Asia

‘Ukraine today could be East Asia tomorrow’: Japan PM warns

  Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned a security summit Friday that "Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow", as…

China vows ‘fight to the end’ to stop Taiwan independence

by Catherine Lai China will "fight to the very end" to stop Taiwanese independence, the country's defence minister vowed Sunday,…

US blasts China’s ‘destabilising’ military activity near Taiwan

  by Martin Abbugao Agence France Presse US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin Saturday blasted China's "provocative, destabilising" military activity near…

Russia, China unveil first road bridge

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia and China on Friday unveiled the first road bridge between the two countries as…

Hong Kong shares kick off day with big losses

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong stocks opened sharply lower Friday morning, extending a global sell-off after the European…

Taiwan’s Apple Daily finds buyer after Hong Kong edition shuttered

The Taiwan edition of Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper has found a buyer which would retain most of its staff,…

Cambodia, China revamp naval base, stoking US fears

      PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) -- Cambodia and China on Wednesday broke ground on a Beijing-funded project to…

Japanese fugitive wanted for Covid relief fraud held in Indonesia

Indonesian police have arrested a fugitive accused of masterminding a lucrative scheme in his native Japan to defraud a government…

China intercepted jet in international airspace: Australia PM

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia insisted Wednesday that its patrol plane was in international airspace when a Chinese warplane…

Death of three sisters spotlights India dowry violence

  by Aishwarya Kumar  Agence France-Presse JAIPUR, India (AFP) -- Before the three sisters and their children were found dead…

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