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Japan seizes Chinese fishing boat, arrests skipper
Reuters and South China Morning Post, Published on 13/02/2026
» TOKYO — Japanese authorities have seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its captain for allegedly fleeing inspection in its exclusive economic zone, an incident that could further inflame tensions between Asia's top two economies.
Xi calls for 'mutual respect' with Trump, hails ties with Putin
AFP, Published on 05/02/2026
» BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed Iran and other thorny subjects Wednesday with both US counterpart Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin, hailing tighter ties with Moscow and calling for "mutual respect" with Washington.
Why China was so keen to get to alleged cybercrime boss Chen Zhi first
South China Morning Post, Published on 27/01/2026
» When a film about an investigation into a phone scam in Cambodia debuted at the Busan International Film Festival in 2018, it was not the cast or the plot that drew attention in China.
Japanese PM ready to call snap election
Reuters, Published on 14/01/2026
» TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve parliament next week and call a snap election, the secretary-general of her party said on Wednesday, as she seeks public backing for spending plans that have rattled financial markets.
Can the US put a price tag on Greenland?
Reuters, Published on 09/01/2026
» LONDON — Despite Denmark's repeated insistence that Greenland is not for sale, US President Donald Trump and his team are "talking about what a potential purchase would look like", according to a White House spokeswoman this week.
Inside the Philippines’ $2-billion flood-control scandal
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/12/2025
» Senator Francis Pangilinan leaned into his microphone and fired off numbers in pesos: 50 million? 10 million? 100 million? “You withdrew this in cash?”
US seeks to expand social media checks for visa approval
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/12/2025
» The United States is proposing that foreign visitors provide their social media history over the last five years to enter the country, including those from Australia, Germany, Japan and the UK who can now enter without a visa.
Japan builds up ‘missile archipelago’ near Taiwan to counter China
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/12/2025
» TOKYO — As military tensions between China and Japan reach the highest level in more than a decade, the sparsely populated island of Yonaguni finds itself right on the front lines.
Putting up a brave front in Brazil
News, Jitsiree Thongnoi, Published on 01/12/2025
» On the sidelines of the COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Thai activist Baramee Chaiyarat says he was there to help give voice to those typically underrepresented at such a high-level summit.
Ramaphosa labels US attacks on S.Africa 'misinformation'
AFP, Published on 01/12/2025
» JOHANNESBURG - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa accused the United States late on Sunday of peddling "blatant misinformation" by claiming his country was killing white people.