International Relations
Ex-diplomat Kishida wins Japan party vote, to become new PM
Sep 29, 2021

Ex-diplomat Kishida wins Japan party vote, to become new PM

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida has won the governing party's leadership election and is set to become the country's next prime minister...

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China vows to keep Taiwan out of Pacific Rim trade group
Sep 29, 2021

China vows to keep Taiwan out of Pacific Rim trade group

Beijing says it will block Taiwan's application to join an 11-member Pacific Rim trade grouping...

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N. Korea accuses US of hostility, continues weapons tests
Sep 28, 2021

N. Korea accuses US of hostility, continues weapons tests

North Korea has accused the United States of hostility and demanded the Biden administration permanently end joint military exercises with South Korea...

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Japan's next PM must work quickly on virus, economy, China
Sep 28, 2021

Japan's next PM must work quickly on virus, economy, China

Japan’s governing party chooses a new leader on Wednesday to succeed outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga...

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Concerned United Nations can only sidestep Myanmar crisis
Sep 26, 2021

Concerned United Nations can only sidestep Myanmar crisis

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres bracketed Myanmar with Afghanistan and Ethiopia as nations for whose people “peace and stability remain a distant dream" in a speech last Tuesday to open the an...

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Huawei executive returning as China releases Canadians
Sep 25, 2021

Huawei executive returning as China releases Canadians

China is eagerly anticipating the return of an executive of global communications giant Huawei Technologies following a legal settlement that also saw the release of two Canadian citizens held by Beij...

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EXPLAINER: Why North Korea wants sanctions lifted first
Sep 24, 2021

EXPLAINER: Why North Korea wants sanctions lifted first

Days after outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in made possibly his last ambitious push to diplomatically resolve the standoff over North Korea’s nuclear program, the North has rejected his call ...

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N. Korea offers talks, likely trying to get sanctions relief
Sep 24, 2021

N. Korea offers talks, likely trying to get sanctions relief

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says her country is willing to resume talks with South Korea if conditions are met, indicating it wants Seoul to persuade Washington to relax ...

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NKorea slams US over submarine deal, warns countermeasures
Sep 20, 2021

NKorea slams US over submarine deal, warns countermeasures

North Korea has criticized a U.S. decision to provide nuclear-powered submarines to Australia and threatened unspecified countermeasures if it finds the deal affects its security...

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Taiwan's FM condemns 'hostile' fruit import ban from China
Sep 19, 2021

Taiwan's FM condemns 'hostile' fruit import ban from China

Taiwan’s foreign minister has said that a new tropical fruit import ban by China was a “hostile move”, amid souring relations between the two governments...

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