U.S. President Joe Biden attends a meeting with Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi on Sept. 10.
International relations

U.S. upgrades Vietnam ties as Biden blasts China for 'changing rules'

Washington not out to 'hurt' China while seeking greater Vietnam trade

11 September 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden will meet Vietnamese Communist Party Secretary-General Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP)
International relations

Biden's Vietnam trip to push U.S. ties closer to level with China

Ex-foes are still paying the price of war, plan to talk trade and human rights

10 September 2023
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, and U.S. President Joe Biden at an event during the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, on May 20.
G20 Summit

Biden to host Indonesia's Jokowi in November: White House

Two leaders hold talks on sidelines of G20 summit

10 September 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden arrives in India on Sept. 8 to attend the Group of 20 summit.
G20 Summit

Biden meets Modi after touching down in India for G20 summit

Indian, U.S. leaders trumpet expanding ties and set tone for crucial weekend

9 September 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a July 2022 meeting in Saudi Arabia.
G20 Summit

U.S. seeks India-Middle East transport network deal at G20

Washington envisions railways and sea lanes to counter China's Belt and Road

9 September 2023
An Apple store in Beijing. Greater China accounted for about 20% of Apple's sales in the April-June period this year, and assembly of iPhones is also centered in Chinese factories.
US-China tensions

China expands iPhone ban to local governments, state-owned firms

Concern over big market drags Apple's shares down by $190bn in capitalization

8 September 2023
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits the headquarters of the Vietnamese Communist Party with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in April. (Pool via REUTERS)
Opinion

Vietnam needs more than an upgraded U.S. partnership

Hanoi has to remake its 'safety net' for changed geopolitical environment

8 September 2023
Huawei has been focusing on developing smartphone tech in-house since being subject to U.S. trade sanctions.
Huawei crackdown

Huawei's Mate 60 Pro has U.S. asking questions on chips

Chinese group's newest phone suggests progress in face of sanctions

8 September 2023
The EU hopes to give local companies more of a fighting chance by regulating foreign tech giants.
Technology

Apple, TikTok owner named among 'gatekeepers' in EU tech rules

World's biggest technology companies listed for first time under digital competition law

7 September 2023
The USS Carl Vinson paid call on Danang in 2018, the first port visit by a U.S. aircraft carrier to Vietnam since 1975.
Opinion

U.S. and Vietnam have room to expand their defense cooperation

Washington must work with Hanoi's sensitivities toward China

4 September 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping is unlikely to attend the G20 summit in New Delhi. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Ken Kobayashi and Reuters)
G20 Summit

China's Premier Li Qiang to attend G20 summit in India

Announcement likely dashes hopes of Xi-Biden meeting

4 September 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
4 September 2023
Washington has stepped up its screenings of foreign direct investments in U.S. sectors deemed significant to national security.
International relations

Japan investors in U.S. tech face tougher scrutiny over China ties

Country leads CFIUS filings for critical technology acquisitions in 2022

1 September 2023
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the end of a news conference with U.S. President Joe Biden at Camp David on Aug. 18. 
Opinion

U.S., South Korea and Japan must give form to 3-way partnership

Standing consultative body could help tackle emerging challenges

1 September 2023
Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, is seen at STRATCOM headquarters on Aug. 18. (U.S. Strategic Command photo)
Indo-Pacific

U.S. nuclear boss arrives in Japan for first visit

STRATCOM's Cotton says American extended deterrence has 'global reach'

1 September 2023
North Korean leader Kim Jong visits the training center of the General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army in an undisclosed location in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency. 
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea drills for South occupation in message to U.S., Seoul

Show of force in response to joint military exercises between allies

1 September 2023
U.S. and Indonesian soldiers use heavy machine guns in Baturaja, South Sumatra province, during the Super Garuda Shield exercises on Aug. 12, 2022. 
Defense

Indonesia, U.S. begin expanded drills amid South China Sea tensions

Exercises going ahead even as Jakarta tries to avoid friction with Beijing

31 August 2023
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (center) poses for a family photo with his ASEAN counterparts at a meeting in Jakarta on July 13,  2023. 
Indo-Pacific

Japan to woo ASEAN without U.S. on open Indo-Pacific order

In Biden's absence, Kishida to focus on common ground with Southeast Asia

31 August 2023
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo ended her four-day trip to China in Shanghai where she told media that her discussions with Chinese officials were "candid."
US-China tensions

U.S. expects no sudden resolution of China issues: commerce chief

Gina Raimondo says no room to negotiate on national security on China visit

30 August 2023
The Philippine Coast Guard held training exercises with its U.S. and Japanese counterparts in June.
Defense

Philippine Coast Guard drills with U.S., Japan on ship maintenance

Aim is to keep Manila's vessels in service longer as threats in region grow

29 August 2023
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, right, speaks next to U.S. Ambassador to China Nick Burns during a meeting with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Beijing on Aug. 28. (AP photo/Andy Wong, pool)
US-China tensions

U.S. and China agree to new dialogue on trade, chip export curbs

Top commerce officials to hold regular meetings to prevent escalating tensions

29 August 2023
A member of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force welcomes the Canadian warship Ottawa. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Indo-Pacific

Canadian warships kick off Indo-Pacific security push in Japan

Vessels also heading to tense Taiwan Strait, Southeast Asia in beefed-up operations

28 August 2023
An emergency services helicopter flies over the site of the crash of a private jet linked to Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in Russia's Tver region on Aug. 24.
Ukraine war: Free to read

Ukraine from Aug. 21 to Aug. 28: Russia confirms Prigozhin's death in plane crash

Russian SU-30 plane escorted U.S. reconnaissance drone over Black Sea, RIA reports

28 August 2023
BAE Systems, whose products include the armored vehicles pictured above, is shifting its supervisory functions for Asia to Japan. (Photo courtesy of BAE Systems)
Aerospace & Defense Industries

Western arms suppliers shift Asian HQs to Japan

As BAE and Lockheed Martin pile in, some local companies fret over profits

27 August 2023
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is expected to meet with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on her visit to China.
US-China tensions

U.S. commerce chief begins China trip with focus on chips, AI

Raimondo to seek open channel for dialogue through tech tensions

27 August 2023