China will work to ‘firmly advance’ reunification with Taiwan
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te says only Taiwan’s people can decide their future. He has repeatedly offered talks with China, which has rebuffed him, saying he is a…
Geopolitics
Vietnam PM holds dialogue with businesses from ASEAN, urges cooperation
Several ASEAN countries are also among the top foreign investors in the country, with Singapore taking the lead with 3,946 projects worth $84.3 billion, followed by Thailand with…
Zelenskyy vs Trump: Post-American order?
In theory, all want peace. With hundreds of thousands injured or killed and hundreds of billions of foregone revenues and economic destruction, the last people who want to…
Dhaka hopes Indian visa services will resume soon
India has stopped issuing visas for Bangladeshis since the ouster of former Sheikh Hasina on August 5 following a mass uprising.
Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing, Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at the Kremlin
Issues discussed include those related to bilateral investment and enhancing bilateral cooperation.
Philippine Navy slams ‘absurd, baseless’ China social media claim on Palawan
Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, Navy spokesperson, made the reaction after the National Historical Commission of the Philippines revealed that a post on Chinese social media…
Vietnam, UK strengthen cooperation in combating human trafficking
Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chen said non-traditional security challenges, including human trafficking, have been a shared concern of the…
Lao, Japanese PMs hail 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties
Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and his Japanese counterpart Ishiba Shigeru have exchanged congratulatory messages, expressing the hope that ties would grow further.
Nobel-winning group representing Japan’s atomic bomb survivors calls for abolition of nuclear weapons
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons currently has been signed by 94 countries and regions and ratified by 73 countries and regions.
China hits back against latest US tariffs, but signals openness to talks
New duties of 10 per cent and 15 per cent will be imposed on US agricultural products from cotton to soya beans to chicken from March 10, China’s ministries of finance and…