The Latest Breaking News from East Asia

A joint strategic bomber exercise by Russia and China in East Asia on Tuesday shows the depth of the two countries' alignment, a senior U.S. administration official said.

As a key U.S. ally in East Asia, Japan is debating the introduction of legislation to ready itself to deal with a contingency scenario in Taiwan, a defensive response rather than a proactive military strategy.

President Joe Biden is hosting leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as his administration continues an effort to demonstrate that the United States hasn’t lost focus on the Pacific

China's foreign ministry on Friday accused Japan of exaggerating a perceived threat from Beijing as an excuse to boost its own military might, after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned the invasion of Ukraine could be replicated in East Asia.

Global geopolitical attention remains focused on the war in Ukraine. But a significant shift, potentially even more serious in the long run than Russia's invasion of its neighbor, seems to be occurring in East Asia as a result of President Vladimir Putin's war.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday tension is rising in East Asia, as shown by a North Korean missile launch earlier in the day.

Some beautiful and intriguing objects from East Asia have gone on display at the refurbished museum, including paintings, silks, books, shoes and vases

Last month, South Korean voters elected Yoon Suk-yoel as their next president. It was a hotly contested race, which Mr Yoon won by a razor-thin margin of just 0.7%. What will the conservative People Power Party candidate's victory mean for South Korea and East Asia?

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Star Bulk Carriers Corp (NASDAQ:SBLK) has signed a joint letter of intent to establish a consortium to assess the development of an iron ore Green Corridor between Australia and East Asia. The consortium is led by the Global Maritime Forum, and its partners include BHP Group Ltd (NYSE:BHP), Rio Tinto plc (NYSE:RIO), and Oldendorff Carriers GmbH &…

Conflict adds strain to developing economies in east Asia and Pacific already struggling with Covid and inflation