Browsing: Asia Pacific

The Philippines said on Monday it rejected Beijing’s assertion of sovereignty over the entire South China Sea, disputing a claim…

Cambodia said Friday it has drafted its first law targeting online scam centers, after vowing to shut them down by the end…

When Paraguayan opposition lawmaker Leidy Galeano returned from an all-expenses-paid tour of six Chinese cities late last year, she was…

Taiwan can well afford ​a $40 billion special defence budget given its booming economy, President Lai Ching-te ‌said on Saturday,…

Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn is to open parliament on Saturday, as last month’s general election result faces court scrutiny over barcodes ​on…

A three-year-old party won Nepal’s general elections by a landslide, authorities said, positioning its candidate Balendra Shah to become the…

A major U.S. arms package for Taiwan that includes advanced interceptor missiles is ready for ​President Donald Trump’s approval and could…

Taiwan’s parliament authorised the government on Friday to sign U.S. agreements for four arms sales ‌packages worth some $9 billion,…

Kazakhstan holds a referendum on Sunday on a new constitution that some ‌critics say could allow President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to…

China said it was disappointed after the UN Security Council failed to adopt a Russia-backed draft resolution mourning the “tragic…