International Relations
Japan counts on Asian market to help shift to green energy
Oct 5, 2021

Japan counts on Asian market to help shift to green energy

Japan is focusing on its neighbors in Asia as it hopes to take a leadership role in the growing push to reduce emissions, having earmarked $10 billion to help the region speed up the move away from fo...

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Malaysia warns Myanmar to cooperate with envoy or no summit
Oct 4, 2021

Malaysia warns Myanmar to cooperate with envoy or no summit

Malaysia’s foreign minister has warned that Myanmar may be excluded from a summit of Southeast Asian leaders this month if it refuses to cooperate with the bloc’s special envoy in resolving the milita...

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Japan's Parliament elects former diplomat Kishida as new PM
Oct 4, 2021

Japan's Parliament elects former diplomat Kishida as new PM

Fumio Kishida has been elected Japan’s prime minister in a parliamentary vote and will be tasked with quickly tackling the pandemic and other challenges and leading a national election within weeks...

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Koreas talk on hotline restored after North's missile tests
Oct 4, 2021

Koreas talk on hotline restored after North's missile tests

South Korea says the two Koreas have restored a stalled communication channel after a hiatus in a small reconciliation step...

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Japan's Parliament set to formally choose Kishida as new PM
Oct 4, 2021

Japan's Parliament set to formally choose Kishida as new PM

Japan’s Cabinet and leader Yoshihide Suga have resigned, paving the way for Parliament to elect Fumio Kishida as the new prime minister...

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North Korea threatens top UN body after emergency meeting
Oct 3, 2021

North Korea threatens top UN body after emergency meeting

North Korea has warned the United Nation’s top body against making any statements criticizing the isolated country’s missile program...

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N Korea says it fired anti-aircraft missile, 4th recent test
Oct 1, 2021

N Korea says it fired anti-aircraft missile, 4th recent test

North Korea says it test-fired a new anti-aircraft missile...

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Police halt 4-person National Day protest in Hong Kong
Oct 1, 2021

Police halt 4-person National Day protest in Hong Kong

Police in Hong Kong halted a four-person pro-democracy protest on China's National Day amid a expanding crackdown on free speech and opposition politics...

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N. Korea says 4th new test-firing was anti-aircraft missile
Oct 1, 2021

N. Korea says 4th new test-firing was anti-aircraft missile

North Korea says it test-fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile, even as it pushes to reopen communication channels with South Korea in a small reconciliation step...

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China's Xi leads Martyr's Day ceremony amid patriotism drive
Sep 30, 2021

China's Xi leads Martyr's Day ceremony amid patriotism drive

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has paid respects at a commemoration for those who died in the struggle to establish Communist Party rule as he leads a drive to reinforce patriotism and single-party authori...

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