Australia signs security pact with Vanuatu amid Pacific rivalry with China
Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced that it was proof that Australia remained the “security partner of choice” for the Pacific country.
Geopolitics
High time to assert PH rights
The Philippines will now be going it alone, determining how best to explore energy resources in the West Philippine Sea—an area which China claims as its own.
S.Korea-China talks expose lingering differences over NK
China called on S. Korea to rally against the US, in a move analysts said showed divergence in views between the two countries.
18 China bombers violates Taiwan air defence zone
Democratic Taiwan lives under the constant threat of invasion by China, which sees the self-ruled island as part of its territory to be seized one day.
Taiwan has to be better prepared for China’s ‘politically motivated’ sanctions
China is Taiwan’s largest trading partner, with the mainland and Hong Kong accounting for 42 per cent of Taiwan’s exports in 2021.
Japan joins US efforts to thwart Beijing chip ambitions
Japan, together with Netherlands, is due to announce measures to tighten controls over the export of advanced chipmaking machinery in China.
China’s chip suit at WTO aims to safeguard supply chains
In the lawsuit, China has challenged a move by the United States to block sales of advanced computer chips and chip-making equipment to Chinese companies.
China urges Indian front-line troops to show restraint
A spokesman for the People's Liberation Army Western Theater Command, said troops were conducting routine patrols on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control in the…
PM Lee, German Chancellor Scholz discuss strategic partnership to tackle global challenges
Both PM Lee and Mr Scholz are scheduled to attend the Asean-EU Commemorative Summit in Brussels, Belgium, today.
Russia can attend APEC meetings, says host US
Relations between Washington and Moscow have deteriorated to their worst in 60 years, prompting sanctions and condemnation from other nations.