Two-thirds of Japan public support new PM Suga, polls show
TOKYO – New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga‘s government was backed by at least two-thirds of respondents in domestic polls taken in the early days of his administration. The Kyodo…
China says will make ‘necessary response’ to US official’s Taiwan visit
BEIJING/TAIPEI – China will make a “necessary response” to a visit by US Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Keith Krach to Chinese-claimed Taiwan, and has lodged a complaint with Washington, the…
Japan’s Suga to formally take up job, announce cabinet
TOKYO – Japanese ruling party president Yoshihide Suga is poised to become the nation’s next prime minister, pulling together a “continuity” cabinet, about half of which will not change from…
Afghan peace talks open in Doha, 19 years after 9/11 triggered war
DOHA – Afghan government representatives and Taliban insurgents have gathered for historic peace talks aimed at ending two decades of war that has killed tens of thousands of combatants and…
Eyeing China, Taiwan urges alliance against ‘aggressive actions’
TAIPEI – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has called for an alliance of democracies to defend against “aggressive actions” and protect freedom, alluding to Chinese actions in the South China Sea…
HK residents arrested at sea ‘will have to be dealt with’ by mainland China -Lam
HONG KONG – Twelve people from Hong Kong arrested as they reportedly sailed to Taiwan for political asylum will “have to be dealt with” by mainland China, but the city…
Saudi Arabia jails eight over Khashoggi murder, fiancee decries trial
RIYADH/BEIRUT – A Saudi Arabian court has jailed eight people for between seven and 20 years for the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, state media reported, four months…
Fire rages on supertanker off Sri Lanka, one crewman presumed dead
COLOMBO – A Filipino crew member missing from a supertanker that caught fire off the Sri Lankan coast is presumed dead, a spokesman for the navy of the Indian Ocean…
Second survivor from capsized cattle ship dies: Kyodo news
TOKYO – The second survivor from a capsized cattle ship enroute from New Zealand to China, who was found by the Japanese coastguard in the East China Sea, has died,…
South Korean doctors expected to end strike amid COVID cases surge
SEOUL – South Korean doctors have agreed to end a two-week strike which has complicated efforts to curb a new wave of coronavirus infections, after overnight talks over the government’s…
