Vietnam courts European leaders amid concerns over US tariffs
A series of top-level visits may pave the way for trade deals and investment.
VIDEOS: ‘We’re trapped in here!’ Scenes of rescues from the Myanmar quake
Survivors include a grandmother and 2 teens in Mandalay who captured their ordeal on a cell phone.
China deploys army veterans for military, political training in Tibetan schools
Tibetan children as young as 6 are subjected to military training; political and patriotic education
Myanmar’s junta continues airstrikes, hampering search for earthquake survivors
Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing said the death toll is approaching 3,000.
Myanmar’s junta announces 3-week ceasefire to facilitate quake relief efforts
Move comes after junta troops fire on Chinese Red Cross convoy ferrying aid and supplies.
North Korea’s strategic drones ‘not as advanced as US aircraft’: think tank
Pyongyang had been thought to be building copies of US drones.
Collapse of Chinese-built high rise spurs wave of anger in Thailand
China’s embassy hopes Thai investigation into collapse will produce ‘fair, scientific’ results.
US clears proposed sale of F-16 fighter jets to Philippines
Package for 20 jets, valued at $5.58 billion, will not alter SEAsia’s military balance, the United States says.
Taiwan calls on democracies to condemn Chinese military drills
Chinese drills came days after the Pentagon chief vowed to counter ‘China’s aggression’ on his first visit to Asia.
China muzzles online debate on construction standards after Bangkok building collapse
Reports and discussions on the China-built audit office collapse vanish from Chinese platforms.