ready to work closely with North Korea to help relations reach higher level
China is willing to work closely with the North Korean legislature to help relations reach a “higher level,” China’s top legislator Zhao Leji was quoted as saying by the foreign ministry on Thursday.
Biden to meet with Philippines, Japanese leaders as worry grows about Chinese action in Indo-Pacific
President Joe Biden is gathering Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House for a first-of-its-kind White House summit …
Biden to warn on Beijing’s South China Sea moves in Philippines-Japan summit
Long-simmering tensions between China and its neighbors will be in the spotlight on Thursday as leaders of the U.S., Japan and the Philippines gather at the White House to push back on Beijing’s …
South China Sea: Why are China and Philippines tensions heating up?
An escalating diplomatic row and recent maritime run-ins between China and the Philippines, a U.S. treaty ally, have made the highly strategic South China Sea a potential flashpoint between Washington …
ADB forecasts Bangladesh’s GDP growth at 6.1% in FY 2023-24, anticipates rise to 6.6%
Riding on exports, Bangladesh’s economy is projected to grow at 6.1 percent in fiscal 2023–24, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is …
Indonesia to normalize ties with Israel amid OECD membership bid
Normalization between the two countries had been planned but untimely sidelined after the breakout of the ongoing war.
White House says it’s very concerned by China’s actions in the South China Sea ahead of key trilateral meeting
The White House is very concerned by China’s actions in the South China Sea, a senior administration official said, as President Joe Biden prepares to draw two Asian allies closer at a historic …
China sanctions 2 U.S. defense companies and says they support arms sales to Taiwan
China on Thursday announced rare sanctions against two U.S. defense companies over what it said is their support for arms sales to Taiwan, the self-governing island democracy Beijing claims as its own …