Interview
IMF's Gita Gopinath: Global trade realignment 'going to last a long time'
'It's going to make it harder for us to achieve our common goals'
Politics
US-China tensions
Blinken spars with China on Russia support, industrial overcapacity
Secretary of state meets President Xi after over 5 hours with top diplomat Wang Yi
US-China tensions
U.S. agency bars Chinese telecom carriers from offering broadband
FCC previously banned state-owned firms from handling voice calls
Indo-Pacific
Japan struggles to nail down date for Biden-Kishida follow-up
Meeting of 2+2 ministers likely pushed back to summer due to Blinken's busy calendar
US-China tensions
Blinken's Shanghai visit sets friendly tone amid U.S.-China strains
Secretary of state watches basketball, strolls Bund, hails people-to-people ties
Japan-South Korea ties
U.S. official says Kishida and Yoon deserve Nobel Peace Prize
Kurt Campbell seeks to 'elevate and celebrate' Japan-South Korea rapprochement
U.S. elections 2024
Biden signs Ukraine aid package after battle among Republicans
Long-sought ammunition headed to Kyiv; legislation also gives U.S. funds to Israel
N Korea at crossroads
North Korea leans on Russian ties to expand relations with Iran
Pyongyang officials visit Moscow-friendly nations in diplomatic blitz
US-China tensions
Blinken lands in China on tough mission to curb support for Russia's war
U.S. may have few carrots to entice Beijing amid tensions over industrial glut
International relations
Former Japanese PM Taro Aso meets Trump in New York
LDP vice president is latest foreign dignitary to court the likely Republican nominee
Politics
U.S. Senate passes TikTok sell-or-ban bill, sends it to Biden
Legislation is part of a $95 billion package including aid for Ukraine and Israel
Interview
China wants ability to invade Taiwan by 2027, U.S. admiral says
John Aquilino warns Beijing is building up military despite economic challenges
Semiconductors
New York woos Japan companies to join Micron in nascent chip hub
State economic development chief offers suppliers tax breaks and cheap clean energy
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Business trends
U.S.-China relations 'stable but fragile,' AmCham chief says
American businesses want action, not promises, from Chinese regulators
Defense
South Korea and U.S. hold largest combined air force drills
Exercises to bolster integration come as North Korea tests 'superlarge warhead'
US-China tensions
China envoy calls on U.S. to define 'national security boundaries'
Xie Feng says talks on issues of concern should be reciprocal during Harvard visit
U.S. elections 2024
Trump arrives at New York court for start of hush-money trial
Case represents first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president
Politics
TikTok says U.S. House bill that could ban app would 'trample' free speech
Senate may vote on legislation in coming days
International relations
Former Japan PM Aso heads to New York in bid to meet Trump
Tokyo watching U.S. election with interest but says outcome won't change bilateral relations
Your Week in Asia
Philippine-U.S. drills, South Korea GDP, Beijing revives auto show
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
US-China tensions
Taiwan says it will discuss with U.S. how to use new funding
Defence ministry appreciate American lawmakers passing budget package
Politics
U.S. House passes TikTok ban with Ukraine and Israel aid package
Chinese-owned app operator faces threat as bill heads to Senate next week
South China Sea
Philippines and U.S. to 'sink' ships in South China Sea drills
16,700 Filipinos and Americans to enhance interoperability in annual Balikatan exercise
International relations
G7 pledges swift aid for Ukraine, seeks to calm Middle East
Alarm grows about Russian battlefield momentum and Israel-Iran counterstrikes
Indo-Pacific
Japan studies Israel's air defense success with eye on Indo-Pacific
U.S.-Japan-Australia collaboration faces additional threat of China's hypersonics