The Japanese people have just given Sanae Takaichi a super-majority in the parliament. It signals a period of great change ...

Taiwan is ideal for a first-time Asia trip: fast trains, easy signage, and nonstop food. Base in Taipei, then day-trip to ...

BOULDERS, some weighing as much as a large truck, are scattered along the rocky coastline of Pasuquin town in Ilocos Norte. These enormous rocks, which sit on an uplifted reef platform far from the ...

Taiwanese were the largest group of foreigners who bought new apartments in Tokyo’s 23 wards in 2024, according to a land ministry survey.

Seeing large boulders—some weighing as much as a large truck—scattered along the rocky coastline of Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, make people wonder how they ended up there. The enormous boulders—which sit ...

The world is moving back closer to China, and unlike during its ascension to the World Trade Organization, this time it is a move away from the United States.

At last year's conference, held a few weeks into US President Donald Trump's second term, Vice President JD Vance stunned European leaders by lecturing them about the state of democracy and freedom of ...

Beijing has been accused of conducting secret nuclear explosion tests and attempting to disguise its violation of a global prohibition treaty.

Pacific's new era -- where perception shapes reality faster than treaties -- the real entrapment is not of China or the ...

Jakarta ready to send 8,000 soldiers to the international peacekeeping force in Gaza; Delhi imposes a three-hour limit on web ...

Environmental regulations and the high cost of mining and refining compared to the cheaper Chinese rare earths could be solved. New extraction and refining methods do not violate environmental laws ...

China responded with, among other things, cutting off the supplies of some rare earths, particularly samarium, which is used for essential components of many American weapons and aircraft. Currently ...