Meanwhile, the total number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Maldives has reached 21,572, including 64 deaths. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business …
Top US diplomat seeks deeper Japan ties, as China, North Korea cast shadow
TOKYO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called for deeper economic and security ties with Japan, as he and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin seek to use their first trip abroad to strength …
Top US diplomat seeks deeper Japan ties, as China, North Korea cast shadow
TOKYO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called for deeper economic and security ties with Japan, as he and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin seek to use their first trip abroad to strength …
US calls for deeper Japan ties as China, N Korea cast shadow
Secretary of State highlights US-Japan ties as he stresses vulnerabilities in global supply chain amid pandemic.
Japan’s defence minister to discuss China’s activities with U.S. counterpart
Japan’s defence minister, Nobuo Kishi, looks forward to discussing with his U.S. counterpart aspects of China’s activities in the East and South China Sea regions, he said on Tuesday. The security …
Japan, US to share China concern as ministers meet in Tokyo
Defense and foreign ministers from the U.S. and Japan are to discuss their concern over China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region as the Biden administration tries …
China’s tech giants fall under regulator’s pressure
China’s tech giants are coming under increasing pressure from regulators worried about their growing influence. By Monday, Tencent had shed more than $60bn (£42bn) from its market value as its share …
Encrypted messaging app Signal appears to be blocked in China
Encrypted messaging app Signal has stopped working in China and is now only accessible by users of a virtual private network (VPN).
U.S. tells China to improve ties with Australia: U.S. official
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Biden administration has told China that normalising relations with Australia is a precondition to Washington taking any substantial step towards improving relations with …
Taiwan’s continued success requires economic diversification of products and markets
For Taiwan, what has been a success story so far may be only a fine line away from calamity because of its overreliance on China and its relatively weak connections with the rest of the world.