Politics

Admiral Samuel Paparo of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, left, shakes hands with Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., army chief of staff of the Philippines, during the International Military Law and Operations Conference in Manila on Aug. 27.
South China Sea

U.S. 'ready' to assist Philippines with South China Sea resupplies

Manila says it will only seek American aid if nationals are on 'verge of dying'

29 August 2024
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 29.
US-China tensions

Xi tells Sullivan to view China 'rationally' ahead of planned Biden call

U.S. national security adviser also has rare meeting with top China general

29 August 2024
For the three months ended July, Nvidia reported a record revenue of $30 billion, up 122% on the year.
Semiconductors

Nvidia's plunge despite big earnings ripples through Asian tech stocks

Chinese market will remain tough due to U.S. export controls, chip designer warns

29 August 2024
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speak before private talks at Yanqi Lake in Beijing on Aug. 27.
US-China tensions

China and U.S. discuss plans for 'leader-level call' in coming weeks

Wang Yi and Jake Sullivan hammer each side's positions on Taiwan, South China Sea

28 August 2024
NagaWorld in Phnom Penh. The NagaCorp casino group is saddled with a Vladivostok project that was put on ice due to the Ukraine war. (Photo by Masayori Ishikawa)
Media & Entertainment

Cambodia's NagaCorp 'open' to sale of stalled Russia casino

Chairman weighs all options as Vladivostok impairment charge tips group into red

28 August 2024
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance arrives at a campaign event in Big Rapids, Michigan, on Aug. 27.
U.S. elections 2024

JD Vance slams Democrats for allowing Chinese battery plant in Michigan

Gotion's $2.4bn investment targets IRA subsidies, vice presidential candidate says

28 August 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, right, with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House in January 2023: Both are suddenly signaling their imminent departure from office, fueling uncertainty over their successors. (Pool via Reuters)
The Big Story

Tighter U.S.-Japan alliance is unexpected legacy of Kishida-Biden era

Uncertainty over successors threatens momentum of 'global partnership'

28 August 2024
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosts U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan at Yanqi Lake near Beijing on Aug. 27.
US-China tensions

Jake Sullivan meets Wang Yi on China visit to 'manage' tense ties

U.S. national security adviser and China's top diplomat juggling 'complex' agenda

27 August 2024
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Automobiles

Canada to impose 100% tariff on Chinese EVs, following U.S. lead

Trudeau says Beijing 'is not playing by same rules'; China calls move 'protectionist'

27 August 2024
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks at a rally held on Aug. 4 in Kuala Lumpur.
Middle East crisis

Malaysia steps up pro-Palestinian stance, straining ties with U.S.

PM Anwar redoubles criticism of Israel after killing of Hamas leader in Iran

27 August 2024
More countries are participating in the annual Super Garuda Shield joint drills in Indonesia that got underway on Aug. 26. This photo is from last year's exercises. (Photo by Ismi Damayanti)
Defense

Indonesia, U.S. host joint drills with first cybersecurity agenda

More countries participate in this year's Super Garuda Shield exercise

26 August 2024
Pavel Durov, co-founder of the Telegram messaging app, pictured here in Indonesia in 2017, was detained at a Paris airport on Aug. 25. Authorities say the platform has been used for illegal activities.
International relations

France arrests Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at Paris airport

Messaging platform accused of being used for money laundering, drug trafficking

26 August 2024
A man walks past U.S. and Chinese flags on the day of a meeting between U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and People's Bank of China Gov. Pan Gongsheng in Beijing on April 8.
US-China tensions

China opposes U.S. sanctions on firms over alleged ties to Russia war effort

Latest measures target hundreds of companies in Europe, Asia and Middle East

26 August 2024
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces his campaign plans in Phoenix, Arizona.
U.S. elections 2024

RFK Jr. ends U.S. presidential campaign, endorses Trump

Anti-vaccine activist is son and nephew of two titans of Democratic politics

24 August 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in Kyiv on Aug. 23 amid Russia's ongoing war with Ukraine.
Ukraine war

Modi meets with Zelenskyy in Ukraine weeks after Putin hug

India leader says both sides should sit down together to resolve crisis

24 August 2024
Starmer's government has said it plans a review of Britain's relationship with China to understand and respond to the challenges and opportunities Beijing poses.
24 August 2024
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan heads to China on Aug. 27 to meet with Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
US-China tensions

Jake Sullivan to visit China with eye on last Biden-Xi engagement

Beijing trip will be first by a U.S. national security adviser since 2016

23 August 2024
Being too harsh on China and its potential tech threat could push countries away, a U.S. State Department official said.
US-China tensions

China tech tensions may turn off U.S. allies, State Dept. official warns

Policymakers debate whether Trump or Harris would take harder line on Beijing

23 August 2024
Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris accepts the party's nomination for the November election at its convention in Chicago on Aug. 22. 
U.S. elections 2024

Kamala Harris says America, not China, will win 21st century

Nomination speech recalls Indian mother, jabs Trump for cozying up to Kim Jong Un

23 August 2024
The Harris campaign is spending at least $370 million on advertisements between Labor Day and Election Day.
U.S. elections 2024

Kamala Harris targets Asian American voters in new campaign ads

Videos contrast VP's support for community with Trump's racially insensitive remarks

23 August 2024
Oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, in June 2023. Figures from the Middle East suggest Shanghai Petrochem now sources 10% of its crude from Russia.
Commodities

Shanghai Petrochem reveals more Russia oil buying as Li Qiang visits

Executive stresses 'price' is key; Chinese premier cements economic ties with Putin

22 August 2024
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz speaks during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 21.
U.S. elections 2024

Kamala Harris' running mate Tim Walz accepts nomination with 'joy'

Democrat promises benefits, skips foreign policy in brisk 15-minute speech

22 August 2024
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama visits Switzerland in 2018. He has been in the U.S. since June for medical treatment on his knees.
International relations

U.S. senior officials meet with Dalai Lama in New York

Chinese Embassy 'gravely concerned' over engagement with Tibetan spiritual leader

22 August 2024
Xi Jinping is determined not to be caught off guard by the policies of whoever wins the U.S. presidential election in November, Democrat Kamala Harris or Republican Donald Trump. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Yusuke Hinata and Getty Images)
China up close

Analysis: U.S. election could dictate Xi Jinping's political schedule

Bitter lesson from 2016 Clinton-Trump race reverberates through Beijing

22 August 2024
Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 20 in Chicago. 
U.S. elections 2024

Barack Obama tells Democrats of Kamala Harris: 'Yes, she can'

Former president says America is ready for a new story, not a Trump sequel

21 August 2024