France air force mission makes first-ever stop in Philippines
The stop is seen as a display of global reach and airpower amid a spat between Manila and Beijing in nearby disputed waters.
Geopolitics
Italian PM Meloni to make official visit to China
A sound and stable China-Italy relationship is in the interests of both countries and peoples, and will contribute to intercivilizational exchanges and mutual learning, Foreign…
Summit promotes cross-strait youth engagement, economic, and cultural exchanges
During China's third plenum, it was said that the mainland will improve institutions and policies to promote economic and cultural exchanges and cooperation across the Taiwan…
ASEAN mini summit on South China Sea: The Jakarta Post
A unified stance among ASEAN members on the SCS could break the deadlock in the negotiation of the long-overdue code of conduct with China, which claims nearly the entire maritime…
ASEAN can never be a proxy, Indonesia reasserts at ministerial meeting
Navigating regional tensions sparked by the US-China rivalry and territorial disputes in the South China Sea have become important talking points, with top diplomats urging the…
China concerned over EU’s planned biodiesel anti-dumping duties
The EU's imposition of taxes will only increase product costs, undermine the interests of EU industries and consumers, and hinder the EU's green transition efforts as well as…
Indonesia hails China-led deal on Palestinian unity
Meanwhile, Israel immediately blasted the deal, and analysts are yet to determine its significance.
South Korea, China shifting from tensions to cooperation: Seoul
South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister, Kim Hong-kyun, met with China's Executive Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ma Zhaoxu, the highest-ranking of the vice ministers, in…
$17b too low? South Korea’s Czech nuclear bid faces profitability questions
The South Korean government recently celebrated a significant milestone: The state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power was chosen as the preferred bidder for a nuclear power project…
US sanctions China-based individuals, entities accused of supporting NK missile, space programs
The Treasury Department issued the sanctions after Pyongyang's persistent launches using ballistic missile technology, including a failed attempt at a military spy satellite…