China urged the Philippines on Tuesday to observe “basic etiquette” and eschew megaphone diplomacy after the southeast Asian nation’s foreign minister used an expletive-laced Twitter message to demand …
Taiwan and Japan Track China Warship Together in Apparent Team-up at Sea
Defense officials in Taipei skirted around the topic when asked about satellite images showing warships from Taiwan and Japan tracking a Chinese military vessel.
G7 mulls a message to China: the West ain’t over just yet
The Group of Seven rich democracies will on Tuesday discuss ways of countering challenges from China and Russia without trying to contain Beijing or escalate tension with the Kremlin, two of its top …
EU regulators start review of China’s Sinovac vaccine
The European Union’s drug regulator says it has started a rolling review of China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine to assess its effectiveness and safety, which is a first step toward possible approval f …
Philippine diplomat apologizes for profanity toward China
The Philippines’ foreign secretary has apologized after tweeting an obscene phrase demanding China get out of Philippine-claimed territories in the South China Sea in an outburst that annoyed the Phil …
5 things to know for May 4: Covid-19, immigration, US military, opioid trial, South China Sea
May the Fourth be with you! A clever Star Wars pun has turned into a holiday for fans of the franchise, but exactly how it got started is still a bit of a mystery. Here’s what you need to know to Get …
Philippine foreign minister tells China to ‘Get the F**k Out’ over South China Sea dispute
The Philippine foreign minister on Monday demanded in an expletive-laced Twitter message that China’s vessels get out of disputed waters, the latest exchange in a war of words with Beijing over the …
Top US diplomat to join China UN event on global cooperation
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will participate in a U.N. Security Council meeting Friday chaired by China’s foreign minister on strengthening global cooperation and the key role of the United …
Hong Kong decentralized finance startup banks $3.3m in strategic sale round
Hong Kong’s Formation Fi, a startup that simplifies decentralized finance (DeFi) portfolio construction to help users better manage risk, said it closed US$3.3 million in a strategic sale round. The …
China: US should push North Korea diplomacy, not pressure
China’s U.N. ambassador expressed hope Monday that President Joe Biden’s policy toward North Korea will give more importance to diplomacy and dialogue instead of “extreme pressure” to try to stop …