Chinese mainland lifts ban on Taiwan’s sugar apples
The ban on the sugar apple was previously implemented in Sept 2020 after several shipments from Taiwan tested positive in containing a type of pest that posed a risk to plant…
Thailand defends divisive Myanmar junta talks
No progress has been made towards implementing a five-point peace plan agreed on two years ago and the last Asean summit, in May, ended without any significant progress on the…
Blinken’s Beijing visit: Japan to stay on course regarding US, China
Japan plans to continue to cooperate with the US by tightening export controls on advanced semiconductors, while also maintaining communication with China to avoid unexpected…
Asean moves joint drills away from disputed South China Sea area
Asean’s members have held naval drills with the United States and China before but they have never staged military exercises as a bloc.
Philippines, China make headway on ‘fishing ban’: Marcos
Since 1999, Beijing has imposed a yearly fishing ban which includes the West Philippine Sea, despite a 2016 arbitral ruling recognizing the Philippines’ sovereign right to fish…
South Korea should start mending China ties soon: Experts
In recent weeks, Seoul-Beijing ties have soured further, with the two countries having called in each other’s top envoy in a tit-for-tat spat.
UN should tell China to ‘behave’ in West Philippine Sea: Philippine lawmaker
The opposition lawmaker also said a UN General Assembly resolution would be needed since China continued to exhibit aggression on Philippine vessels.
PM Modi welcomed at New York airport with ‘Modi-Modi’ chants
After PM Modi landed, he received a huge welcome from the people of Indian-origin in the US, waving the Indian Tricolour at the airport.
Pakistan, China sign MoU to build new unit of Chashma nuclear power plant
PM Shehbaz said during last few months, China had also renewed commercial and sovereign loans which reflected the unparalleled friendship between the two countries.
Allies balk at US efforts to elbow China out in hi-tech field
Speaking at the Global Tech Day event organized by news website Politico, officials voiced scepticism about the US' efforts to elbow China out of the global high-tech trading…