Asia
Blinken will travel to China to bolster relations amid global turbulence
World
April 21, 2024
Blinken will travel to China to bolster relations amid global turbulence
CNN — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China in the coming week as the Biden administration tries…
Middle class wiped out: Half of Myanmar’s people forced into poverty by civil war, UN report finds
Middle East
April 14, 2024
Middle class wiped out: Half of Myanmar’s people forced into poverty by civil war, UN report finds
CNN — Once considered among the most promising economies in Southeast Asia with a growing middle class, Myanmar is now…
China’s Xi hosts former Taiwan president in Beijing, in rare meeting echoing bygone era of warmer ties
World
April 10, 2024
China’s Xi hosts former Taiwan president in Beijing, in rare meeting echoing bygone era of warmer ties
Hong Kong CNN — Chinese leader Xi Jinping held rare talks on Wednesday with a former president of Taiwan who…
China concerns bring new unity to once-turbulent US-Japan-Philippines relationship ahead of major White House summit
World
April 9, 2024
China concerns bring new unity to once-turbulent US-Japan-Philippines relationship ahead of major White House summit
Seoul, South Korea CNN — Colonization, bloodshed, war crimes, occupation, controversial military bases. These are all issues intertwined in the…
Japan’s Kishida warns world at ‘historic turning point’ as he touts US alliance ahead of Biden summit
World
April 8, 2024
Japan’s Kishida warns world at ‘historic turning point’ as he touts US alliance ahead of Biden summit
Tokyo CNN — Spiraling geopolitical tensions have pushed the world to a “historic turning point” and are forcing Japan to…
Taiwan earthquake: Hundreds still awaiting rescue, death toll rises to 13
World
April 7, 2024
Taiwan earthquake: Hundreds still awaiting rescue, death toll rises to 13
Taipei, Taiwan CNN — Around 400 people are still stranded and awaiting rescue in Taiwan after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake…
Dozens rescued after major Taiwan quake but more than 600 still cut off
World
April 4, 2024
Dozens rescued after major Taiwan quake but more than 600 still cut off
CNN — Rescue teams Thursday were trying to reach more than 600 people in eastern Taiwan following the strongest earthquake…
Dozens trapped in tunnels after Taiwan’s strongest quake in 25 years kills at least seven
World
April 3, 2024
Dozens trapped in tunnels after Taiwan’s strongest quake in 25 years kills at least seven
Taipei, Taiwan CNN — Rescuers in Taiwan scrambled to free dozens of people trapped in highway tunnels after the island was struck…
North Korea tests missile, Seoul says, ahead of vote seen as gauge of support for hardline South Korean leader
World
April 2, 2024
North Korea tests missile, Seoul says, ahead of vote seen as gauge of support for hardline South Korean leader
Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea test-fired a presumed intermediate-range ballistic missile on Tuesday, South Korean officials said, its latest…
‘No force’ can stop China’s tech progress, Xi Jinping tells Dutch PM
Technology
March 30, 2024
‘No force’ can stop China’s tech progress, Xi Jinping tells Dutch PM
Hong Kong CNN — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte that “no force can stop China’s…