ASEAN centrality in regional security faces growing uncertainties
July 19, 2024
Asian news from China
The winner in China’s panda diplomacy: the pandas themselves
WASHINGTON (AP) — China’s panda diplomacy may have one true winner: the pandas themselves.
15 Chinese tourists hurt in dual bus crashes on treacherous New Zealand road
The buses were travelling in the same direction on a stretch of highway popular with tourists when they slid from the road on Thursday and overturned, at about the same time and only 100 metres (109 yards) apart, New Zealand’s police said in an emailed statement. Temperatures in the area were freezing and others driving on the highway reported heavy fog and black ice on the road at the time.
Tuvalu welcomes subsea cable but worries about possible China cyberattack
TOKYO -- Tuvalu is concerned about "forthcoming" pressure from China on cybersecurity, Prime Minister Feleti Teo said Thursday, as the Pacific island nation looks to have a better internet connection with its first subsea cable in place next year.
Vietnam succession in focus as president stands in for party chief
HANOI -- A power struggle in Vietnam's ruling Communist Party could be about to intensify with all eyes on powerful but ailing General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, whose duties have been taken over by President To Lam.
China plenum vows reforms, accepts Qin Gang resignation
SHANGHAI -- The Chinese Communist Party pledged on Thursday to better manage the market economy through reforms but offered no clear bombshells and few details, after a highly anticipated four-day leadership meeting chaired by President Xi Jinping in Beijing.