Asia Pacific
Journalists in the Philippines and Russia win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
Two journalists whose work has angered the authorities in Russia and the Philippines were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, honouring ...Taiwan does not seek military confrontation, says president
Taiwan does not seek military confrontation, but will do whatever it takes to defend its freedom, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday, ...Taiwan seeks international support after Chinese incursions
Taiwan will ensure regional peace and stability and seeks to work with other like-minded democracies, President Tsai Ing-wen told senior French and ...Biden says he and China’s Xi agree to abide by Taiwan agreement
US President Joe Biden says he has spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping about Taiwan, with them agreeing to abide by the “Taiwan agreement”, as ...China property sector default woes deepen amid Evergrande uncertainty
Worries about rising debt defaults by Chinese property developers sapped investor sentiment on Tuesday amid fresh credit rating downgrades and uncertainty about ...Thailand joins Asian nations in rush to buy Merck’s COVID-19 pill
Thailand’s government is in talks with Merck & Co to buy 200,000 courses of its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 treatment, the ...China mounts largest incursion yet near Taiwan, blames U.S. for tensions
China blamed the United States on Monday for increased tensions over Taiwan, as the island fingered Beijing as the “chief culprit” after ...Pandora Papers: Document dump allegedly links world leaders to secret wealth
A massive leak of financial documents was published by several major news organisations on Sunday (Oct 3) that allegedly tie world leaders ...Two Koreas reopen hotlines as North urges South to mend ties
The two Koreas on Monday restored their hotlines that the North severed months ago, with Pyongyang urging Seoul to step up efforts ...North Korea accuses U.N. of double standards over missile tests, warns of consequences
North Korea said on Sunday the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) applied double standards over military activities among UN member states, state ...














