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Asia & Pacific

Timor Leste, Asia's youngest nation, becomes ASEAN's 11th member

Timor Leste's accession to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations follows a 14-year wait and though its membership is not expected to be transformative, it represents a symbolic victory for its President Jose Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, the heroes of its struggle for independence.

25 minutes ago
Asia & Pacific

More than 60 UN members sign cybercrime treaty opposed by rights groups

The new global legal framework aims to strengthen international cooperation to fight digital crimes, from child pornography to transnational cyberscams and money laundering. ...

1 hour ago
Asia & Pacific

Afghanistan, Pakistan to firm up truce at Istanbul talks

The confrontation, which resulted in dozens of deaths, among them civilians, began two weeks ago following explosions in central Kabul, which the Taliban government blamed on its Pakistani neighbor, launching a retaliatory offensive at the border. ...

15 hours ago

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Asia & Pacific

Thai PM to sign Cambodia ceasefire deal, skips summits over royal death

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he had asked for the ceasefire ceremony to be held on Sunday morning, after which he would return to Thailand.

17 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit dies at 93​

The palace said she had been hospitalized since 2019 due to several illnesses and developed a bloodstream infection on Oct. 17 before passing away late on Friday.

18 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Canada's Carney visits Asia to forge new alliances, reduce US dependence

After signing a trade deal with Indonesia in September, Canada is now targeting agreements with the Philippines, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan.

22 hours ago
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Indonesia seeks key economic position in Asia-Pacific

As President Prabowo Subianto heads to the ASEAN and APEC summits, expectations are high for Indonesia to build a more significant presence in the Asia-Pacific region. 

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

ASEAN's Myanmar peace plan not hard to implement, Malaysia says

Mohamad Hasan also said the Association of Southeast Asian Nations bloc could not stop a general election in Myanmar set for December but its foreign ministers want the contest to be fair and inclusive.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Xi to visit South Korea for APEC summit

Xi will deliver a speech at APEC and hold bilateral meetings with other leaders, including South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for the ministry,said at a press briefing on Friday. 

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Trump heads to Asia and high-stakes meeting with Xi

Trump said Wednesday he was making a "big trip" to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, his first visit to the region since he returned to the White House in a blaze of tariffs and geopolitical brinkmanship.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

ASEAN to host Trump at summit as US and China seek to avert trade war escalation

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations will press for trade multilateralism and deeper ties with new partners, while managing the fallout from Trump's global tariff offensive at its annual meeting in Malaysia's capital.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Timor Leste's ASEAN membership a win for Asia's youngest nation

Timor Leste, Southeast Asia's poorest nation with 1.4 million people and slightly bigger than Qatar, applied to join the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2011 and was granted observer status in 2022.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

South Korea says 'considerable' chance Kim, Trump will meet next week

Trump is expected in South Korea on Wednesday for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Myanmar scam center raid sends hundreds fleeing to Thailand

Sprawling compounds where internet fraudsters target people with romance and business cons have thrived along Myanmar's loosely governed border during its civil war, sparked by a 2021 coup.

2 days ago
Asia & Pacific

"We're both leaders of successful nations", Prabowo tells Lula

President Prabowo made the statement during a bilateral meeting with Lula at the State Palace in Central Jakarta on Thursday morning.

2 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Modi to attend ASEAN summit virtually, ruling out Trump meeting

The US and India have been negotiating for months to thrash out a trade deal, but talks have been complicated by the South Asian nation's Russian oil imports, which prompted Washington to impose a punitive 25 percent tariff on Indian goods in August, raising total levies to 50 percent.

2 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan government says Trump to visit country for 3 days from Monday

US President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Japan for three days from Monday for his first in-person talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

3 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Hoist the jolly manga: Gen Z protesters rally to One Piece pirate flag

Born in the cult manga series "One Piece", the cartoon skull and crossbones has in recent weeks become the flag of anti-establishment demonstrations worldwide.

3 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Thailand's ex-PM Paetongtarn quits as party leader

Paetongtarn, 39, served less than a year as prime minister before being sacked by a court in August over an ethics breach related to her handling of a border dispute with Cambodia.

3 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan's new PM Takaichi vows economic stimulus to fight inflation

Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday that her government will draw up a stimulus package to address rising living costs.

3 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Hardliner Takaichi elected as Japanese premier, shattering glass ceiling

Takaichi had enough votes to get the premiership, but to govern effectively she will need the backing of more opposition lawmakers.

4 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Indonesia to repatriate British grandmother on death row

Sandiford, a grandmother, was sentenced to death on the island of Bali in 2013 after she was convicted of trafficking drugs.

4 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Coalition deal puts Takaichi on brink of becoming Japan's first female PM​​

The cooperation agreement would deliver a combined 231 seats in parliament's dominant lower house. It would fall two short of a majority, but ensure Takaichi likely wins a vote in parliament on Tuesday to pick Japan's next prime minister.

5 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Cargo plane slides off runway in Hong Kong, killing two airport staff

The Boeing 747 involved in the deadliest airport incident in the financial hub in more than 25 years also fell into the water and was partially submerged, but all four crew members on board escaped.

5 days ago
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Australia, Indonesia agree to strengthen defense cooperation

Both countries will increase people-to-people contact among military personnel, strengthen institutional relations between defense institutions and widen cooperation in training, education and cybersecurity.

6 days ago
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Strategic ‘void’ risks muddling Prabowo’s global charm offensive

While helping raise Indonesia’s global visibility, the President's overseas trips seem to lack a solid strategy and if so, could ultimately backfire, according to analysts.

6 days ago
Asia & Pacific

LDP, Japan Innovation Party effectively strike policy deal for coalition

The move marks a new phase in Japan's multiparty politics following the Komeito party's departure from its 26-year alliance with the LDP.

1 week ago
Asia & Pacific

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to 'immediate ceasefire' in Qatar talks

After talks Saturday in Doha mediated by Qatar and Turkey to ease tensions, Qatar's foreign ministry said "the two sides agreed to an immediate ceasefire and the establishment of mechanisms to consolidate lasting peace and stability between the two countries".

1 week ago
Asia & Pacific

Thousands flee Philippine coast as storm approaches

Fengshen will bring heavy rainfall, along with a "minimal to moderate risk" of coastal flooding from 1 to 2 meters waves being pushed ashore by the disturbance, the government weather service said.

1 week ago
Asia & Pacific

South Koreans return from Cambodia facing investigation over online scams

More than 1,000 South Koreans are believed to be among about 200,000 people of various nationalities involved in the scam compounds in Cambodia.

1 week ago

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