April 11, 2024 Japanese PM Kishida to address Congress, discuss Asia-Pacific tension Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will address U.S. lawmakers in the face of rising tension in the Asia-Pacific region and highlight the close alliance between the two countries.
April 9, 2024 Chinese ambitions for US allies prompts Washington security summit with Japan, Philippines China continues to press claims over waterways and fishing shoals around the Philippines, prompting increased military and security focus on the country.
April 9, 2024 Taiwan war games to simulate China turning a military drill into an attack: report Taiwan's defense ministry says its military drills this year will include a scenario in which China turns one of its own exercises into an actual attack.
April 9, 2024 Top Chinese official to lead 'goodwill visit' to North Korea this week The No. 3 official in the Chinese Communist Party will lead a delegation on what was described as a "goodwill visit" to North Korea from April 11 to April 13, 2024.
April 8, 2024 Ethnic guerrillas in Burma look set to seize an important town on the Thai border from the military Guerrilla fighters from the Karen ethnic minority in Burma have claimed to be close to taking control of Myawaddy, the country's 'most active trading post with Thailand.'
April 7, 2024 WWIII could start over Philippines dispute in South China Sea, China 'not respecting' treaties, expert says China has increased provocations against the Philippines over territorial claims in the South China Sea. A recent opinion piece in the government-run China Daily warned Manila 'against the horrors of war.'
April 6, 2024 Taiwan furious after China hijacks global sympathy for devastating earthquake Taiwanese leaders are furious at the People's Republic of China after the communist nation thanked the global community for their sympathies regarding a massive earthquake on the island.
April 5, 2024 Taiwan earthquake survivors recall destruction, rescue from sealed tunnels Taiwan residents reflect on the events of the recent 7.2 magnitude earthquake. People became trapped inside of tunnels by falling rocks and watched their homes shake apart.
April 4, 2024 Burma resistance group says its drones hit targets in the capital, but army says it shot them down Myanmar's main resistance group said Thursday it launched drone attacks on military headquarters and the airport in the country's capital; military said it destroyed or seized more than 12 drones.
April 4, 2024 Close ally of Taiwan to become top US diplomat in Taipei, sources say Raymond Greene, the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. embassy in Tokyo, is set to become the new director of the American Institute in Taiwan this summer.
