Browsing: Asia Pacific

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…

A Russian military court handed down life sentences on Thursday to four ​Tajik men and 11 accomplices over ‌their involvement…

A new Chinese law on ethnic unity could ​give Beijing another legal basis to go after Taiwanese it views as…

Australian police have recovered two bodies during a search for two Chinese backpackers who went missing in ​a flood-hit region…

 Explosive-laden Iranian boats appear to have attacked two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters, setting them ablaze and killing one crew…

China passed a law on a “shared” national identity among the country’s 55 ethnic minority groups ‌on Thursday, a move…

Indonesia and Australia are planning to expand their security cooperation to include Japan and Papua New Guinea, Jakarta’s Defence ​Minister…