Indo-Pacific Region

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for a ceremony at the Monument to the People’s Heroes on Tiananmen Square to mark Martyrs’ Day, in Beijing, China September 30, 2021. REUTERS-Carlos Garcia Rawlins

China accuses U.S. of trying to ‘hijack’ support in Asia-Pacific

June 13, 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea May 21, 2022. Jung Yeon-je-Pool via REUTERS

Joe Biden, South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol vow to deter North Korea while offering coronavirus aid

May 21, 2022

Russia's Visa Inc. And Mastercard Inc. As Services Affected By U.S. Sanctions

China limits concerns on Ukraine to self-interest

March 23, 2022

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida in New Delhi

Japan’s premier urges India to take tougher line against Russian invasion

March 20, 2022

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was due in India on Saturday with officials in Tokyo predicting “candid discussions” about New Delhi’s unwillingness to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Japan’s premier visits India for ‘candid’ talks on Ukraine

March 19, 2022

In this photo released by Malaysia's Ministry of Foreign Affair, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, is greeted by Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah at foreign ministry in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Jai Huzaini/Ministry of Foreign Affair via AP)

US plans ASEAN summit, weighs new sanctions against Myanmar

December 15, 2021

FILE PHOTO - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison leaves Downing Street in London, Britain, June 15, 2021. REUTERS-Henry Nicholls--File Photo

Australia defends its handling of French submarine deal

September 19, 2021

U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said France was a “vital ally” and that the United States would work in the coming days to resolve the differences.

French envoy: Australia made ‘huge mistake’ in cancelling submarine deal

September 18, 2021

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore before departing for Vietnam on the second leg of her Asia trip, August, 24, 2021. REUTERS-Evelyn Hockstein-Pool

Kamala Harris: China intimidates to back South China Sea claims

August 24, 2021

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore August 22, 2021. REUTERS/Caroline Chia

Kamala Harris: U.S. focus on Afghan evacuations, pledges open South China Sea

August 23, 2021

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Tokyo on Friday to attend the opening ceremony of the pandemic-postponed Olympics, which is taking place under strict virus rules.

French president in Tokyo for Olympic opening ceremony

July 23, 2021

Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) speaks during a Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S. May 7, 2020. Al Drago-Pool via REUTERS

Three U.S. senators to visit Taiwan, trip likely to irritate China

June 5, 2021

FILE PHOTO- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin attends a news conference in Beijing, China December 14, 2020. REUTERS-Thomas Peter

China condemns G7 statement censuring Beijing, supporting Taiwan

May 6, 2021

US President Joe Biden and Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga walk through the Colonnade to take part in a joint press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on April 16, 2021.

U.S., Japan commit to taking on ‘challenges from China’ together

April 17, 2021

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday that Japan remained determined that the Olympics would go ahead as planned in Tokyo this summer.

Japanese premier to travel to U.S. for talks with Joe Biden

April 15, 2021