Asia Pacific

The Rise of Trump and the Fall of American Empire

Some 15 years ago, on December 5, 2010, a historian writing for TomDispatch made a prediction that may yet prove prescient. Rejecting the consensus of that moment that U.S. global hegemony...

Starmer aims to build ‘pragmatic and serious relationship’ in meeting with Xi

Keir Starmer will become the first UK prime minister in six years to meet the Chinese president, Xi...

Student kills eight in mass stabbing in China after failing exams

Eight people were killed and 17 others injured when a 21-year-old former student went on a stabbing spree...

Chinese city still officially in summer as 30-year heat record broken

One of China’s biggest cities is still officially in summer, despite it being mid-November, as temperatures have failed...

South Korean police arrest 215 people in suspected $228m crypto scam

South Korean police have arrested 215 people on suspicion of stealing 320 billion won ($228.4m) in the biggest...

A Foreign Policy Bucket List for Biden

Freed of the constraints of the presidential campaign, President Joe Biden and his administration can use the next two months to recalibrate U.S. policy...

Dozens killed in China after car driven into sports centre

A driver killed 35 people and severely injured another 43 when he rammed his car into people exercising at a sports centre in the...

Dozens killed in China after car driven into sports centre, state media reports

Thirty-five people have died and 43 have been injured after a car was driven into people exercising at a sports centre in the southern...

Philippines set to be hit by fifth major storm in less than a month

The Philippines issued new weather warnings on Tuesday as the fifth major storm in three weeks bore down on the archipelago, days after thousands...

Japan’s parliament re-elects PM Shigeru Ishiba despite bruising election result

Japan’s parliament re-elected the prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, on Monday after his governing coalition suffered the worst election loss in more than a decade.Ishiba’s...

Nissan to cut 9,000 jobs globally after sinking to a loss

Nissan has announced it will cut 9,000 jobs from its global workforce as part of “urgent measures” to stem losses.The Japanese car manufacturer said...