Cambodia-Vietnam 8-month trade rises as deficit narrows
From January to August 2023, trade between Cambodia and Vietnam rose 1.4 per cent to $4.3 billion from $4.2 billion in the same period in 2022.
Japan’s new Foreign Minister Kamikawa to make diplomatic debut
Her diplomatic skills are likely to be tested during the visit as chair of the Group of Seven industrialized nations, with many issues on the agenda such as dealing with China and…
Taiwan has detected at least 68 Chinese warplanes, 10 vessels near its borders
Taipei had already said some of those planes and warships were heading to an unspecified area of the Western Pacific to “conduct joint sea and air training” with China’s…
China woos Taiwanese to live in Fujian, but not all are convinced amid military threats
From equal treatment for Taiwanese students to enrol in public schools to help with accessing welfare services, Fujian will be a model zone for “integration” with the island,…
Teodoro on presence of US plane in West Philippine Sea: ‘We need the assistance’
The Philippines is engaging with the US, and it has also formed alliances with Japan, South Korea, Australia, and the Asean countries to ensure its supreme rights and jurisdiction…
ASEAN-China bonds set to strengthen
ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn said that media reports of disagreements between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China over the South China Sea were simply…
EU probe into subsidies for Chinese EV imports baseless: Experts
The comments came after Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said that the EU is launching an investigation into "huge subsidies" that China allegedly…
US decision to restrict chip exports to China hurts both sides
A Ministry of Commerce spokesman said the measures taken by the US to restrict chip exports to China not only violate market principles, but also fragment the global semiconductor…
Philippines, US top brass eye more Edca sites
The Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement allows the US military to build facilities and preposition supplies, equipment and matériel inside strategically located Philippine…
European Parliament concerned at Bangladesh’s human rights situation
Members specifically deplored the prison sentence against two Odhikar leaders, and urged the government to immediately and unconditionally repeal the ruling.