Asia Pacific
China welcomes Huawei executive home, but silent on freed Canadians
Chinese state media welcomed telecoms giant Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, back to the “motherland” on Saturday, after more than 1,000 ...Taiwan blasts ‘arch criminal’ China for Pacific trade pact threats
China is an “arch criminal” intent on bullying Taiwan and has no right to oppose or comment on its bid to join ...France cancels defence meeting with UK over submarine row
France has cancelled a meeting between Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly and her British counterpart planned for this week after Australia scrapped ...World leaders return to U.N. with focus on pandemic, climate
World leaders are returning to the United Nations in New York this week with a focus on boosting efforts to fight both ...In escalation over submarine deal, France recalls envoys from U.S. and Australia
France plunged into an unprecedented diplomatic crisis with the United States and Australia on Friday after it recalled its ambassadors from both ...US, UK and Australia agree new Indo-Pacific security pact
Australia will build eight nuclear-powered submarines under an Indo-Pacific security partnership with the United States and Britain that analysts say will likely ...Neighbours condemn ‘outrageous’ N.Korea ballistic missiles test
North Korea fired a pair of ballistic missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, ratcheting up regional tensions ...North Korea tests first ‘strategic’ cruise missile with possible nuclear capability
North Korea carried out successful tests of a new long-range cruise missile over the weekend, state media said on Monday, seen by ...Death toll from Indonesia jail blaze at 44 amid focus on overcrowding
The death toll from a blaze that tore through an Indonesian jail has risen to 44, as authorities pledged to look at ...Taiwan scrambles jets against renewed Chinese military activity
Taiwan’s air force scrambled on Sunday against renewed Chinese military activity, with its defence ministry reporting that 19 aircraft including nuclear-capable bombers ...














