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Japan April 12, 2024

US, Japan and South Korea run military drills in disputed East China Sea

While President Biden met with the leaders of Japan and the Philippines, the U.S. navy led drills with Japan and South Korea amid tensions between the allies and China and North Korea

Asia April 11, 2024

What to know about the real estate tycoon sentenced to death in Vietnam's largest fraud case

Vietnamese businesswoman Truong My Lan has been sentenced to death in the country's largest ever financial fraud case; she was arrested in 2022 and later charged with fraud totaling $12.5 billion.

Russia April 11, 2024

Almost 12,000 houses flooded along Russia's Kazakh border

Some 11,972 homes were flooded out in Russia's Orenburg Oblast following a dam rupture last week, according to regional governor Denis Pasler.

Japan April 11, 2024

Japanese PM Kishida to address Congress, discuss Asia-Pacific tension

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will address U.S. lawmakers in the face of rising tension in the Asia-Pacific region and highlight the close alliance between the two countries.

Asia April 9, 2024

Chinese ambitions for US allies prompts Washington security summit with Japan, Philippines

China continues to press claims over waterways and fishing shoals around the Philippines, prompting increased military and security focus on the country.

TAIWAN April 9, 2024

Taiwan war games to simulate China turning a military drill into an attack: report

Taiwan's defense ministry says its military drills this year will include a scenario in which China turns one of its own exercises into an actual attack.

China April 9, 2024

Top Chinese official to lead 'goodwill visit' to North Korea this week

The No. 3 official in the Chinese Communist Party will lead a delegation on what was described as a "goodwill visit" to North Korea from April 11 to April 13, 2024.

Asia April 8, 2024

Ethnic guerrillas in Burma look set to seize an important town on the Thai border from the military

Guerrilla fighters from the Karen ethnic minority in Burma have claimed to be close to taking control of Myawaddy, the country's 'most active trading post with Thailand.'

Foreign Affairs April 7, 2024

WWIII could start over Philippines dispute in South China Sea, China 'not respecting' treaties, expert says

China has increased provocations against the Philippines over territorial claims in the South China Sea. A recent opinion piece in the government-run China Daily warned Manila 'against the horrors of war.'

TAIWAN April 6, 2024

Taiwan furious after China hijacks global sympathy for devastating earthquake

Taiwanese leaders are furious at the People's Republic of China after the communist nation thanked the global community for their sympathies regarding a massive earthquake on the island.

TAIWAN April 5, 2024

Taiwan earthquake survivors recall destruction, rescue from sealed tunnels

Taiwan residents reflect on the events of the recent 7.2 magnitude earthquake. People became trapped inside of tunnels by falling rocks and watched their homes shake apart.