Asia Pacific
U.S. Navy says carrier group operating in South China Sea
A U.S. aircraft carrier group led by the USS Ronald Reagan has entered the South China Sea as part of a routine ...NATO takes tough line on China at first summit with Biden
NATO leaders designated China as presenting “systemic challenges” in a summit communique on Monday, taking a forceful stance towards Beijing at Joe ...G7 to agree climate, conservation targets as summit ends
G7 leaders were on Sunday urged to take urgent action to secure the future of the planet, as they finalised new conservation ...G7 countries move closer to tax plan for US tech giants
G7 countries that make up lucrative markets for US tech giants have moved closer to a plan to squeeze more tax money ...With G7 summit the first stop, Biden embarks on 8-day trip to Europe
Joe Biden departs Washington early Wednesday on the first foreign trip of his presidency, launching an intense series of summits with G7, ...Regional envoys urged Myanmar junta to free prisoners, follow agreement
Envoys from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) called on Myanmar’s junta to free all political prisoners and discussed implementing a ...G7 nations reach historic deal to tax big multinationals
A group of the world’s richest nations reached a landmark deal on Saturday to close cross-border tax loopholes used by some of ...IMF and World Bank urge G7 to release surplus vaccines
The heads of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank on Thursday urged the Group of Seven advanced economies to release any ...WHO approves Sinovac COVID shot in second Chinese milestone
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it has approved a COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech for emergency use listing, ...China, in major policy shift, announces families can have three children
China announced on Monday that married couples may have up to three children, a major policy shift from the existing limit of ...














