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Asia & Pacific

Trump says Cambodia, Thailand going to be fine after calls over conflict

Long-running tensions over a disputed border between the two Southeast Asian nations erupted into five days of fighting in July, when at least 48 people were killed and an estimated 300,000 temporarily displaced, before Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim brokered the ceasefire.

38 minutes ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan trying to revive wartime militarism with Taiwan comments, China state media says

World War Two, and the Japanese invasion of China which preceded it in 1931, remains a source of ongoing tension between Beijing and Tokyo. ...

19 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

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.  ...

22 hours ago

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Toxic smog smothering India's capital smashes WHO limit

Cooler temperatures and slow-moving winds trap deadly pollutants.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Trump's Rubio and Waltz picks signal 'existential' fight with China

Trump, who rhetorically at least has long broken with the historic bipartisan consensus in Washington for an assertive US global role, tapped two Florida politicians who still believe in traditional US engagement with the world.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Philippines says China is pushing it to cede claims in South China Sea

China and the Philippines have sparred repeatedly this year over disputed areas of the South China Sea, including the Scarborough Shoal, one of Asia's most contested features.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

President Prabowo calls Trump ahead of Biden meeting

Prabowo, who has said he will pursue a non-aligned foreign policy, posted a video of his call to Trump made after he arrived from China, where he had met with President Xi Jinping on his first overseas trip since taking office last month.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Beijing draws baselines around shoal in Manila's jurisdiction to fortify claims

Its line is around Scarborough Shoal, the South China Sea feature that lies within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.

1 year ago
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Indonesia claims ‘no change’ to South China Sea stance

A joint statement following President Prabowo’s meeting with Xi Jinping threatens to upend Jakarta’s neutral stance by suggesting the two countries “reached an important common understanding on joint development in areas of overlapping claims”.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Indonesia's maritime agency to hold talks with Chinese coast guard

Chief of Bakamla Vice Adm. Irvansyah told lawmakers at the House of Representatives on Monday that the meeting was scheduled for late November or early December this year.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Indonesia says it has no overlapping South China Sea claims with China

Beijing has long clashed with Southeast Asian neighbours over the South China Sea, which it claims almost in its entirety, based on a "nine-dash line" on its maps that cuts into the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) of several countries. 

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Australian Defence Force arrives in East Java ahead of largest joint exercises

The Keris Woomera Exercise is the largest combined joint activities by the two countries' military under the Australia-Indonesia Defence Cooperation Agreement. 

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Indonesian, Russian navies hold joint counter-terrorism drills

The joint exercise, which started last week, came as newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto pledged closer ties with Russia on defence, in a bid to forge links with any country as part of Jakarta's long-held non-aligned foreign policy.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Biden to meet Prabowo, Israeli president on Tuesday

On Saturday, Prabowo met Chinese President Xi Jinping, the state-run Xinhua news agency said.

1 year ago
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Prabowo concludes China trip, jets off to US

President Prabowo Subianto ended his state visit to China on Sunday and left directly for the United States as his administration seeks to maintain balanced ties with the two rival powers.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Qantas plane returns to Australia airport due to 'engine failure', sparks fire

The Qantas flight, QF520, was bound for Brisbane and was circling for a "short period of time" before landing safely at Sydney Airport, Qantas Chief Pilot Captain Richard Tobiano said in the statement.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Prabowo heads to China as five-nation tour begins

Prabowo, a 73-year-old ex-general inaugurated last month, has pledged to position Jakarta more prominently on the world stage while sticking to its traditional non-aligned foreign policy.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Xi urges US to 'get along' as he congratulates Trump

Stable, sound and sustainable China-US relations serve the interests of both, Xi said on Thursday, adding that the international community would expect the two powers to "respect each other (and) co-exist peacefully".

1 year ago
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Singapore 'deeply invested' in Indonesia’s success, PM says

Wong sat down with senior journalists to outline a plan to build on the close ties his predecessor had forged with Indonesia’s previous president.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

China says hopes for 'peaceful coexistence' with US as Trump on brink of victory

"We will continue to approach and handle China-US relations based on the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation," foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular briefing.

1 year ago
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Indonesia collaboration beneficial for ASEAN: Singapore PM

Wong sat down with a few senior journalists to share how robust Indonesia-Singapore cooperation could impact the wider Southeast Asian region.

1 year ago
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Prabowo to welcome Singapore’s PM, discuss issues of mutual interest

Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong embarked on his two-day state visit to Indonesia on Tuesday in a move described by international experts as “strategic” given the archipelago’s importance to the island country and Indonesia’s projected bigger role on the global stage under the leadership of President Prabowo Subianto.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Seven ambassadors to strengthen bilateral ties with Indonesia in various fields

Ambassadors presented various fields of cooperation such as agriculture, electric vehicles, investment and sustainable energy.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

NATO-type Southeast Asian security group not feasible, Philippines says

Asked about the prospect of a NATO equivalent in Southeast Asia, Gilberto Teodoro told a security forum that ASEAN's complex "dichotomies and divergence in country interests" would make it challenging to set up a unified military alliance."For example, we have a pre-ASEAN defense alliance with the United States. We continue to build alliances with like-minded countries," he said in a security forum in Manila. 

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

President Prabowo to visit China on Friday

The 73-year-old ex-general's state visit will take place from Friday to Sunday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said in a statement.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

South Korea fines Meta for illegal collection of user data

The firm, which also owns Instagram, ran afoul of laws prohibiting the use of information on political opinions, religious beliefs and people's sex life unless the individual provides explicit consent, Seoul's Personal Information Protection Commission added.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Malaysia complains to Vietnam over South China Sea reef expansion

The move brings to light another of the multiple disputes in the strategic waterway, most of which China claims sovereignty over, with Beijing involved in frequent altercations with the Philippines and sporadic rows with Vietnam.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Myanmar junta chief to make first China visit since seizing power

Since the coup Myanmar has been in chaos, including areas along its border with China, as an armed resistance movement combined with established ethnic minority militias to wrest control of large territories from the military government. 

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Indonesia, Russia kick off first joint naval drills

Indonesia maintains a neutral foreign policy, refusing to take sides in the Ukraine conflict or in great power competition between Washington and Beijing.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan, EU announce new defense pact

Borrell and his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya unveiled the pact to develop cooperation on joint military drills, the exchange of information related to the defense industry, and space security, among other matters.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

Snow forecast next week on Mount Fuji, at last

Snow on average begins forming on Japan's highest mountain on October 2 and the latest it had been detected before this year was in 1955 and 2016, when it fell on October 26.

1 year ago
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Indonesia's position on South China Sea ‘unchanged’, ministry says

“We continue to have dialogue behind the scenes and other diplomatic efforts to address this issue proportionally with other countries,” a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.

1 year ago
Asia & Pacific

China holds first dual aircraft carrier drills in South China Sea

State media did not specify when the exercises with the Liaoning and Shandong vessels took place, though it said the broader naval mission had overlapped with public holidays that spanned late September to October.

1 year ago
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