China has frozen regulatory reviews for new Japanese films, adding to the fallout from a dispute over Taiwan that shows little sign of easing.
Exclusive: Air India lobbies to use airspace over China’s Xinjiang as financial woes mount
Air India is lobbying the Indian government to convince China to let it use a sensitive military airspace zone in Xinjiang to shorten routes as the financial toll from a ban on Indian carriers flying …
What to know about the F-35 fighter jet that Trump is selling to Saudi Arabia
President Donald Trump says he’s agreed to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia despite concerns that China could gain access to the plane’s vaunted American technology.
Philippines eyes completion of South China Sea code as ASEAN chair next year
The Philippines is hoping a code of conduct for the South China Sea can be completed when it is chair of the ASEAN bloc next year, with a consensus emerging between Southeast Asia and China, its foreign secretary said on Monday.
What to know about China and Japan’s escalating spat over Taiwan
China and Japan have been locked in an escalating row, set off by Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi’s suggestion earlier this month that Japan could respond with its own self-defence force if …
FirstFT: China raises economic pressure on Japan in dispute over Taiwan
Also in today’s newsletter, Philippine corruption scandal escalates, and US House votes to release Epstein files …
China Makes Biggest Soybean Buy in Two Years; Trump Urges More
China made its biggest daily purchase of American soybeans in two years, in a move that ends a temporary pause and appears to signal a commitment to a trade truce reached late last month.The US …
Starbucks to Sell Stake in China Business
The coffee giant is planning a joint venture with private-equity firm Boyu Capital for its more than 8,000 stores.
Myanmar’s Power Crisis and Energy Politics in the Dark
The military’s post-coup energy policy partnerships with China, Russia, and Thailand have done little to ease the hardship of those living under military rule.
China and Japan are in a vicious game of chicken over Taiwan
Mr Xi reportedly told her that China was willing to “work with Japan to…advance the strategic, mutually beneficial relationship” (with the usual finger-wagging reference to Japan’s wartime “history of …