Trade, Ukraine among topics on the agenda, with Blinken expected to pressure China to urge its firms to stop supplying dual-use goods to Russia or face more punitive measures.

Reports suggest US has discussed sanctions on some Chinese banks over their trade with Russia, but analysts say moves to remove China from the Swift interbank financial system could create a ‘huge problem’ for global trade.

Golden Horse Awards winner Old Fox depicts Taiwan after the end of martial law, a time of rapid change. Director Hsiao Ya-chuan hopes its message resonates today as it did in the era in which it is set.

The country remains the US tech giant’s main manufacturing base, home to over a third of the factories run by its disclosed suppliers.

Among the buyers were the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Shandong Artificial Intelligence Institute, the Hubei Earthquake Administration and a state-run aviation research centre.

Israeli cross-party delegation meets representatives of island’s current and incoming governments, visits science park and attends Holocaust Memorial Day event.

Two empty buildings collapsed after two quakes, at magnitudes of 6.0 and 6.3, were felt early on Tuesday morning.

America’s top diplomat pledges to keep raising atrocities with responsible governments days before he is expected to meet senior officials in Beijing.

DPP government says more than 760 statues of Chiang, who ruled the island for nearly three decades, will be swiftly removed.

Intelligence officers have been sent to investigate potential national-security threats in Cagayan, where about 4,600 Chinese students reportedly live.

Swedish think tank finds regional expenditure on armed forces rises at its highest rate in a decade.

Beijing will feel ‘inconvenient’ as Washington steps up trilateral military cooperation to stem Pyongyang threats, expert says.

William Lai Ching-te’s ministerial team is expected to show Lai has no desire to alter cross-strait status quo: analysts.

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson relied heavily on lawmakers from the rival party to overcome a blockade from his conservatives colleagues.

Extra duty to be in place for five years, ministry statement says, as Beijing appears to lean on trade tools to push cross-strait message.

‘Uncertainty’ sparked by election of William Lai as president may worsen if Trump returns to power, article in Taiwan affairs journal warns.

Mid-range launcher now in the Philippines is a ‘powerful weapon’ capable of retaliatory strikes on mainland China, analysts say.

Manhattan in New York isn’t traditionally known for Chinese soup dumplings but YouTube and TikTok are driving a xiaolongbao trend that sees more restaurants getting creative with the dim sum classic.

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