Asia Pacific
Kremlin says it disagrees with Japan’s sovereignty claim over islands
The Kremlin said on Tuesday it disagreed with comments by new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that Japan’s sovereignty extended to a ...Humanitarian crisis in focus as Italy hosts G20 Afghan summit
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will host a special summit of the Group of 20 major economies on Tuesday to discuss Afghanistan, ...Taiwan won’t be forced to bow to China, president says
Taiwan will keep bolstering its defences to ensure nobody can force the island to accept the path China has laid down that ...China’s Xi vows ‘reunification’ with Taiwan, but holds off threatening force
Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Saturday to realise peaceful “reunification” with Taiwan, though did not directly mention the use of force ...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 ...














