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Apr 26, 20243 min read
Exclusive-China harbors ship tied to North Korea-Russia arms transfers, satellite images show
WASHINGTON - China is providing moorage for a U.S.-sanctioned Russian cargo ship implicated in North Korean arms transfers to Russia,...
Apr 17, 20243 min read
Explainer-China, health system top issues as Solomon Islands holds national election
The Solomon Islands holds a national election on Wednesday, the first since Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare signed a security pact with...
Apr 11, 20242 min read
Taiwan, China can resolve differences, ex-president says after meeting Xi
TAIPEI - Taiwan and China can peacefully resolve their differences, former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on Thursday after meeting...
Apr 9, 20244 min read
How an election-packed 2024 is shaping up for world markets
LONDON - In an election-packed year, markets have so far shrugged off results, with the focus squarely on the one contest that could...
Apr 8, 20243 min read
Explainer-What military support does the US provide to Israel?
WASHINGTON - The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has prompted calls for Washington to put conditions on the billions of dollars in...
Apr 7, 20243 min read
US, China need 'tough' conversations, Yellen tells Chinese Premier Li
BEIJING -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday that the ability to have difficult conversations...
Apr 4, 20242 min read
Helicopter rescues Taiwan miners as earthquake injuries top 1,000
HUALIEN, Taiwan -A helicopter plucked to safety on Thursday six people stranded in a mining area after Taiwan's worst earthquake in 25...
Apr 4, 20242 min read
Taiwan earthquake injuries top 1,000, missing hotel workers found
HUALIEN, Taiwan -The number of people injured in a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in eastern Taiwan climbed past 1,000 on Thursday though the...
Apr 3, 20243 min read
Taiwan hit by strongest quake in 25 years, four deaths reported
TAIPEI -A 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan on Wednesday, the strongest tremor to hit the island in at least 25 years, killing four...
Apr 1, 20243 min read
Japanese authorities inspect second Kobayashi Pharma factory after deaths
TOKYO -Health authorities searched a second Kobayashi Pharmaceutical factory in western Japan on Sunday after the company reported five...
Apr 1, 20246 min read
Chinese state media stoked allegation Taiwan's president would flee war
TAIPEI - Taiwan's outgoing President Tsai Ing-wen plans to flee in a U.S. plane if war erupts with China, according to an...
Apr 1, 20242 min read
Former Taiwan president Ma leaves for China, likely to meet Xi
TAIPEI - Former Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou left on Monday for an 11-day trip to China where he is expected next week to have his...
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