Japan, South Korea, Indo-Pacific strategy
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged then-President Donald Trump not to relent with North Korea and to keep up the threat of military pressure, according to his memoir.
The ex-president's relationship with the North Korean leader was subject of high-stakes fascination, and Trump's new book offers some insight.
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Canadians’ opinions have soured on China in recent years, and softened on the U.S. since Trump’s exit. But some European powers are getting more favourable responses than either
Readers discuss whether criticism of him is valid as he met with Biden. Also: Making sense of Trump; politicizing the homeless; annoying noise.
US President Joe Biden will use a visit to Hanoi to boost his image as a unifier by saluting the memory of John McCain -- Vietnam War hero, Republican stalwart, and serial antagonist of Donald Trump.
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Australia's decision to deny constitutional recognition to its First Peoples could herald a more divisive "Trump-style" politics at the next national election, while pushing the prime minister to pivot to cost of living issues, some analysts said.
When Xi Jinping last set foot in the United States, former-President Donald Trump welcomed the Chinese leader to his palm-tree-lined home at Mar-a-Lago. In the glow of warm candlelight, the two leaders bonded over the “most beautiful piece of chocolate cake” and a popular Chinese folk song serenaded by Trump’s grandchildren.
Trump claims there would have been a 'nuclear holocaust' during his presidency if he did not 'deal' with North Korea
Donald Trump’s close rival for the Republican president has backed the AUKUS agreement and the sale of submarines to Australia.
Republicans have signalled that Donald Trump is likely to back the AUKUS submarine sale deal with Australia if he is elected president in November.
This comprehensive roundup highlights current global news events, from diplomatic efforts involving Trump and East Asia to clashes over North Korea at the UN. It covers Putin's missile strategies, complexities in the AUKUS defense pact, France's far-right violence surge, U.S. aid to Ukraine, Iranian elections, Israeli-Gaza conflicts, and Biden's political stance.
Trump's allies are assuring Japan and South Korea of his support for continued collaboration to counter China and North Korea if he returns to office. These reassurances include improving military, economic, and diplomatic cooperation. This initiative aims to convince Asian countries of Trump's commitment to alliances despite his previous tough stance.
A former top security official under Donald Trump says AUKUS would be safe under a Trump administration but he is more worried Australia could baulk at the hefty cost.
North Korea wants to restart nuclear talks if Trump wins, says ex-diplomat
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, on a visit to Taiwan Saturday said an isolationist policy isn't “healthy” and called on the Republican
Joe Biden cannot tie his successor’s hands on China, but his diplomatic engagement can build structures that will help to limit the damage if Donald Trump wins in November
The Republican presidential nominee referenced it for the first time while speaking at an unrelated event in Michigan.
Biden kicks off his spurt of diplomacy on Friday when he hosts Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for talks at his home near Wilmington, Delaware
US President Joe Biden has insisted the so-called "Quad" group would survive global strains and a US election that could bring Donald Trump back to power, as he hosted the leaders of Japan, India and Australia for a farewell summit in his hometown.
The yen reached a three-month low due to Japan’s election outcomes, potentially slowing rate hikes. Meanwhile, the dollar strengthened with prospects of Donald Trump's presidency, causing a significant rise in US yields. Currency markets remain tense with economic data releases expected this week.
As the US presidential race unfolds, Pakistan watches closely — yet the outcome is unlikely to stray from the well-worn paths of pragmatism.
Trump’s de-hyphenation of India and China when talking about tariffs may be just the positive indication that India is looking for. A win might just present Harris the opportunity to engage South Asia more directly, one she did not have as vice president.
Don Farrell cautioned against a trade war, as experts warned more US restrictions on Chinese goods could hit Australia’s export growth plans.
"At face value, Trump 2.0 is bad news for Asia, esp[ecially] China," Macquarie Research analysts said, but they remains bullish on a number of stocks.
Elon Musk's relationship with Donald Trump has fueled expectations that he could soften the U.S. President-elect's policy stance toward Beijing.
Xi didn’t take Trump’s name but appeared to signal that the political rhetoric used by the president-elect during the presidential campaign could send the US-China relationship into another valley.
During his campaign, Donald Trump said he would enact a blanket 60% tariff on US imports of Chinese goods.
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with US President Joe Biden at the APEC summit, projecting ahead to the incoming Trump administration. Xi emphasized the significance of maintaining stable China-US relations amidst uncertainties over Trump's 'America first' policies, urging for cooperation to prevent geopolitical tensions.
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Biden flew over the jungle by helicopter and met with Indigenous leaders in the Brazilian city of Manaus on the penultimate leg of a valedictory South American tour which has been overshadowed by Trump's election win
Asia-Pacific markets are set to open higher on Tuesday, tracking gains on Wall Street following President-elect Donald Trump's choice for Treasury secretary.
The Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) has called on US leaders Biden and Trump to aid minority Hindu communities in Bangladesh, amidst rising violence and human rights violations. The concern follows the arrest of Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, urging international attention and action.
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate this evening, a source tells The Canadian Press. Trudeau's plane landed in West Palm Beach, Fla.
From tourism to agriculture, Tehran wants to boost ties with Delhi and bilateral talks will take place before the Trump administration takes charge on January 20.
Donald Trump Jr. landed in Greenland on Tuesday, just weeks after his father, US President-elect Donald Trump, ruffled feathers by reiterating his desire to obtain control over the autonomous Danish territory.
President-elect Trump is ramping up speculation about his endgame with Greenland as he doubles down on calls to acquire the Danish territory, putting observers and allies alike on edge. Trump on Tuesday reiterated his desire to purchase the island during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago, the same day his son, Donald Trump Jr., made a…
Greenland's prime minister said he hasn't spoken to President-elect Donald Trump, but that he's open to discussions about what "unites us."
The event aims to address how to harness the potential of artificial intelligence so that it benefits everyone, while containing the technology’s myriad risks.
China's military closely monitored U.S. naval vessels crossing the Taiwan Strait, raising security concerns. The military's spokesperson expressed readiness to defend sovereignty. This marks a significant event as it is the first such mission since President Trump assumed office, indicating escalating tensions in the region.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Washington DC in the early hours of Thursday for a 2-day visit to the United States.
The United States plans to enhance military partnerships with India, including the sale of F-35 fighter jets starting in 2025. President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Modi also announced agreements for increased U.S. oil and gas imports by India to reduce the trade deficit.
Múte Bourup Egede, Greenland's PM, commented on Second Lady Usha Vance's upcoming visit to the island, calling it "a demonstration of power." Egede refused to believe that it was "a harmless visit" despite Donald Trump insisting that it stemmed from "friendliness."
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE in May as part of his first foreign trip of his second term. He's expected to sign a $1 trillion investment agreement aimed at strengthening the U.S. economy and creating jobs.
The US president has upset global norms in the space of weeks, spurring a flurry of defence spending, diplomatic overtures and offers to boost trade
Remarks come after report said North Korean officials refused to accept letter from Trump to Kim.
Australia says the plan to deliver nuclear submarines remains unchanged, despite opposition from a top Trump official.
North Korean leader says restoration of new vessel named Kang Kon has not delayed Pyongyang's bid to boost naval power.
With Donald Trump back at the helm in the US, this week's G7 meeting is expected to be tense after he walked out in 2018
Some might hope that Donald Trump’s alienation of US allies can be reversed under the next administration. Yet regardless of how his trade wars, territorial claims, and coercive tactics play out, the damage to the West as an idea and organizing principle of w…
Multilateral organizations may be facing their most severe challenges to date, but the multilateralists have not suddenly disappeared. Many leaders still recognize the inescapable logic of the modern world, and bottom-up efforts at rule-making and regional co…
With Donald Trump's return to the White House having cast doubt on longstanding security guarantees, some policymakers and strategists across the American alliance network are considering whether they will need their own nuclear deterrence. Is the global nucl…
OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's King Harald and Queen Sonja were due to visit on Monday the main settlement on the strategically located Arctic archipelago of...
Indonesian Authorities raised the eruption alert to the highest level and expanded the danger zone to about 5 miles from the crater, reports the Associated Press.
A symbolic political move Taiwan has added China's leading foundry operator Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co. (SMIC) and IT giant Huawei to its export control list. The move effectively blacklists the duo from doing business with the chip manufact…
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki has erupted with giant ash and smoke plumes again after forcing evacuations of villages and flight cancelations.
Israeli attacks have targeted Isfahan and Tehran in the fifth night of strikes across the country.
Foxconn is taking another step in cementing its rolerole in Apple’s Indian manufacturing strategy. After years of focusing mainly on iPhone assembly, the Taiwanese contract manufacturing giant is now preparing to build iPhone casings locally for the first tim…
"Returning the scientifically selected samples that await us on Mars, as part of a balanced portfolio, will help to ensure the US does not cede leadership in deep space to other nations, such as China."
With days to go before 9 July, when the tariff pause ends, hopes persist but negotiations are tough.
To achieve its ambitious plans for missions to the moon and beyond, Russia needs other spacefaring nations as partners. But the war in Ukraine is making that help increasingly hard to find
Launching in 2028, China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of competing U.S.-European efforts
The two sides are marking 50 years of relations this month, holding talks and pledging deeper cooperation.
Dalai Lama confirms that a successor will be chosen. Here's how - and why it matters to Beijing, Washington, New Delhi.
NewsNation Washington correspondent Kellie Meyer explains that the Trump administration has offered a few weeks' reprieve from the kind of high reciprocal...
As American power recedes, South Korea, Japan, and a host of other countries may pursue the bomb.
The decades-old Indus Waters Treaty faces its gravest challenge as India suspends it, prompting Pakistan to warn of war.
As the Trump administration’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” eliminates many clean-energy incentives in the U.S., China continues huge investments in wind and solar power, reportedly accounting for 74 percent of all projects now under construction worldwide.
US President Trump's tariffs loom over gathering in Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur which will also feature US-Russia talks.
Japanese were voting Sunday for seats in the smaller of Japan's two parliamentary houses in a key election with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his ruling ...
Voters in Taiwan get to decide the fate of 31 KMT legislators in two recall votes with global implications.
Artillery fire erupts along disputed frontier as each side blames the other for the escalation amid US call for truce.
Malaysian PM says rivals sides agree to an 'immediate and unconditional' ceasefire after five days of deadly fighting.
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US partners in Asia, such as India, might consider their own shifts in response to Trump's moves. But it won't be easy.
Trump's tariffs and shifting geopolitical winds have pulled India and China closer. That could undercut the US-led Quad.
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Summit in China shoulders mission of building consensus among parties and stimulating momentum in cooperation, Xi says.
In Vladivostok, a city on China's and North Korea's border, Russia's war on Ukraine looms large.
A White House House official, meanwhile, confirmed that a visit of the US President Donald Trump to South Korea is possible.
BEIJING (Reuters) -China is pushing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to sign an upgrade to their free trade agreement before the end of the year...
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's negotiations with the U.S. on a trade deal to lower tariffs have stalled amid concerns over the foreign exchange implications ...
South Korea's economy could fall into crises rivaling its 1997 meltdown if the government accepts current U.S. demands, President Lee Jae Myung told Reuters.
TOKYO (Reuters) -Sanae Takaichi came out top in a male-dominated race to lead Japan's ruling party on Saturday, putting her on course to emulate her hero...
Analyst Patricia M Kim says some Asian countries hope to show Trump they are valuable partners to the US.
Trump said he hoped he and Xi could 'work out a lot of our doubts and questions' after months of trade tensions.
The US president says he has a "great relationship" with the North Korean leader and is "open" to a face-to-face chat.
Here's what you should know as the US president arrives for a whirlwind week of diplomacy.
Trump and Kim have both expressed an interest in meeting again, but a US official says meeting is 'not on the schedule'.
The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia have expanded a ceasefire deal in the presence of US President Donald Trump.
US president begins trip to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, with international trade and China on the agenda.
Takaichi also told Trump that Japan is "an indispensable partner" in terms of the US's strategies towards China and the Indo-Pacific.
US President Donald Trump expressed strong support for Southeast Asia on Sunday during the opening remarks of a working session with ASEAN leaders in Kuala Lumpur. "The United States is for you,...
South Korea has no information on a possible meeting between United States President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ...
Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Monday, after top U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators announced they had reached a framework on several disputed issues, paving the way for U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to sign off on…
The president of East Timor told The Associated Press on Monday that he would be willing to intercede personally to try and break the impasse in the region’s...
Trump is currently on a whirlwind trip across Asia, which will also see him meet Chinese president Xi.
His five-day tour displayed the power of his presidency - but also, at times, that power's limitations.
President Trump is back in Washington after spending a week in Asia. He attended the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, addressed U.S. troops in Japan and met with China's President Xi Jinping in South Korea.
Bangkok says Phnom Penh must be first to declare a ceasefire and cooperate 'sincerely' on demining the border.
Almost one million people have been displaced since hostilities resumed earlier this month.
In addition to ending fighting, the agreement calls for no further military movements by either side and no violations of either side's airspace for military purposes.
Amid an ongoing spat between Asia's top two economies, Tokyo is seeking a diplomatic offramp while Beijing plays hardball. The post Japan's Diplomatic Crisis...
Leaders of the two East Asian nations played drums to hits from BTS and KPop Demon Hunters.
The leaders will hold bilateral talks, aimed at strengthening defence and security ties, enhancing economic partnership and exploring new domains of collaboration, a departure statement said.
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s wager on a snap election paid off spectacularly Sunday, with her Liberal Democratic Party securing an unprecedented single-handed two-thirds majority in the 465-seat lower house – a feat the party has never previously …
Asian and Middle Eastern partners line up in Washington, while Europe tries to keep a distance.
Analysts say the Iran war energy crisis is also adding momentum to nuclear interest and action in the region.
The Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, will also address tensions in the Middle East and Russia's war on Ukraine.
Quad kicks back to life in Asia Pacific, looking to develop ports in Fiji, in a counter to China's rise.
Washington has started dealing with regional players without regard for Indian interests.
Modi’s tour of Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand reveals a broader Asia Pacific strategy.