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Taiwan tensions rise amid Japan-China dispute, US arms deal

The 1972 Japan-China Joint communique normalized bilateral relations, with Japan acknowledging the "One China" policy recognized by many other countries including the United States. 

2 hours ago
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300 Indonesians return home as Malaysia steps up deportation

Three hundred Indonesians previously detained in Malaysia’s immigration depots in Johor Bahru have been returned home, the Foreign Ministry in Jakarta has announced, calling on people to comply with local regulations as arrests of Indonesians in the neighboring country continue. ...

7 hours ago
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Afghan nationals carried out two suicide bombings in Pakistan, says minister

Both the bombers involved in the attacks have been identified as Afghans, he told parliament in a session carried live on television. ...

22 hours ago

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Albanese confirms China visit

"I look forward to going to Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu, which I will visit from Saturday," Albanese told reporters in Hobart. He did not give more details about his trip.

4 months ago
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BRICS revives Bandung Spirit to unite Global South

The Bandung Spirit, first articulated during the 1955 Asia-Africa Conference in West Java, was the first major political expression of unity among formerly colonized nations. It emphasized principles of self-determination, non-intervention and equality in global relations, advocating independence from great power domination.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Prabowo touts South-South cooperation at BRICS summit

Prabowo made the call in his speech at the second session of the BRICS summit in the Brazilian coastal city of Rio de Janeiro to discuss finance, artificial intelligence and multilateralism.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Australian woman found guilty of triple murder with toxic mushrooms

A keen home cook, Erin Patterson hosted an intimate meal in July 2023 that started with good-natured banter and earnest prayer -- but ended with three guests dead. 

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan to export used destroyers to Philippines to deter China

The export plan involves six Abukuma-class destroyer escorts in service by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force for more than three decades, the Japanese daily said, citing multiple unnamed government sources.

4 months ago
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Indonesia steps up advocacy for citizen detained on terror charges in Myanmar

The Foreign Ministry continues to advocate for an Indonesian citizen identified as a social media influencer with the initials AP who was sentenced to seven years in prison in Myanmar on terrorism-related charges, amid mounting pressure from lawmakers for stronger diplomatic efforts to secure his release.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

US, Quad partners announce critical minerals initiative

The four countries, known as the Quad, share concerns about China's growing power and dominance of critical minerals, but relations have been tested by US President Donald Trump's global tariff offensive which has spared none of the members.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Thailand's political chaos: what happens next?

The senators have accused the 38-year-old premier of dishonesty and breaching ethical standards in violation of the constitution over a leaked telephone conversation with Cambodia's former premier Hun Sen. 

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan had hottest June on record: weather agency

"Japan's monthly average temperature in June was the highest for the month since statistics began in 1898," said the Japan Meteorological Agency.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Thai court suspends PM from duty pending case seeking her dismissal

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Tuesday suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty pending a case seeking her dismissal, adding to mounting pressure on a government fighting for survival and under fire on multiple fronts.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Bilateral frictions to overshadow Rubio meeting with Quad partners

The four countries, known as the Quad, share concerns about China's growing power, but their ties have been strained by President Donald Trump's global tariff offensive from which none of the Quad members have been spared. 

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Thailand's ruling political dynasty faces day of legal peril

Thailand's ruling political dynasty faces legal peril on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra risks suspension from office and her father, the former premier, appears in court for a separate royal defamation trial.

4 months ago
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Rights abuses flourish in Cambodian scamming compounds: Amnesty

The latest report from human rights group Amnesty International has revealed damning evidence of human rights abuses in Cambodia’s scamming industry on a massive scale, with victims coming from several Asian countries, including Indonesia.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Dalai Lama set to reveal succession plan as China watches

Dalai Lama said his successor to be born outside China, possibly in India.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Trump says he will 'get the conflict solved with North Korea'

At an Oval Office event where he highlighted his efforts to resolve global conflicts, Trump was asked whether he had written a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as was reported this month.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Thousands protest calling for Thai PM's resignation

The prime minister has been battered by controversy and abandoned by her largest backer the Bhumjaithai Party after her phone call with Cambodia's ex-leader Hun Sen leaked earlier this month.

4 months ago
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Indonesia, Malaysia strengthen ties amid global tensions

Amid a slew of global crises, such as flare-ups in the Middle East and economic uncertainty caused by United States trade policy, Indonesia and Malaysia must band together as strategic neighbors in protecting their national interests and resolving common concerns, the two leaders said in a joint statement.

4 months ago
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India accused of illegal deportations targeting Muslims

New Delhi says the people deported are undocumented migrants.

4 months ago
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Prabowo receives call from new South Korean president Lee Jae-myung

During the call on Monday evening Jakarta time, both leaders agreed to strengthen the special strategic partnership between Indonesia and South Korea that was established in 2017 on trade, investment, defense and green industries.

4 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Vietnam abolishes death penalty for spying, anti-state activities

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

4 months 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.

4 months 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.

4 months 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.

4 months 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.

4 months 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.

4 months 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.

4 months 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.

4 months 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.

4 months ago
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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.

4 months ago
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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.

4 months ago
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