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Japan Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kei Takagi hosted on May 8 a working lunch with Abdullah bin Adel Fakhro, Bahrain’s minister of industry and commerce, and Noor bint Ali Al-Khulaif, minister of sustainable development. A statement from the Foreign Ministry said Takagi welcomed the two ministers to Japan for the first time and said […]
Indonesia is seeking easier access to Saudi Arabia for its food products, as the country hopes to tap into export opportunities. The Indonesian Food and Drug Agency held a high-level dialogue with the Saudi Food and Drug Authority in Riyadh in April, where it agreed to strengthen cooperation and expand trade between the two countries […]
Australia’s defense minister flagged potential economic intimidation and pressure on the “global rules-based order” as the nation pursues sweeping changes to its military strategy amid China’s rise. “The threat is not that we are about to be invaded, but our exposure to economic coercion and to coercion from an adversary is greater, and the potential […]
A Chinese coast guard ship cut off a Philippine patrol vessel carrying journalists in the disputed South China Sea, causing a near-collision, an AFP team on board another boat saw.The near-miss off the Spratly Islands on Sunday was the latest in a steady string of incidents between China and the Philippines in the contested waterway. […]
Thousands of American and Filipino forces pummeled a ship with a barrage of high-precision rockets, airstrikes and artillery fire in their largest war drills on Wednesday in Philippine waters facing the disputed South China Sea that would likely antagonize China. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. watched the American show of firepower from an observation tower in […]
Australia will change its immigration system after a review found the current model is not fit for purpose, Minister for Home Affairs Clare O’Neil said. The system was overly-complicated and open to exploitation, the review found, failing to target and retain skilled workers and international students vital to boosting the country’s economic productivity. Australia’s immigration […]
A senior executive in Japan’s ruling party said he’ll seek to pass a law promoting understanding of the LGBTQ community before the country hosts the Group of Seven summit in less than a month. Toshiaki Endo, who heads the Liberal Democratic Party’s general affairs council, said he’s willing to have the ruling coalition submit […]
US President Joe Biden declared on Wednesday that a North Korean nuclear attack on his country or South Korea would spell doom for Pyongyang. Under a new agreement between Washington and Seoul, the US would respond to such an attack with nuclear weapons, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol added. “A nuclear attack by North Korea […]
India will keep pushing for easier visa rules for skilled professionals hired by its companies investing in Britain as it looks to finalize a free trade pact with the UK by end-2023, according to people with knowledge of the matter. This is in addition to New Delhi’s longstanding pitch for more visas for Indian workers, […]
Australia will outlay A$4.1 billion ($2.7 billion) to increase its stock of long-range missiles and develop a manufacturing industry for guided weapons in response to intensifying strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific. The government will spend A$1.6 billion to purchase long-range missiles, including additional High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) that Ukraine has successfully deployed against […]
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