Japan to hold 1st memorial for Korean forced labour victims at Sado mine
Key details, including Japan's government representative, remain undecided days ahead of memorial service.
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Japan PM Ishiba, Chinese President Xi reaffirm strategic mutually beneficial relationship
The two leaders also agreed to steadily implement a September bilateral agreement aimed at resuming China’s imports of Japanese seafood products.
Taiwan says committed to boosting own defences in signal to Trump
Taipei has ramped up defence spending in recent years in response to China’s growing military presence around the self-ruled island — but it has been under pressure to do more.
Cross-Strait talks could resume if one-China principle upheld, says China spokesperson
Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, attributed the ongoing political stalemate across the Taiwan Strait to the Democratic Progressive…
ASEAN+3 to share experiences in facing challenges of ageing populations
Secretary-General of ASEAN Kao Kim Hourn said at the forum in Beijing in a prerecorded speech that elderly care is a pivotal element of ASEAN's partnership with China, Japan and…
Indonesia President Prabowo’s visit set to advance ties with China
It will be the 73-year-old former Indonesian defense minister's second visit to China within the year. President Prabowo chose the country as his first overseas destination after…
Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong holds flight drills south of Japan’s Miyako island
The Shandong sailed about 640 kilometers south of Miyako Island in the Pacific Ocean on Monday night and moved toward the South China Sea on Tuesday.
China ready to boost friendship with Myanmar
Premier Li Qiang made the remarks in Kunming, Yunnan province, during a meeting with Myanmar's leader Min Aung Hlaing, who is in China to attend the eighth Greater Mekong…
Taiwan says it received first batch of Himars military equipment from US
Himars, a truck-mounted unit that can launch multiple precision-guided rockets at the same time, have been used by Ukraine against Russia in their ongoing conflict.
South Korea ruling party leader condemns North Korea troop dispatch as crime against humanity
Citing a recent poll by a liberal-leaning pollster, the Democratic Party lawmaker said more than 80 percent of South Koreans were against sending troops to the war. The poll…