At least 4 killed and 1 injured in building collapse in eastern China, state media says
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese state media says at least four people have been reported dead in a building collapse in the eastern province of Anhui.
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U.S. Lawmakers Visit Taiwan and Vow Support in Face of Chinese Military Drills
After China performed two days of military drills intended to punish Taiwan, Representative Michael McCaul of Texas on Monday stood alongside the island nation’s newly elected president, Lai Ching-te, and issued a promise.
North Korea Launches Long-Range Rocket Carrying Satellite, Seoul Says
North Korea launched a rocket on Monday in what appeared to be an attempt to put a military reconnaissance satellite in orbit, in defiance of United Nations Security Council resolutions, the South Korean military said.
China, Japan and South Korea Hold Regional Summit Overshadowed by U.S.
The leaders of South Korea and Japan on Monday sought to restore economic cooperation with China, their biggest trading partner, after years of souring relations, but their three-way talks were overshadowed by heightened tensions between China and the United States, Seoul and Tokyo’s most important military ally.
China tariffs won’t make America great again
TOKYO — It’s hard to miss the time-warp dynamic surrounding the US-China trade war as it intensifies in real-time.
US lawmakers pledge support for Taiwan and its new president after China’s military drills
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A U.S. congressional delegation met Taiwan’s new leader on Monday in a show of support days after China held drills around the self-governing island in response to his inauguration.
North Korea plans to launch satellite rocket between May 27 and June 4, Japan Coast Guard says
TOKYO — North Korea has notified Japan of its plan to launch a rocket carrying a space satellite towards the Yellow Sea and east of Luzon Island between May 27 and June 4, the Japan Coast Guard said on Monday (May 27).
As cash-strapped Pakistan seeks to ease its China reliance, Saudi, UAE pledge billions
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif secured US$10 billion in investments from UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during a meeting in Abu Dhabi last week.