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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Central Asian leaders and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met in Tokyo for the first-ever leaders’ level C5+Japan summit, agreeing a framework to deepen political, economic and sectoral cooperation. A joint declaration identified shared priorities amid regional and global pressures, elevating a dialogue launched more than two decades ago. Key outcomes • Three priority areas:…
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Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar, has accused India of “weaponising water” by manipulating flows into Pakistan via the Chenab River. Dar said Pakistan’s Indus Waters Treaty Commissioner recorded unusual and abrupt variations in river flows between 7–15 December, similar to disruptions observed earlier in April and May. He confirmed that New…
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The United States has approved an $11.1bn arms sale to Taiwan, its largest to date, as Taipei accelerates preparations against mounting pressure from China. The package was announced by the US State Department and includes advanced strike and defence systems. The decision comes weeks after President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping agreed a trade…
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Hong Kong’s High Court has convicted Jimmy Lai, the 78-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily, on national security charges under Beijing’s National Security Law (NSL), marking one of the most significant cases since the 2019 pro-democracy protests. Lai was found guilty of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and conspiracy to publish seditious materials.…
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Singapore and China have signed 27 agreements at their annual Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) meeting in Chongqing, marking the largest number in recent years and reinforcing bilateral ties amid global economic and geopolitical uncertainty. The meeting was co-chaired by Gan Kim Yong, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, and Ding Xuexiang, Vice Premier of…
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to tighten national firearms laws following a deadly terrorist attack at a Jewish Hanukkah festival in Sydney, which left 15 people dead and 27 injured, several critically. Speaking after visiting the scene at Bondi Beach, Albanese said the government would do “whatever is necessary” to protect Australia’s Jewish…
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Australian authorities have declared a terrorist attack after two gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, killing at least 11 people and wounding 29, including two police officers. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the attack as “antisemitism and terrorism,” saying it targeted Jewish Australians on the first day of Hanukkah. Key…
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Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, once the city’s largest opposition force, has voted to dissolve after 31 years, marking the effective end of organised pro-democracy party politics in the territory. At a general meeting on Sunday, Chairman Lo Kin-hei confirmed that 117 of 121 votes (97%) supported disbandment. Nearly 100 members attended, with additional proxy votes…
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At least 10 people were killed and around a dozen injured after gunmen opened fire during a Jewish holiday event at Bondi Beach, Sydney, on Sunday (Dec. 14), Australian authorities confirmed. New South Wales Police said two suspects were taken into custody, while ABC News reported that one of the attackers was among those killed.…
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Japan is accelerating its military build-up across its southwestern islands as tensions with China and Japan reach their highest level in over a decade, placing the remote island of Yonaguni—just 110 km from Taiwan—on the front line. Following missile launches by China near Yonaguni after Nancy Pelosi’s 2022 visit to Taipei, Tokyo has expanded deployments…
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