3 d. ago RedNote’s Success and Beijing’s Soft Power in Southeast Asia

RedNote’s Success and Beijing’s Soft Power in Southeast Asia  fulcrum.sg

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4 d. ago Beijing to approve Nvidia H200 imports, flagging overreliance

Beijing to approve Nvidia H200 imports, flagging overreliance  Asia Times

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8 d. ago US pledges US$45 million to bolster Thailand, Cambodia truce amid Trump peace claims

The United States on Friday announced some US$45 million in aid as it tries to bolster a fragile truce between Thailand and Cambodia. Michael DeSombre, the top State Department official for East Asia, was visiting Thailand and Cambodia to discuss ways to strengthen the ceasefire, which US President Donald Trump has sought to highlight as an achievement. DeSombre said the United States would offer US$20 million to help both countries combat drug trafficking and cyber scams, which have become a...

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8 d. ago Top South Korean official calls Trump’s Venezuela raid ‘violent atrocity’, stirring unease

Senior officials in South Korea’s Prime Minister’s Office are voicing concern over Park Seok-woon, a committee chairman under its authority, after he joined protests criticising US President Donald Trump and his administration over American military operations in Venezuela. Park, a long-time liberal activist, took part in a rally on Monday in front of the US embassy in Seoul, following an American military operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who has been in power since 2013,...

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9 d. ago ASIA US action against Maduro reverberates from Beijing to Manila

ASIA US action against Maduro reverberates from Beijing to Manila  AsiaNews

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1 week ago Emirates Rolls Out Premium Economy Flights To Beirut And Beijing

Emirates Rolls Out Premium Economy Flights To Beirut And Beijing  Travel and Leisure Asia

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1 week ago UNESCO Regional Office for East Asia (UNESCO Beijing) Newsletter, 2025 Q4

UNESCO Regional Office for East Asia (UNESCO Beijing) Newsletter, 2025 Q4  UNESCO

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2 w. ago China’s diplomatic divide: red carpet for South Korea, cold shoulder for Japanese firms

As a diplomatic row sees Japanese company executives put visits to China on hold, Beijing is preparing to roll out the red carpet for South Korean business leaders accompanying President Lee Jae-myung on a state visit starting Sunday. The contrasting receptions highlight how geopolitics is reshaping corporate ties in East Asia. Analysts expect continued friction between Beijing and Tokyo in 2026 to accelerate Japanese efforts to de-risk from the Chinese market. Conversely, Beijing’s warming...

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2 w. ago Trump and Iran official exchange threats after protests turn deadly in the Islamic Republic

US President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to come to the aid of protesters in Iran if security forces fire on them, days into unrest that has left several dead and posed the biggest internal threat to Iranian authorities in years. “We are locked and loaded and ready to go,” he said in a social media post. The United States struck Iranian nuclear facilities in June, joining an Israeli air campaign that targeted Tehran’s atomic programme and military leadership. Top Iranian official Ali...

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2 w. ago Trump, Iran official exchange threats after protests turn deadly in the Islamic Republic

US President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged duelling threats on Friday as widening protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after America bombed Iranian nuclear sites in June. At least seven people have been killed so far in violence surrounding the demonstrations, which were sparked in part by the collapse of Iran’s rial currency but have increasingly seen crowds chanting anti-government slogans. The protests, now...

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2 w. ago ASIA TODAY Beijing wages tax war on declining birth rate, levies on contraceptives, breaks for childcare services

ASIA TODAY Beijing wages tax war on declining birth rate, levies on contraceptives, breaks for childcare services  AsiaNews

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2 w. ago South Korea officially bans bear bile farming, but 200 Asiatic black bears in limbo

South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticised bear bile farming industry this week, though about 200 bears are still kept in pens and bred for their gall bladders. The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment announced on Tuesday it will ban breeding and possession of bears and extraction of their bile beginning on January 1. The change is in line with a revised animal rights protection law that imposes up to two or five years of prison sentences for violators. South...

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4 w. ago China discovers Asia’s largest undersea gold deposit off Jiaodong Peninsula

China has discovered its first undersea gold deposit – the largest in Asia – marking a breakthrough as Beijing steps up nationwide exploration for the precious metal. The discovery, off the coast of Laizhou, in Yantai, Shandong province, lifted Laizhou’s total proven gold reserves to more than 3,900 tonnes (137.57 million ounces) – about 26 per cent of the national total – ranking it top in both gold reserves and output in China, Yantai’s city government disclosed this week at a conference on...

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4 w. ago Europe edges away from China as Beijing's campaign against Japan backfires

Europe edges away from China as Beijing's campaign against Japan backfires  Nikkei Asia

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last month Japan PM office source hints at need for nuclear weapons amid policy review

A source within Japan’s prime minister’s office said on Thursday that the country needs nuclear weapons, remarks that deviate from the country’s long-standing non-nuclear principles and could trigger backlash at home and abroad. “I think we should possess nuclear weapons,” said the source, who is involved in devising security policy under the government led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, while also indicating that such a move is unrealistic. The remarks came as Takaichi, known for her hawkish...

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last month Japan vows never to possess nuclear weapons, rebuffing official’s idea

Japan reaffirmed its decades-old pledge never to possess nuclear weapons on Friday after local media reported that a senior security official suggested the country should acquire them to deter potential aggressors. The unnamed official said Japan needed nuclear weapons because of a worsening security environment but acknowledged that such a move would be politically difficult, public broadcaster NHK and other outlets reported, describing the official as being from Prime Minister Sanae...

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