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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.

14 hours 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 days 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 days ago

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Asia & Pacific

Strong earthquake strikes Southeast Asia, buildings collapse in Myanmar

At least one person was killed and dozens of workers rescued from under the rubble of the skyscraper, Thailand's National Institute of Emergency Medicine said.

3 months ago
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French foreign minister launches port safety program during Jakarta visit

The four-year project, worth around 8.5 million euro, aims to improve capacity on safety and incident management in 12 seaports in Asia, including Tanjung Priok in Jakarta and Tanjung Perak in Semarang.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Pentagon chief Hegseth heads to Philippines amid South China Sea tensions

Beijing, meanwhile, cautions Manila against security arrangements that target “any third party.”

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Thai PM triumphs in confidence vote in first test of premiership

The censure motion was an early test of Paetongtarn Shinawatra's mandate more than seven months after she was unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight as a political neophyte who had never held public office, replacing ally Srettha Thavisin after his removal by a court for an ethics violation.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

China says it has not received any asylum application from' Duterte

Duterte's trip to Hong Kong was for his personal holidays, ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular press conference.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

South Korea court reinstates impeached PM Han as acting president

The court ruling is the latest development in South Korea's complex and sprawling political crisis, which President Yoon Suk Yeol started with a short-lived attempt to subvert civilian rule in December.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia to speed up $1 billion in defence spending in budget

Australia and other United States security allies are under pressure from United States President Donald Trump to increase defence spending.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Turkish court jails Istanbul mayor pending trial

Imamoglu, a key opposition figure and potential challenger to President Tayyip Erdogan, was detained on Wednesday on charges such as graft and aiding a terrorist group.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan, China, South Korea agree to promote peace, cooperation

The talks followed a rare trilateral summit in May in Seoul where the neighbours, riven by historical and territorial disputes, agreed to deepen ties and restated their goal of a denuclearised Korean peninsula.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Hundreds of thousands defy Erdogan to protest Istanbul mayor's arrest

It was the third straight night that demonstrators had rallied against the arrest of Imamoglu, Erdogan's biggest political rival, in Turkey's biggest street protests in more than a decade.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Pentagon to brief Musk on top-secret plan for potential war with China

Access to the closely guarded military plan would mark a sharp expansion of Musk's role as a Trump adviser who has spearheaded efforts to cut US government spending.

3 months ago
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RI’s Global South commitment in question over muted AAC jubilee celebration

Jakarta is scheduled to hold an event to celebrate the Asian-African Conference’s 70th anniversary in June, but the Foreign Ministry confirmed earlier this month that there will be no “major” events involving high-level foreign representatives.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

China, Russia eager to fill void as Trump axes US-funded media

The targeting of VOA, Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia not only freezes some of the most dogged reporting on countries with heavily restricted media, but it comes after years of concerted efforts by Beijing and Moscow to promote their own worldview on the global media landscape.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Philippine Senate launches probe of Duterte's ICC arrest

The 79-year-old, the first Asian former head of state charged by the ICC, stands accused of the crime against humanity of murder over his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups have said killed thousands.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

US official sought to end aid for Rohingya refugees

Written on February 16 by Peter Marocco, the acting USAID deputy administrator, the email provides a window into some of the thinking behind the administration's drive to terminate aid programs that it does not believe benefit the US.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Tears, disdain as drug war families watch Duterte at ICC

The 79-year-old, who was allowed to appear remotely, stands accused of crimes against humanity for the years-long campaign, which rights groups say killed thousands of mostly poor men.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

US official sought to end aid for Rohingya refugees, email says

The US has been the largest provider of aid to the Rohingya refugees, contributing nearly $2.4 billion since 2017, according to a State Department website.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

South Korea reports first foot-and-mouth disease case in nearly two years

The case, the first in the country since May 2023, was reported in a cattle farm in the southwestern Jeollanam-do province, the ministry said in a statement, adding that about 180 cattle in the farm would be culled.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

ICC arrest, impeachment leave Duterte clan's political future in doubt

Complying with the International Criminal Court warrant tied to his predecessor's deadly drug war was simply a matter of the Philippines meeting its international obligations, he told reporters.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Vietnam, Singapore agree to boost ties, cooperation on subsea cables

Singapore is the third Southeast Asian nation, after Malaysia and Indonesia, with which Vietnam has established a "comprehensive strategic relationship".

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

What we know about ex-Philippine president Duterte's arrest

Other former Philippine leaders have been arrested before, including Joseph Estrada in 2001 and Gloria Arroyo in 2011, both on graft charges, but Duterte is the first potentially to face an international tribunal.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Beijing warns UK against 'provoking tensions' over South China Sea

In a video partly filmed alongside a vessel belonging to the Philippine Coast Guard, Lammy on Monday condemned "dangerous and destabilising activities" by Beijing in the South China Sea.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Indonesia and Vietnam agree to upgrade strategic ties

Vietnamese Communist Party general secretary To Lam held talks with President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta to boost economic and defence cooperation.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Ex-Philippine president Duterte arrested on international warrant

"Early in the morning, Interpol Manila received the official copy of the warrant of the arrest from the ICC," the palace said in a statement.

3 months ago
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Prabowo welcomes Vietnam’s Lam to Jakarta

Vietnam’s Communist Party general secretary To Lam received a warm welcome at Jakarta’s State Palace on Monday, in his first visit to Indonesia since the inauguration of President Prabowo Subianto late last year and marking the 70th anniversary of Vietnam-Indonesia relations. 

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Defense ministry says no decision yet on buying India's Brahmos missiles

Multiple missile systems are being considered by Indonesia, not just those from BrahMos, spokesperson Frega Wenas said after Indonesia's defence minister met with his counterpart from Vietnam, although he declined to name the other companies.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Duterte says he will accept arrest if ICC issues warrant

The "war on drugs" was the signature campaign policy that swept Duterte to power in 2016 as a maverick, crime-busting mayor, who delivered on promises he made during vitriolic speeches to kill thousands of narcotics dealers.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Families of MH370 victims in China seek end to decade of 'torment'

The plane's disappearance has long been the subject of theories, ranging from the credible to outlandish, including that veteran pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah had gone rogue.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

South Korea's President Yoon free, trials continue after court quashes detention

Yoon remains suspended from his duties, and his criminal and impeachment trials continue over his short-lived martial law imposition on Dec. 3.

3 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Myanmar junta chief announces election for December or January

Myanmar has been turmoil since early 2021, when the military ousted an elected civilian government led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, triggering a protest movement that morphed into an armed rebellion against the junta across the Southeast Asian country.

3 months ago

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