Daily News

These are sample stories on Asia which we track on a daily basis. The sources and links to the stories, which are available online, are acknowledged and listed. Where any of these stories require paid subscription to access, we've listed only the portion which the site allows.



US states move to bar Chinese land purchases and projects

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Virginia governor nixes a USD3.5bn battery plant, and 2,500 new jobs for his state, because Ford Motors has a Chinese partner on the project. Legislative bans on Chinese land ownership, and in some cases even

Half of Taiwanese Support a Visit by McCarthy, Defying China

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Some 56% of respondents to a survey by TVBS, a major Taiwanese broadcaster, said they were very much or slightly in favor of a visit by the Republican lawmaker House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — even

Japan eyes Philippines as first recipient of security grant

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Japan is looking to provide a security cooperation grant to the Philippines, its first such allotment under a new program designed to bolster the defensive capabilities of regional allies. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will

Thailand’s ‘Deep South’ conflict in focus in upcoming meeting

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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is due in Bangkok on 9 Feb to meet his Thai counterpart with a sharp focus on the ‘Deep South’ border area between the countries, where a near two-decade insurgency

Singapore and Vietnam enhance economic cooperation

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Two Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) were signed between Singapore and Vietnam. The MOU on the Green-Digital Economic Partnership between the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Vietnam Ministry of Planning and Investment is an