Asia
Pakistan, which has longstanding ties with Iran and personal contacts with the Trump administration, has in recent weeks been engaged in a flurry of diplomacy to try to bring Washington and Tehran to the negotiating table to end their own war in the Middle East.China has backed Pakistan’s efforts, aligning itself with the aims of Gulf countries affected by the spread of the conflict in the region.Beijing has also been involved in trying to end the conflict with Afghanistan, and has sent a special envoy to Kabul to try to broker a deal.Pakistan and Afghanistan announced a pause in fighting…
TOKYO: Japan will tap joint oil stockpiles held by producing nations in the country by…
TAIPEI: Taiwan said on Tuesday (Mar 24) it will skip for the first time a…
SINGAPORE: Vietnam’s national air carrier will suspend nearly two dozen domestic flights a week starting…
Much uncertainty remains as the world continues to grapple with an energy shock.”The underlying situation…
South Korea plans to draft a supplementary budget of 25 trillion won (US$16.6 billion) as…
“When people look at Malaysia, people only see our marine ports, but then we are…
JAKARTA: Indonesia has arrested a Swiss man accused of using expletives to denigrate a Hindu…
The Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route through which about 20 per cent of…
HONG KONG: People in Hong Kong will now face a year in jail if they…
JAKARTA: Indonesia is eyeing up to 80 trillion rupiah (US$4.7 billion) in savings to cushion…
“If a ceasefire is achieved and reconstruction begins, Indonesia may participate further. We have the…
Some of the elements of that complex mix were suggested by the timeline, starting when…
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