A summit between the two “friends” could go horribly wrong

Japan is implementing a series of reforms to the systems governing residence status, extensions of stay, and permanent residency. Viewed together, these changes offer a window into the government’s sh...

Ho Chi Minh City has learned to live with flooding as high tides from the Saigon River and smaller waterways regularly inundate roads and businesses.

US president praises Xi and predicts they have ‘a lot of good things to discuss’ at summit, while bragging of beating Beijing in tech war.

The request follows reports of extensive Chinese construction activities on Antelope Reef and a nearby islet.

A day after Washington announced sweeping new sanctions on Iran and its trading partners, China's foreign ministry said Tuesday that China – which buys some 90 percent of Iranian oil exports – would…

The network asked a court to stop the agency from taking steps that could force ABC stations off the air and accused the F.C.C. of violating its First Amendment rights.

Beijing wants to portray today’s China as carrying forward Zhu Rongji’s era of growth, but for many Chinese, the optimism of that time has since faded.

Developing countries reliant on imported energy are most exposed to disruptions from the war, with girls more likely to be impacted in places that prioritize sons

In Moldova, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an effort to derail the Western-leaning government.

A 115ft-tall, 10,000-sq-ft temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has opened to the public in Cambodia. It stands on a 3.16-acre site along Russian Federation Boulevard in the capi...

Trump’s war is “The Best and the Brightest”—but without the best and the brightest.

The AAPI communities that experienced the largest increases in ICE arrests were from India, China, Vietnam, Armenia and Laos.

President Trump brushed off concerns about mental health among U.S. service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Friday, telling reporters they have been deployed "not nearly long enough."

In China, top leaders are pushing the adoption of Artificial Intelligence. Companies there are using AI at a scale that far outpaces that of the US. That means some Chinese workers are being displace...

Such stays reached an estimated 179.92 million in 2025, up 55.6% from level in 2019, a Japan Tourism Agency survey has found.

China and India are entering a cautious period of diplomatic re-engagement after years of confrontation, but deep strategic mistrust, unresolved border disputes, and competing security interests conti...

Between 130,000 and 150,000 Vietnamese go abroad to work annually, leaving seafood and garment sectors scrabbling for labourers.

The Trump administration is sending back record numbers of Vietnamese, Laotians and Hmong. Many came to the United States as young war refugees and later committed crimes.

A Rhode Island federal judge orders U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release a Cambodian refugee whose detention during a routine immigration check-in prompted protests and appeals from ele...

Longer than the world hopes, according to our Hormuz dependency dashboard

A hotline has existed between Tokyo and Beijing since 2023 and barely been used.

A patriotic film backfired because a growing number of Han Chinese don’t see the Manchu-origin Qing dynasty as a part of their history.

5,000 families lose farms as US$1.5 billion real estate project goes forward

Soaring airfares and disruptions to Middle Eastern travel hubs are keeping many travelers away from destinations in Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia.

The debates do not have women’s interests at heart

What began as a folksy sesquicentennial toast in the Circle City turned into a full-throated case for the Vietnam War.

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His speech was a mash-up of charges that aren’t supported by the documents he released.

Documents released by the Trump administration to support the president’s claims did not back up his most aggressive statements.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said in a May 2025 speech that China was preparing to invade Taiwan, and he mentioned the self-governing island five times. Twelve months and a Trump-Xi summit lat...

Turkish police on Sunday detained at least 50 people, including a journalist, during a LGBT+ Pride event in Istanbul that went ahead despite a ban by local authorities. Homosexuality is not illegal in...

To Lam is now both General Secretary and President of Vietnam, but the Communist Party’s collective decision-making code ensures he remains a strong leader, not a strongman.