Relations have gone from honeymoon to tension-filled
Amid the intensifying US-China conflict, South Korea may be forced to more clearly support the United States.
Amid the intensifying US-China conflict, South Korea may be forced to more clearly support the United States.
The writer says the Philippines should focus on resolving the climate emergency and social inequities, and preventing future pandemics.
The planned defence spending, which is a record high and must be approved by parliament, marks the island’s sixth consecutive year of growth in defence spending since 2017.
The statements came on the fifth anniversary of the Rohingya influx into Bangladesh, where around 7,50,000 Rohingyas fled a brutal military crackdown in 2017.
Spokesman for China’s Embassy in Washington Liu Pengyu vowed that Beijing would take unspecified “resolute countermeasures” in response to what he called the US…
Earlier this week, State Bank of Pakistan Acting Governor Murtaza Syed had announced $4 billion in financing for Pakistan from friendly countries.
Furuya’s travel to Taiwan is expected to come in for strong criticism from China, which has been frustrated by a series of recent visits to Taiwan by foreign dignitaries.
North Korea’s nuclear buildup was raised as one of the key regional issues in the 34-page declaration.
The BrahMos missile was fired earlier this year, prompting Pakistan to seek answers from New Delhi on the safety mechanisms in place to prevent accidental launches.
A number of leaders, scholars and observers warned that the US-led security blocs are risking the Asia-Pacific region's hard-won peace and rapid economic growth.