Japan core inflation climbs to a 16-month high, boosting case for rate hikes
The Bank of Japan is expected to raise rates by 25 basis points later in the day as it concludes its monetary policy meeting.
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The Broadside (Transcript): How North Carolina became Japan's favorite state
Anisa Khalifa: And eight years ago, he got the opportunity to be a diplomat bridging North Carolina and the country he once called home. Although they aren’t typically paid, honorary consuls are real ...
Chinese court sentences man to death over knife attack at a Japanese school bus stop
A Chinese man who injured a Japanese mother and her child and killed a Chinese bus attendant trying to protect them in a knife attack near Shanghai last June has been sentenced to death, according to ...
The spotlight shift's from Washington to Tokyo for the day
He attributed the recent strains between Washington and Beijing to his predecessor, Joe Biden, and expressed optimism that China could play a role in resolving the conflict in Ukraine. This softer ...
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China and US partners are moving closer as Trump returns to the White House
China’s relations are starting to improve with Japan, India and other countries that former U.S. President Joe Biden courted, just as Donald Trump brings his more unilateralist approach back ...
Rubio says US committed to Philippines in call about China's 'dangerous' actions
New U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed China's "dangerous and destabilizing actions in the South China Sea" with ...
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Japan contemplates global free-trade leadership as U.S. goes protectionist
Japan might take a leadership role in global free trade if the United States piles on tariffs and rejects multilateral ...
VOA Asia Weekly: New Top US Diplomat Meets Indo-Pacific Allies
President Trump grants TikTok 75-day extension in the US. Impeachment hearings for South Korean president. Why India is building up its navy. Praying for better math skills in Japan.
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US moves Typhon missile launchers to new location in northern Philippines
THE US military has moved its Typhon launchers, which can fire multipurpose missiles up to thousands of kilometers, from ...
What do China and the Panama Canal have to do with Marco Rubio's trip to Latin America?
China's expanding footprint in Latin America is expected to be high on the agenda when US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ...
As Trump declares Gulf of America, US enters name wars
President Donald Trump had declared that the Gulf of Mexico will be called the Gulf of America. Read more at straitstimes.com ...
Trump says he will ‘demand’ that interest rates come down, but it won’t be that simple
President Donald Trump has pledged cheaper prices and lower interest rates, but an economy transformed by the pandemic will make those promises difficult to keep.