Asia Pacific
‘Dear friends’ Xi and Putin meet in Moscow as Ukraine war rages
Chinese President Xi Jinping met his “dear friend” Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, seeking both to deepen economic ties with an ...China’s Xi Jinping in Russia for talks with Putin
Chinese President Xi Jinping flew into Moscow on Monday where he was expected to press Beijing’s role as a potential peacemaker in ...At least 22 people killed in suspected massacre at Myanmar monastery
At least 22 people, including three Buddhist monks, were shot dead at close range in central Myanmar last week, according to a ...China’s Xi to meet Putin in Moscow next week
Chinese President Xi Jinping will be in Russia from March 20-22 for a state visit after he was invited by President Vladimir ...South Korea and Japan to drop trade dispute as leaders seek common ground
Japan and South Korea agreed to drop an almost four-year-old trade dispute on high-tech materials on Thursday, an emphatic sign they aim ...Nations secure U.N. global high seas biodiversity pact
Negotiators from more than 100 countries completed a U.N. treaty to protect the high seas on Saturday, a long-awaited step that environmental ...North Korea’s Kim demands more farmland to boost food production
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered improvements to infrastructure and expansion of farmland to ramp up food production, state media said ...Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes Tajikistan, near border with China
An earthquake of about 7.2 magnitude shook Tajikistan at 8:37 a.m. (0037 GMT) on Thursday at a depth of 10 km (6 ...North Korea fires long-range missile after warning U.S., South Korea over drills
North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile into the sea off Japan’s west coast on Saturday, after Pyongyang warned of a strong response to ...Rebels in Indonesia’s Papua say images show abducted NZ pilot in good health
Separatists in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have released images that they say show a New Zealand pilot taken hostage last week is ...