Vietnam seeks French support for nuclear energy development
Receiving French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet and EDF's Senior VP Government and International Affairs Erkki Maillard in Hanoi, PM Chinh appreciated the role of French…
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Gambia seeks Dhaka’s support in pursuing genocide case against Myanmar
Gambian FM Tangara called on Chief Adviser Yunus at the state guest house in Dhaka on March 12. The foreign minister appraised the chief adviser about the genocide case against…
U.S. criticises Japan over rice tariff
Japan imposes a tariff of ¥341 (US$2.3) per kilogram of imported rice that exceeds a duty-free quota, a measure designed to protest domestic farmers. The country refused to lower…
Japan contributes US$3 million to climate change fund for Pacific Islands Forum: Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and PIF Secretary General Baron Devavesi Waqa also agreed to create a framework for working-level dialogues for closer communication between the…
In Nepal, US pulls the plug on aid projects worth $329 million
Not only have projects and programmes under USAID been affected but the reimbursement and procurement process for another $500 million under the Millennium Challenge Corporation…
Outrage grows over arrest of Columbia University pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil
According to US President Trump, Mr. Khalil was taken in by ICE officials because of his "pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity."
South Korea, Europe draw closer, as US President Trump’s return reshapes security order
The country holds its 1st space security dialogue with the EU, and launches an Indo-Pacific dialogue with Germany.
Australia looks to Asian markets as it braces itself for US President Trump’s tariffs
The US is the largest export destination of Australian steel and the third-largest of aluminium.
Fact-checking US President Trump’s tariff claim about South Korea. What are his real motives?
Mr. Trump's exaggeration seen as strategic move to pressure South Korea on trade and security.
Japan to ‘persistently explain’ alliance benefits to US President Trump
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's comment that Japan is not in a relationship in which it is unilaterally protected was in response to President Trump’s remarks on Thursday, where…