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Thu, February 2, 2023 | 06:36

China and Thailand kick off joint air force drills

China and Thailand kick off joint air force drills

Thailand and China kicked off a joint air force exercise on Sunday, the kingdom's military said, the first such drills in years following a pause forced by Covid-19.

2022-08-14 20:40

US to boost Taiwan trade, conduct transits in straits

US to boost Taiwan trade, conduct transits in straits

The United States is responding to China's "provocative" behavior on Taiwan by boosting trade with the democratically run island and insisting on right of air and sea passage through the tense straits, the White House said Friday.

2022-08-14 10:34

Japan PM names new Cabinet, shifting some over church ties

Japan PM names new Cabinet, shifting some over church ties

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday in an apparent bid to distance his administration from the conservative Unification Church over its ties to the assassinated leader Shinzo Abe and senior ruling party members.

2022-08-10 20:54

China reaffirms threat of military force to annex Taiwan

China reaffirms threat of military force to annex Taiwan

China on Wednesday reaffirmed its threat to use military force to bring self-governing Taiwan under its control, amid threatening Chinese military exercises that have raised tensions between the sides to their highest level in years.

2022-08-10 20:54

Taiwan begins live-fire artillery drill simulating defence against China attack

Taiwan begins live-fire artillery drill simulating defence against China attack

Taiwan's military began a live-fire artillery drill Tuesday simulating a defense of the island against an attack after days of massive Chinese military exercises, an AFP journalist at the site of the exercise said.

2022-08-09 11:21

Foreign ministers of South Korea and China to meet to address thorny issues

China sanctions US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

China sanctions US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

China has announced unspecified sanctions on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her visit earlier this week to Taiwan.

2022-08-05 20:58

China-US Taiwan firestorm looms over ASEAN summit

China-US Taiwan firestorm looms over ASEAN summit

Southeast Asian foreign ministers will seek ways to help quell the diplomatic storm over Taiwan at regional talks Wednesday, after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived on the island, enraging Beijing.

2022-08-03 20:10

US deploys four warships east of Taiwan as Pelosi heads to Taipei

US deploys four warships east of Taiwan as Pelosi heads to Taipei

Four U.S. warships, including an aircraft carrier, were positioned in waters east of Taiwan on what the U.S. Navy called routine deployments on Tuesday amid Chinese anger over U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit the island.

2022-08-02 21:50

Ramos, ex-Philippine leader who helped oust dictator, dies

Ramos, ex-Philippine leader who helped oust dictator, dies

Former Philippine President Fidel Valdez Ramos, a U.S.-trained ex-general who saw action in the Korean and Vietnam wars and played a key role in a 1986 pro-democracy uprising that ousted a dictator, has died. He was 94.It was not immediately clear what caused his death but one of his longtime aides, Norman Legaspi, told The Associated Press that Ramos had been in and out of t...

2022-07-31 21:44

Japan's push for UNESCO to list divisive gold mine delayed

Japan's push for UNESCO to list divisive gold mine delayed

Japan's push to obtain UNESCO World Heritage recognition for a former gold mine key to the nation's industrialization will be delayed because its application was insufficient, officials said Thursday.

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