What stands in the way of a China-Japan-South Korea free-trade deal
Beyond the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the three economies are resuming negotiations on a free-trade area.
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Taiwan investigates how a Chinese fishing boat managed to enter a strategic river mouth
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese authorities are investigating how an alleged former Chinese naval officer sailed a small boat into a strategic river mouth that leads to the capital of the self-governing island republic.
Taiwan's Lai sends legislative power bill back to defiant opposition
TAIPEI -- Taiwan's new government is sending a sweeping law that gives legislators significantly more power back to parliament, amid appeals by hundreds of lawyers to reconsider the bill.
Taiwan's energy crunch could 'throw a wrench' into the global semiconductor industry
Taiwan, the world's semiconductor powerhouse, is facing a power crunch — and this could spell trouble for chipmakers.
4 US college instructors teaching at Chinese university attacked at a public park
BEIJING (AP) — Four instructors from Iowa’s Cornell College teaching at Beihua University in northeastern China were attacked in a public park, reportedly with a knife, officials at the U.S. school and the State Department said.
Philippines must prepare as external threats grow, president says
MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said the country should be prepared for any eventuality because of more pronounced external threats driven by heightened tension in the Indo-Pacific.
Philippines faces ‘worrisome’ threat amid Taiwan tensions, Marcos tells troops
The Southeast Asian nation should prepare for a “more pronounced” external threat, the president was also quoted as saying in a statement released by his communications office on Tuesday.
Asia-Pacific markets are trading mixed; Taiwan market touches new highs
Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Tuesday, even as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reached new highs on Wall Street overnight.