China poised for military drills after Taiwan leader’s speech – sources
President Lai Ching-te will deliver a key speech on Oct. 10 in a grand celebration in front of the presidential office in Taipei to mark the 113th birthday of the Republic of…
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‘Impossible’ for People’s Republic of China to be our motherland, Taiwan president says
Mr Lai, who took office in May, is condemned by Beijing as a “separatist”. He rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims, saying that the island is a country called the Republic…
Laos, South Korea expand agricultural cooperation
As the chair of ASEAN, Laos has been playing a pivotal role in cooperation in the ASEAN region under the theme ‘Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience’. With the year 2024…
35% of S. Koreans view unification ‘unnecessary’
According to the survey on the public unification perception, 35 per cent of respondents indicated that unification is either "entirely unnecessary" or "not particularly…
Singapore-China ties set to be re-energised: Chinese ambassador
A ‘new atmosphere’ of cooperation is expected with Lawrence Wong having taken the helm as Prime Minister.
China claims Japanese boy’s stabbing an ‘isolated incident’; police reportedly told not to leak motive
Chinese people have come one after another to the school to offer flowers, and more than 2,500 bouquets had been left by Monday.
Japan warship asserts right to sail through Taiwan Strait – media
Japan is a key US ally, and its reported first sailing in the Strait comes after Tokyo in August slammed what it called the first confirmed incursion by a Chinese military…
Mainland slams Taiwan’s ‘economic coercion’ claim
Such claims are a complete distortion of the facts, said Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the office, at a press conference on Wednesday.
North Korea trash balloons disrupted South Korean airport operations for 413 minutes this year
The most recent disruptions took place Monday, Sept 23, when trash balloons forced shutdowns of Incheon International Airport's runways totaling 90 minutes. This marked the sixth…
Mongolian President U.Khurelsukh, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida hold bilateral meeting
Both parties reaffirmed agreed to enhance mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields, intensify bilateral and multilateral dialogues, and work closely on regional and…