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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".

5 hours 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. ...

10 hours ago
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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. ...

14 hours ago

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Asia & Pacific

Philippines files money-laundering case against fugitive ex-mayor

The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), with the National Bureau of Investigation and Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission, jointly filed multiple counts of money laundering against Alice Guo and 35 others at the Department of Justice.

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Timor-Leste PM thanks international community on independence vote anniversary

Timor-Leste's journey to self-determination was "long and heavy", but with international support it had been able to achieve peace, stability and development, said President Jose Ramos Horta

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Pope Francis takes climate message on Southeast Asia trip

The 12-day trip, traveling nearly 33,000 kilometers to visit four countries in the Southeast Asian region, is the longest trip yet by the pontiff, who now regularly uses a wheelchair due to knee and back pain.

9 months ago
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Indonesia, Australia ink ‘historic’ defense agreement

First revealed during Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto's visit to Canberra earlier this month, the Indonesia-Australia Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) is finally signed after over 30 bilateral meetings since March of last year.

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Filipino sailors hold the line at flashpoint South China Sea reef

The coast guard's BRP Teresa Magbanua has been anchored inside Sabina Shoal since April to assert Manila's claims to the area off its coast and prevent China from seizing it.

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Typhoon Shanshan makes landfall in Japan, killing 3 and snarling air traffic

Major automakers including Toyota and Nissan suspended operations in some or all of their domestic factories due to the storm.

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Biden aide Sullivan lauds 'rare' talks with Chinese military in Beijing

Sullivan arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, the first US National Security Advisor to visit China since 2016, for three days of talks with Foreign Minister Wang Yi and other high-ranking officials.

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Pacific Islands endorse $271 million regional policing plan

The leaders of Tonga, Fiji, Palau and Papua New Guinea said the program would assist island states to tackle drug trafficking, illegal fishing and economic crimes across a region that spans millions of kilometers of ocean.

9 months ago
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Indonesia eyes improved tourism, education partnerships with China

To foster people-to-people relations with China, Indonesia is negotiating more direct flights to the East Asian country as part of its attempt to attract tourists and expand scholarship cooperation to break the stigma against its partner.

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Chinese military's airspace violation is utterly unacceptable, Japan says

The airspace breach was "not only a serious violation of Japan's sovereignty but it also threatens our security", Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told a regular press conference.

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Malaysia charges ex-PM Muhyiddin with sedition over alleged remarks on royalty

Muhyiddin, who led Malaysia for 17 months between 2020 and 2021, was charged at a court in the northeastern state of Kelantan with sedition over remarks made in a political speech this month. He pleaded not guilty, his lawyer said.

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Super Garuda Shield 2024 joint exercise includes cyber threats

Indonesia, the United States started the Super Garuda Shield 2024 multinational joint exercise on Monday.

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Tire shards pierce wing on Rome-Perth Qantas flight

The Australian airline said Monday the incident occurred on an August 24 flight from Rome's Leonardo da Vinci Airport en route to the West coast of Australia.

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

China's actions in South China Sea patently illegal, Philippine says

"We have to expect these kinds of behaviour from China because this is a struggle. We have to be ready to anticipate and to get used to these kinds of acts of China which are patently illegal as we have repeatedly said," Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro told reporters.

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia gives millions of workers 'right to disconnect'

People can now "refuse to monitor, read, or respond to" their employers' attempts to contact them outside work hours -- unless that refusal is deemed "unreasonable".

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Experts meet as final global plastic treaty talks near

The four-day gathering is a largely technical waypoint on the road to final negotiations in late November in South Korea's Busan.

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Philippines urges China to halt 'provocative and dangerous' actions after flare incidents

China has built seven artificial islands in the South China Sea, and equipped some with radar, runways and surface-to-air missiles, including Subi Reef just 24 kilometers away and visible from Thitu, the most strategically important of nine features the Philippines occupies in the Spratlys.

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Energy-hungry Singapore eyes deserts, forest for renewables

The rising demand of power due to the massive expansions of data centers in Singapore has forced the city-state to import power sourced from renewable power plants in the neighboring countries.    

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Philippines flies workers home after Laos cyber scam crackdown

People arrested in the crackdown were mostly from Laos, Myanmar and China, although included people from India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam.

9 months ago
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Prabowo affirms friendship with Papua New Guinea after Australia visit

After his visit to Australia, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto flew to Papua New Guinea to meet with Prime Minister James Marape on Wednesday, when he affirmed Indonesia’s commitment to cooperation in various sectors such as defense and education.

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

US warship sails through sensitive Taiwan Strait

China claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory, and has in recent years upped military pressures by sending in increasing numbers of fighter jets, drones and naval vessels around the island.

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Bangladesh leader Yunus and USAID chief discuss assistance

Yunus and USAID Administrator Samantha Power discussed ways in which the US agency "might best support the interim government" on human rights, governance and economic issues, USAID spokesperson Shejal Pulivarti said in a statement. 

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Thailand reports suspected case of new mpox strain

The patient landed in Bangkok on August 14 and was sent to hospital with mpox symptoms the following morning, said Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, head of the kingdom's Department of Disease Control.

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Prabowo promises 'compromise and collaboration' with Papua New Guinea

Indonesia and Papua New Guinea share an 800-kilometre (500-mile) land border that has been the source of myriad disputes over the years.

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Abuse every day': Indian female medics speak out after brutal murder

The murdered doctor -- who has not been formally named but is being called "Abhaya", or "fearless" by protesters -- was found in the teaching hospital's seminar hall, suggesting she had gone there for a break during a long shift.

9 months ago
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Indonesia, Australia hail ‘vital’ defense agreement amid regional tensions

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has finalized the much-anticipated Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with Australia as he prepares to take office as Indonesia’s next president in October. 

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

China says US has 'no right to intervene' in South China Sea disputes

China and the Philippines have had repeated confrontations in the waters over the past year, including around a warship, grounded in 1999 by Manila on the contested Second Thomas Shoal, which hosts a garrison.

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Prabowo visits Australia, holds meeting with Albanese

The pact -- which includes provisions for joint drills and deployments to each country -- was unveiled during defence minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto's visit to Canberra.

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Indonesia and Australia seal treaty-level defence pact

The pact  -- which includes provisions for joint drills and each military operating in the other country -- was unveiled as Indonesian defence minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto visited Canberra.  

9 months ago
Asia & Pacific

New Zealand population growth stalls as Kiwis flee the nest

Statistics New Zealand reported that population growth was a modest 0.1 percent in the second quarter, with the population of 5.3 million growing by a meagre 7,000. 

9 months ago
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