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Asia & Pacific

Marcos Jr will meet Trump this month

Philippine foreign minister Theresa Lazaro, in an interview during a regional summit in Malaysia, confirmed the arrangement of what will be the first meeting between Trump and Marcos, whose nations have stepped up military engagements significantly of late. 

5 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Rubio to meet Wang Yi on sidelines of ASEAN talks

Rubio and Wang's first face-to-face meeting since US President Donald Trump returned to office comes as Washington and Beijing are locked in disputes on everything from trade and fentanyl to Taiwan and technology. ...

6 hours ago
Asia & Pacific premium

FM Sugiono urges ASEAN unity amid looming US tariffs

Representatives from Southeast Asian countries and their key partners, including the United States, China and Russia, have convened in Kuala Lumpur to discuss pressing global issues, just days after US President Donald Trump extended negotiation periods for his so-called “reciprocal tariff” policy.  ...

20 hours ago

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Asia & Pacific

Vietnam abolishes death penalty for spying, anti-state activities

Convicts would instead be given the maximum sentence of life in prison.

2 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Embattled Thai PM reshuffles cabinet as crisis rages

The 38-year-old daughter of controversial former PM Thaksin Shinawatra began handing out ministerial posts vacated when her main coalition partner quit last week -- a move that nearly took her government down.

2 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Thailand heads into political turbulence as Cambodia row festers

Tensions with Thailand and Cambodia remain elevated, with the Southeast Asian neighbors announcing tit-for-tat measures that are stoking nationalist fervor on both sides and stymieing bilateral trade, including a suspension by Phnom Penh of all Thai fuel and gas imports that came into effect on Monday.

2 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan-US-Philippines coast guards simulate crisis amid China threat

Tensions between China and other claimants to parts of the East and South China Seas have pushed Japan to deepen ties with the Philippines and the United States.

2 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Embattled Thai PM faces call to step down to avert coalition revolt

Paetongtarn, the politically inexperienced daughter of divisive tycoon and former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, is fighting fires on multiple fronts, struggling to breathe life into a stagnant economy facing steep US tariffs and under pressure to take a tougher stand on a territorial row with Cambodia that has seen their troops mobilize at the border.

2 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Court drops 1MDB-related money laundering charges against Najib Razak

Najib has been in prison since August 2022 after being found guilty of corruption and money laundering over funds misappropriated from SRC International, a former subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Berhad, from which Malaysian and US authorities say about $4.5 billion was stolen in a complex, globe-spanning scheme.

3 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Prabowo touts growing Russia ties after talks with Putin

Prabowo's decision to skip the G7 summit in Canada this week in favour of talks with Putin has raised fears of a tilt towards Moscow, analysts say, after the nations held their first joint naval drills last year.

3 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Thai PM apologizes as crisis threatens to topple government

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra apologized Thursday for a leaked phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen that has provoked widespread anger and put her government on the brink of collapse.

3 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Putin to meet Prabowo in St Petersburg on Thursday

Indonesia maintains a neutral foreign policy, refusing to take sides in the Ukraine conflict or in the competition between Washington and Beijing, but Prabowo has touted stronger relations with Moscow.

3 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Cambodia bans Thai fruit, vegetables in border spat

Cambodia on Tuesday banned imports of fruit and vegetables from Thailand as the two countries face off over a border dispute that led to a bloody military clash last month.

3 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Thai Airways gets court approval to exit bankruptcy plan

A court has approved Thai Airways' exit from its debt rehabilitation plan, launched after the flag carrier struggled to survive the collapse in tourism caused by coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions.

3 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Indonesia, Singapore hail new era in bilateral ties

President Prabowo Subianto on Monday reaffirmed Jakarta’s commitment to working closely with Singapore on various strategic sectors including investment and energy, hailing what Indonesia’s neighbor has dubbed “a new era” in their bilateral ties.

3 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Prabowo meets Singapore President Tharman, hopes to increase cooperation

President Prabowo Subianto held his first bilateral meeting with Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Monday in Singapore, hailing what Jakarta has marked as a “new phase” in the bilateral ties between the two countries. 

3 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Cambodia turns to World Court over Thailand border disputes

Phnom Penh announced it would cease buying Thai electric power, internet bandwidth and produce. It has also ordered local television stations not to screen Thai films.

3 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Indonesia sends condolences to families of Air India crash

The government, through the Foreign Ministry, has extended its sympathies to the families of all those killed in Thursday's devastating Air India crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, where investigators have recovered one of two black boxes from the Boeing Dreamliner's wreckage and DNA analysis is underway to identify at least 279 victims, including 241 passengers and crew.

3 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Thailand, Cambodia meet over border dispute

Officials from the two countries had agreed to resolve the spat at Saturday's meet in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh.

3 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Indonesia to cut contribution to South Korea fighter jet project

Although the two countries agreed on the amount, additional discussions are needed on the payment deadline and the specific scope of tech transfer.

3 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Air India crash survivor says he escaped through broken emergency exit

Ramesh Viswashkumar, who police said was on seat 11A near the emergency exit and managed to escape through the broken hatch, was filmed after Thursday's crash limping on the street in a blood-stained T-shirt with bruises on his face.

4 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

At least 265 dead in India plane crash, one passenger survives

Experts said it was too early to speculate on what may have caused Thursday's crash.

4 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

'Many killed' as Air India plane with 242 on board crashes near India's Ahmedabad airport

The crash occurred just after the plane took off, television channels reported. One channel showed the plane taking off over a residential area and then disappearing from the screen before a huge jet of fire rising into the sky from beyond the houses.

4 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Beijing hails improving Vatican ties after Pope Leo names first Chinese bishop

The Holy See expressed "satisfaction" on Wednesday at the recognition by China of the appointment of Joseph Lin Yuntuan as auxiliary bishop of Fuzhou, capital of eastern Fujian province.

4 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia 'confident' in US nuclear sub deal despite review

The 2021 AUKUS deal joins Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States in a multi-decade effort to balance China's growing military might.

4 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

South Korea halts loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts against North

South Korea on Wednesday halted loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts into the nuclear-armed North, the defense ministry said, adding it was a bid to "restore trust" under Seoul's new administration.

4 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan confirms China's aircraft carrier sailed east of Iwo Jima for first time

Japan would strengthen surveillance and gather necessary information, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told a regular press briefing in Tokyo. Japan has also sent "an appropriate message" to China, Hayashi said without elaborating.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

India seeks Indonesian support amid Kashmir ceasefire, downplays nuclear threat

A senior politician who visited Jakarta recently as part of an Indian outreach delegation made reassurances that Delhi "had no interest in nuclear escalation" as it sought Indonesia's support in ending what it considered "terrorist" attacks involving Pakistan.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan says 'progress' but no 'agreement yet' in US tariff talks

Japan said Saturday it was making "progress" in talks aimed at easing US President Donald Trump's tariffs but cautioned that the two sides have not found "a point of agreement yet".

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

US, China set for trade talks in London on Monday

Three of President Donald Trump's top aides will face their Chinese counterparts in London on Monday for talks to resolve a trade dispute between the world's two largest economies that has kept global markets on edge.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Indonesia's silence at Shangri-La Dialogue raises questions

Despite a wave of recent defense agreements and President Prabowo Subianto’s history of being outspoken at the annual forum, Jakarta opted for a quieter approach this year, prompting speculation over whether Indonesia is attempting to avoid offending major power, or if it simply lacks a coherent security posture.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Singaporean, Indonesian special forces engage in joint exercises

Singapore and Indonesia conduct various joint military exercises. 

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Lee Jae-myung's rise from poverty to the South Korean presidency

Lee has used this origin story to cultivate a loyal support base and frame himself as understanding the struggles of the underprivileged.

1 month ago

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Fri, July 11, 2025

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