U.S. President Joe Biden listens as Chinese leader Xi Jinping speaks during their meeting at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, California, on Nov, 15.
APEC

U.S. and China agree to resume military dialogue in four-hour summit

Biden and Xi also establish channels of communication on AI and drugs

16 November 2023
Cabinet-level officials from members of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework wrapped up negotiations on Nov. 14 in San Francisco. (Photo courtesy of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
Indo-Pacific

IPEF struggles to deliver trade benefits as U.S. looks inward

San Francisco talks fail to bridge divide on labor, environmental rules

16 November 2023
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, met with Philippine Minister of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro in Jakarta on Nov. 15. (Photo by Ryo Nakamura)
South China Sea

U.S., Philippines to finalize intel-sharing pact to counter China

Washington pledges backing in South China Sea ahead of Biden-Xi meeting

16 November 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at San Francisco International Airport on Nov. 14 to attend the APEC summit. 
APEC

Biden and Xi to set tone for superpower ties in country house summit

Ahead of California meeting, China urges U.S. to 'learn from past mistakes'

15 November 2023
Google and Apple will be required to pay consumption taxes on behalf of app developers based overseas. (Photo by Masaharu Ban)
Technology

Apple and Google on hook for foreign app tax in Japan code proposal

Government targets platform operators as route to hard-to-reach small developers

15 November 2023
Negotiators for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework discuss trade rules in San Francisco. 
Indo-Pacific

IPEF trade talks stall over cross-border data flows, labor rules

U.S. political tide turns against compromise on worker protections

15 November 2023
Austin has not sat down with any Chinese counterparts since last year.
International relations

U.S. defense chief won't meet Chinese officials in Jakarta: Pentagon

All eyes on critical Biden-Xi summit with military talks high on agenda

15 November 2023
The Doomsday Clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is now at 90 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been to the nominal marker for the end of the world.
Opinion

Guardrails are needed as new nuclear arms race gets underway

Doomsday Clock has never been closer to midnight

14 November 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden hosts Indonesian President Joko Widodo for talks at the White House in Washington on Nov. 13.
Indo-Pacific

U.S. and Indonesia upgrade ties with eye on critical minerals pact

Biden and Widodo seal 'comprehensive strategic partnership' but Congress wary of FTA

14 November 2023
International enrollment in the U.S. across all academic levels climbed during the 2022-23 year.
Education

Indian students in U.S. hit new high as foreign enrollment rebounds

China remains top sending country in higher education despite slight decline

14 November 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Bali in November 2022. They have not met since.
Asia Insight

U.S.-China: One summit, two different goals for Biden and Xi

APEC get-together may be last for leaders before 2024 U.S. presidential election

14 November 2023
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik attend a welcome ceremony before their security meeting in Seoul on Nov. 13.
Defense

U.S., South Korea revise North deterrence plan for 1st time in decade

Washington vows to defend Seoul as Pyongyang-Moscow axis grows

13 November 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits an artillery training center amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Nov. 3. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters)
Ukraine war: Free to read

Ukraine from Nov. 6 to Nov. 13: Zelenskyy warns of Russian attacks in winter

Lawyers seek release of Russian artist who staged antiwar price tag protest

13 November 2023
Regional business leaders looking to make deals are expected to descend on San Francisco for the APEC CEO Summit that will be held in parallel with the official APEC meetings.
Opinion

The U.S. is out of sync with APEC priorities

Asian leaders coming to San Francisco summit will be looking to make trade deals

13 November 2023
Nikki Haley, left, and Vivek Ramaswamy speak at the third Republican presidential debate on Nov. 8. (Source photo by Reuters)
Politics

Haley, Ramaswamy rise in GOP as Indian Americans shun party

Voters seen as still wary of Republican policies on immigration and race

13 November 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during the trilateral summit at Camp David on Aug. 18.
Defense

U.S., Japan, South Korea to conclude multi-year exercise plan soon

Intel-sharing is 'foundation' for future trilateral cooperation, U.S. official says

12 November 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured here at the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, in November 2022, will meet on Nov. 15 in San Francisco for the first time in a year.
Your Week in Asia

Sri Lanka budget, Xi-Biden summit, Japan Q3 GDP

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

12 November 2023
Gen. Charles Brown, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 10. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Embassy)
Indo-Pacific

U.S. Indo-Pacific forces 'not touched' despite 2 wars: top general

American military can 'manage all scenarios,' Charles Brown says

12 November 2023
Many pundits expect that if reelected as U.S. president, Donald Trump could make major shifts in foreign policy that throw the world into turmoil.
Comment

What U.S. allies can do to prepare for a possible Trump comeback

'Subnational diplomacy' holds the key to deepening ties with America

11 November 2023
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks at a news conference after a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in San Francisco on Nov. 10.
International relations

Yellen and Chinese vice premier agree on not decoupling economies

Treasury secretary talks with Beijing's economy chief ahead of Biden-Xi meet

11 November 2023
Stryker armored fighting vehicles take part in a joint training exercise in India.
International relations

U.S. and India strike deal to co-produce Stryker armored vehicle

New Delhi becomes full member of Middle East naval coalition, expanding global role

11 November 2023
Joe Biden will head to the San Francisco Bay Area next week for his second face-to-face meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping since becoming president. (White House photo) 
US-China tensions

Biden and Xi to meet in Bay Area on Nov. 15, says White House

In key acknowledgment, U.S. says efforts to 'shape' China have failed

10 November 2023
A Tesla Bot is displayed at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in July: China is unlikely to be a challenger to U.S. tech supremacy for a long time.
Opinion

Chinese AI is not the threat the U.S. thinks it is

In measuring the impact of innovation, quality matters far more than quantity

10 November 2023
Deliveries on Taiwan's order of 66 F-16 fighter jets have been pushed back to 2024.
Defense

Taiwan waiting for U.S. F-16s and tanks in $19bn arms sale backlog

New analysis shows details of extensive delivery delays

10 November 2023
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrives in New Delhi on Nov. 9. (Photo by Ryo Nakamura)
Defense

U.S. defense chief holds China focus amid Israel-Hamas conflict

Austin to meet with Philippine, Thai, other counterparts during Pacific tour

9 November 2023