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Biden, Kishida, Marcos Jnr trilateral to show support for Philippines amid confrontations with China: US officials
The leaders will unveil a series of security and economic initiatives as part of the effort, the officials told reporters on Wednesday.
243 million children in Asia at risk from ‘lethal threat’ of heatwaves: UN
Unicef data showed over 243 million children across the Pacific and East Asia were estimated to be affected by heatwaves, putting them at risk of heat-related illnesses and death.
US, Vietnam fear China-backed Techo Funan Canal in Cambodia could be used for military purposes
“The Cambodian people – along with people in neighbouring countries and the broader region – would benefit from transparency on any major undertaking with potential implications for regional water management, agricultural sustainability, and security,” Wesley Holzer, public diplomacy officer at the US embassy in Phnom Penh, wrote in response to questions from Bloomberg regarding the project.
Japanese 100-yen shop president says penny-pinching mindset persists
TOKYO -- One of Japan's leading discount store operators is betting that consumers will continue to seek lower prices for everyday items, despite efforts by corporate businesses and the government to bring the country out of a deflationary mindset.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to address Congress amid skepticism about US role abroad
WASHINGTON (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will head to Capitol Hill on Thursday for an address to U.S. lawmakers meant to underscore the importance of keeping a strong partnership between the two countries at a time of tension in the Asia-Pacific and skepticism in Congress about U.S. involvement abroad.
India-Pakistan formal dialogue unlikely as cross-border terrorism remains sticking point
Though Delhi has not officially reacted to the news, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in a TV interview last Saturday said his country would kill anyone who disturbed the peace in India and fled to Pakistan, in response to a question about the report’s authenticity.
China protests EU’s investigation of subsidies in green industries, calling the move protectionist
BEIJING (AP) — China has accused the European Union of protectionism and “reckless distortion” of the definition of subsidies in response to a new EU investigation into Chinese wind turbine makers.