Speaker Mike Johnson is seeking final passage on Saturday for the package, which includes US$61 billion in funding for Kyiv long-delayed by Trump loyalists.

Some 4,600 Chinese nationals have been recorded to be living in the Cagayan area and enrolled in private universities in the city of Tuguegarao.

Tourism to Japan has been booming since pandemic-era border restrictions were lifted, and the government has been working hard to boost visitor numbers.

Asia looks ready to turn a corner in quarterly earnings growth this results season. Here are five key themes to watch as the report cards roll in over the next few weeks.

City is a food paradise, but not for Muslim visitors keen to try Cantonese cuisine and local delights.

The video call between Secretary Lloyd Austin and Admiral Dong Jun, who was appointed defence minister in December, is the latest sign of a thaw in US-China relations.

Next government has signalled it will continue current policy of diversifying trade links and developing core industries, including cybersecurity and defence

Tang Kai-yin, 34, jailed for 46 months for possession of petrol bombs and perverting course of justice with escape attempt.

Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled an elaborate plan to break a US aid package into separate votes to squeeze through the House’s political divides on foreign policy. The move could end a months-long Republican blockade on help for Ukraine.

Geopolitics looms large over the polls in Solomon Islands, where Beijing and Washington have been vying for influence for years. But for voters just struggling to make ends meet, Wednesday’s election may be decided by issues much closer to home.

Daniel Kritenbrink and Sarah Beran are meeting Chinese officials to maintain ‘open lines of communication’, State Department says.

The award is the latest from the Biden administration, as the United States looks to cement its global lead in creating advanced semiconductors.

Island’s former leader also calls on William Lai to ‘confirm the one-China framework’.

Analysts say former Taiwanese leader’s VIP visit to mainland could help Beijing amplify appeals for ‘peaceful reunification’ with the island and send well-timed message to Taiwan’s president-elect William Lai Ching-te.

Moscow is receiving drone and missile tech, satellite imagery and machine tools, aiding its biggest military build-up since the Soviet era, US officials say.

Comments follow US President’s meeting with Japanese leader, where they unveiled a series of deals to strengthen military and economic ties to counter China.

Joe Biden accused of prioritising ‘a short term-thaw’ with Beijing’s leaders at expense of ‘a long-term victory over their malevolent strategy’.

‘Foreign interference’ cannot stop historic trend of ‘family reunion’, Xi Jinping says, as Ma Ying-jeou becomes first serving or former Taiwan president to meet top leadership on the mainland.

Kurt Campbell, No 2 at US State Department, echoes Beijing’s language of ‘red line’ and ‘core interest’ to mark out Washington’s strategic interest.

Activists slam President Marcos Jnr for allowing the US to use Philippine military facilities, and call for a ‘demilitarised zone’ for local fishermen to fish peacefully.

Think tank Our Hong Kong Foundation says city lacks end-of-life care framework despite a bill allowing advance directives on such treatments.

Taiwanese vice-president-elect Hsiao Bi-khim was reportedly tailed during her trip to Prague last month.

Some 88 per cent of respondents also say North Korea is a cause for concern, while 89 per cent identify Russia as a danger, according to the annual survey.