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US, China top diplomats agree to stabilise ties despite differences
Kyodo News, Published on 27/10/2023
» KYODO - The top diplomats of the United States and China agreed Thursday on the need to promote dialogue, regardless of many disagreements, to help reduce misunderstanding and stabilise bilateral relations.
Philippine bases not to be used by US to target China: Marcos
Kyodo News, Published on 05/05/2023
» Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr made it clear Thursday the additional military bases in his country that he recently granted the United States access to will not be used to target China or any other country.
Taiwan president, US House speaker meet, defying China's threats
Kyodo News, Published on 06/04/2023
» LOS ANGELES: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday met with US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy despite threats of unspecified retaliation from China, with the leader of the self-ruled island strident in her defense of democracy.
Japan, Britain, Italy to jointly develop next-generation fighter jet
Kyodo News, Published on 09/12/2022
» TOKYO: Japan, Britain and Italy announced on Friday they will jointly develop a next-generation fighter jet by 2035, Tokyo's first such defence cooperation with countries other than the United States, a key security ally.
Cambodia: No foreign military base allowed
Kyodo News, Published on 08/06/2022
» Cambodia's Defence Minister Tea Banh reassured Wednesday that no foreign military base would be allowed in the country as it goes against its Constitution.
Thailand, Japan eye bolstering regional ties
Kyodo News, Published on 27/05/2022
» TOKYO: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida began talks in Japan's capital on Thursday in which they are expected to agree on enhancing regional ties through a US-led Indo-Pacific economic framework launched earlier in the week.
N. Korea seems to restart reactor operations, says IAEA
Kyodo News, Published on 30/08/2021
» North Korea seems to have resumed operations of its main nuclear reactor in Yongbyon, the UN atomic agency has said, as the country's denuclearisation talks with the United States have been stalled for about two years.
Asean deadlocked in selection of special envoy to Myanmar
Kyodo News, Published on 06/07/2021
» Five months since the military toppled a democratically elected government in Myanmar, Asean has not been able to appoint a special envoy to help defuse the member country's political crisis and a major obstacle seems to be disunity within the group.
Biden says he'll confront China on abuses but open to cooperation
Kyodo News, Published on 05/02/2021
» WASHINGON: US President Joe Biden said he will counter what he called China's economic abuses and aggressive behaviour by rebuilding alliances he believes his predecessor undermined, while signaling his readiness to explore areas of cooperation with Beijing.
Duterte ‘invokes’ defence pact with US over S. China Sea
Kyodo News, Published on 17/07/2019
» MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte "invoked" Wednesday his country's defence treaty with the United States in an apparent response to criticisms he is being soft on China over their maritime disputes in the South China Sea.