Category: Asia-Pacific
Coverage of geopolitics, international relations, and current affairs from across Asia-Pacific, including China, India, Southeast Asia, and Pacific nations, with a focus on security, trade, and regional diplomacy.
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Azerbaijan has lifted all restrictions on the transit of cargo to Armenia, a measure in place since the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict era. The announcement was made by President Ilham Aliyev during a joint press conference with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. “I would also like to note that Azerbaijan has lifted all restrictions on the transit of…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has opened a key Communist Party meeting to review draft proposals for China’s 2026–2030 national economic and social development plan. The closed-door session of the Central Committee, running four days, will set priorities for the next five years. According to Xinhua News Agency, Xi outlined the Party’s proposals but provided no…
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Sanae Takaichi has been elected Japan’s first female prime minister, securing 237 votes in the 465-seat lower house on Tuesday (Oct. 21). A protégé of the late Shinzo Abe, she replaces Shigeru Ishiba, ending three months of political deadlock following the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) election loss in July. • The LDP struck a last-minute…
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Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh has vetoed parliament’s resolution to remove Prime Minister Gombojav Zandanshatar, intensifying a political crisis in the resource-rich nation. Khurelsukh said the vote to dismiss Zandanshatar breached the Constitution as the session lacked a quorum, calling it a violation of the rule of law. The country’s Constitutional Court is set to review…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for advancing “national reunification” following the election of Cheng Li-wun as leader of Taiwan’s main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT). Cheng, 55, will assume leadership on 1 November, succeeding amid rising tensions between Beijing and Taipei. China claims Taiwan as its territory, while the island’s government rejects all sovereignty…
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Afghanistan and Pakistan have reached an immediate ceasefire following a week of intense cross-border fighting that left dozens dead. The agreement was brokered in Doha by Qatar and Turkiye, marking a crucial step towards easing tensions along the disputed frontier. According to Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, both sides agreed to establish mechanisms to ensure…
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China has dismissed General He Weidong, one of its most senior military figures, on charges of corruption and abuse of power, marking the latest escalation in President Xi Jinping’s anti-graft campaign within the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The Ministry of National Defense confirmed that He, a Politburo member and Vice Chairman of the Central Military…
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Mongolia’s Prime Minister Gombojav Zandanshatar has resigned after losing the confidence of parliament, according to China’s Xinhua News Agency. His departure comes just four months after taking office. Lawmakers voted to dismiss Zandanshatar, a former foreign minister and parliamentary speaker, marking the second time in less than a year that a Mongolian prime minister has…
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Indonesia will acquire at least 42 Chinese-made Chengdu J-10C fighter jets, Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin announced on Wednesday (Oct. 15), confirming the country’s largest-ever arms deal with Beijing. Sjamsoeddin said the purchase forms part of President Prabowo Subianto’s plan to modernise Indonesia’s military and enhance air defence capabilities. • Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa confirmed…
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Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to a 48-hour “temporary ceasefire”, following days of deadly clashes along their shared frontier that killed over a dozen civilians. The truce began at 13:00 GMT on Wednesday (Oct. 15), according to Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry. Key points:• The ceasefire aims to reduce tensions after airstrikes and ground fighting erupted earlier…
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