Asia & Pacific

Observers say the attack was in retaliation for China’s support for the Taliban regime and its genocide of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

The charges are unprecedented for a South Korean president.

The agency is now one of three top U.S. bodies that link the COVID-19 virus to a Chinese lab.

Japanese authorities reported more than 200 Chinese state-backed cyberattacks since 2019.

Switching diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China has not brought the economic benefits that some countries have hoped for, the president said.

North Korea is also preparing to launch a spy satellite and an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.

David Seymour, who is part-Māori, has been told it would not be appropriate for him to attend the celebration of New Zealand’s national day.

Chinese courts set worldwide royalty rates for EU standard essential patents but without patent owners’ consent.

New Zealanders need to embrace mining the way Australians have if they want their incomes—and that of the country—to rise, Christopher Luxon said.

The Privacy Commissioner is investigating after a bar owner accused a former MP of shoplifting after he accessed an unregulated retail incident database.

The crash killed 179 people, with only two crew members who were seated near the rear of the Boeing 737-800 aircraft making it out alive.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared before South Korea’s Constitutional Court after he was detained last week.

The regime did not lift its sanctions against Rubio but quietly changed the translation of his name, a move said to be an attempt to minimize embarrassment.

The partnership is a key component in the U.S. strategy to counter communist China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific.

NZME, the publisher of 14 newspapers and nine radio stations, plus multiple online assets, is to lay off another 38 of its 300 staff and will publish less news.

Filipino national security adviser Secretary Eduardo M. Año said the arrest ‘is a stark reminder of the persistent threats posed by foreign interference.’

The structure was installed while South Korea was embroiled in political turmoil following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol.

The United States, India, Japan, and Australia are key targets for the CCP’s hacking efforts, but gaps impede effective counterespionage, analysts say.