Taiwan confident in US ties but hopes for no 'surprises' from Trump's China summit
Taiwan is confident in the stable development of its ties with the U.S. but hopes there are no "surprises" on Taiwan-related issues when U.S.
May 11, 2026Taiwan is confident in the stable development of its ties with the U.S. but hopes there are no "surprises" on Taiwan-related issues when U.S.
May 11, 2026
Thailand's billionaire former premier Thaksin Shinawatra was released from jail on parole and met by cheering crowds on Monday, eight months after a
May 11, 2026
Mount Dukono erupted, leaving dozens trapped on a remote Indonesian island. CNN's Will Ripley reports.
May 08, 2026
Cats or dogs? In East Asia, more people are becoming feline fans
May 10, 2026
US experience fighting Iran offers lessons for China, experts say
May 10, 2026
Russia accused Armenia on Sunday of providing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy with "a platform for anti-Russian remarks", in a further sign of a chill in relations
May 10, 2026
Tariqul Islam, a ride-share driver in Bangladesh, faces long fuel lines due to supply disruptions linked to the war in Iran
May 10, 2026
Ahead of US-China summit, Taiwan’s opposition leader says island can embrace both powers
May 10, 2026
Indonesian authorities on Saturday located the position of two missing Singaporeans, although it was not known if they were alive, and confirmed the death
May 09, 2026
With his decision to pull some U.S. troops from Germany, his threats to draw down forces elsewhere in Europe and his downplaying of
May 09, 2026
Multiple hikers killed, others rescued after volcano erupts in Indonesia
May 08, 2026
China's export growth gathered pace in April as factories raced to meet a wave of overseas orders from buyers seeking to stockpile
May 09, 2026
Further delays to Taiwan military spending are a "concession" to China, the U.S.
May 09, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday reaffirmed his country's commitment to its mutual defence treaty with Russia, in a message to President Vladimir Putin
May 09, 2026
Miners in Myanmar have discovered a massive ruby, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the country
May 08, 2026
Shuttle diplomacy reaches a peak in the week to come as U.S. President Donald Trump heads to China and his finance chief visits Japan.
May 08, 2026
Taiwan's opposition-controlled parliament approved extra defence spending of $25 billion on Friday, or just about two-thirds of the amount sought by the government to bolster
May 08, 2026
South Korea's Oceans Ministry said on Friday that government investigators had started examining the cause of an explosion and fire aboard a Korean-operated vessel amid
May 08, 2026
South Korea's parliamentary speaker Woo Won-shik said on Friday that a bill to amend the constitution to tighten rules on martial law would not proceed to a plenary vote after
May 08, 2026
A firm linked to Thailand's national AI initiative is suspected of helping smuggle billions of dollars' worth of Super Micro Computer servers containing advanced Nvidia chips to
May 08, 2026
The death toll from an explosion at a fireworks plant this week in central China has risen to 37, state media reported
May 08, 2026
Indonesian authorities are rushing to rescue 20 hikers after the eruption of Mount Dukono on Halmahera island on Friday, a local rescue agency official told Reuters.
May 08, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Oil ticked higher and European futures wobbled on Friday, while the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire in the Middle East.
May 08, 2026
A cross-party delegation of British lawmakers will visit China this month, two
May 08, 2026
Paraguay "deeply values" its relations with Taiwan and will continue to offer support, President Santiago Pena said on Friday as he was formally welcomed in Taipei by
May 08, 2026
The death toll has risen to 37 from 26 and one person remains missing after a fireworks factory explosion in the southern Chinese province of Hunan, state news agency Xinhua
May 08, 2026
China's export growth likely quickened in April, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as companies rushed to stockpile components from the manufacturing powerhouse amid fears
May 08, 2026
Vietnam's ruling Communist Party plans to revamp its propaganda efforts by drafting in social media influencers and artificial
May 08, 2026
South Korea's martial law scandal is set to loom large over local elections in June that will test whether opposition conservatives can rein in
May 08, 2026
SoftBank Corp has begun discussions with U.S. chip giant Nvidia
U.S. and European stocks slipped on Thursday, as oil prices swung between gains and losses in volatile trading with investors still
May 07, 2026
Former Chinese defence ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were both sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve over
May 07, 2026
Oil prices swung between gains and losses in volatile trading on Thursday, ultimately settling lower after a report said Saudi Arabia and Kuwait lifted
May 07, 2026
Nightly explosions of drones and missiles terrified Indian sailor Tithi Chiranjeevi after his ship was stranded in Iran for more than a month by the Strait
May 07, 2026
Southeast Asian foreign ministers have agreed to a virtual meeting with their Myanmar counterpart, ASEAN's secretary-general said on Thursday, as
May 07, 2026
Pakistan’s military warns it will respond strongly to any attack as it marks the anniversary of last year’s conflict with India
May 07, 2026
China gives suspended death sentences to two former defense ministers
May 07, 2026
Tesla's China-made EV sales jumped 36% on the year in April, a sixth month of gains, as the U.S. automaker fights to hold ground against a wave of cheaper Chinese rivals.
May 07, 2026
The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Thursday to pursue trust-building measures to advance a fragile ceasefire and establish peace,
May 07, 2026
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May 07, 2026
China may try some "manoeuvring" over the Taiwan issue when U.S.
May 07, 2026
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele was ousted from power on Thursday after losing a confidence vote in the country's parliament.
May 07, 2026
China is signaling that Taiwan will be a priority ahead of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping next week
May 07, 2026
China’s youth are ditching the rat race, and its spies say foreign countries are to blame
May 07, 2026
A South Korean appeals court on Thursday cut the jail sentence for former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to 15 years from 23 years over his role in ex-
May 07, 2026
China's financial regulator has advised the country's largest lenders to temporarily suspend new loans to five refineries recently sanctioned by the U.S. over their ties to Iranian
May 07, 2026
Samsung Electronics, a maker of TVs and home appliances, said on Wednesday that it has decided to discontinue sales of some consumer electronics products in mainland China
May 06, 2026
China’s diplomatic role in the Iran war has come into sharper focus after talks between Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers on Wednesday, days before U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping
May 06, 2026
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met China's top diplomat in Beijing on Wednesday, underscoring close ties between the two countries
May 06, 2026