UN chief to push for more climate change action at Pacific leaders’ summit
António Guterres to attend Pacific Islands Forum (Pif) in Tonga with climate crisis and unrest in New Caledonia among issues to watch The UN secretary...
Category : Asia Pacific
Weather tracker: Pacific hosts two hurricanes and a typhoon
Path of Hurricane Gilma spared damage as Hurricane Hone passes close to Hawaii and Typhoon Shanshan approaches Japan The Pacific Ocean has become a theatre...
‘A crisis entirely of humanity’s making’: UN chief issues climate SOS on trip to Pacific
António Guterres calls for a ‘massive’ increase in finance and support for the countries most vulnerable to rising sea levels Pacific island nations are in...
Chinese military plane carries out first violation of Japanese airspace
Two-minute incursion by a surveillance aircraft, the first such incident by a military aircraft, comes amid regional tensions in Asia-Pacific region Japan has condemned an...
Canada to follow US lead in imposing 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles
Trudeau also announces 25% tariff on imported steel and aluminum and says ‘China is not playing by the same rules’ Canada, following the lead of...
‘Decadent and passive’: China cracks down on ‘throwing eggs’ card game
Craze for the four-player game known as guandan may lead to the formation of cliques, Communist party warns As recently as last year, Chinese state...
Owner of 7-Eleven stores receives buyout offer from Canadian rival
Proposal to Tokyo-based Seven & i by ACT could become biggest foreign takeover of a Japanese firm The owner of the global convenience store chain...
Chinese and Philippine ships collide near disputed Sabina Shoal in South China Sea
Philippines says two coast guard vessels damaged by China’s ‘unlawful manoeuvres’, while Beijing says it took ‘control measures’ after vessels illegally entered waters around shoal...
Corey Yuen, martial arts director and Jet Li collaborator, died in 2022, Hong Kong film federation confirms
Film-maker who directed films starring Li, Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh and later worked as a Hollywood fight coordinator, died during the Covid pandemic two...
Nancy Pelosi rebukes former Australian PM Paul Keating over ‘stupid statement’ on Taiwan
In return, Keating chastises former US House speaker for her ‘recklessly indulgent visit to Taiwan’ in 2022 A war of words has broken out between...
