Asia Politics

The meeting between Joe Biden and Lee Hsien Loong was “important” in showing Russia that sanctions are not just supported by the U.S. or Europe.

Beijing is expected to continue doing business with Russia but is unlikely to support Moscow militarily, says Li Daokui, former advisor to China’s central bank.

European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are speaking Friday with China’s Prime Minister Li Keqiang and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

A transcript of remarks from Biden and Lee’s joint press conference following their meeting in Washington, as transcribed by the White House Press Office.

Hong Kong intends to ease a travel ban on flights from nine countries, including the U.S. and U.K. and Australia from April 1.

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “no limits” strategic bromance with Russian President Vladimir Putin marks the most dangerous gamble of his nine years in power.

In a visit shrouded in secrecy, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi flew to India and met his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar for three-hour-long talks on Friday.

It is the first suspected launch of an ICBM since November 2017 and represents a major escalation of tensions over North Korea’s weapons program.

As the war enters its fourth week, New Delhi has been receiving a stream of high-profile visitors from major capitals around the world. 

Singapore will ease most of its Covid restrictions including outdoor mask mandates from next week, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Thursday.

Duterte’s presidency marked a dramatic shift in the Philippines’ foreign policy when he declared a “separation” from the U.S. and sought closer ties with China.

“Oil reserves have defined geopolitics for the last five decades. Where the fabs [factories] are for a digital future is more important,” Intel’s Pat Gelsinger told CNBC.

India is expected to announce a payment arrangement that would allow trade with Russia to continue, the president of an Indian exporters’ association told CNBC.

China doesn’t want to take a position on Ukraine that could undermine Russia, said Scott Kennedy of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Lessons from our former interns suggest anyone — with or without a connection to Afghanistan or Ukraine — can help those who have moved on beyond refugee camps.

Since Russia’s attack on Ukraine, China has refused to call it an invasion and said it plans to maintain normal trade with both countries.

Even if China wanted to “bail out” Russia, its capacity to do so is very  limited, said Robert Daly, director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the U.S.

The Sri Lankan government has lost its “legitimacy” for the way it handled the country’s debt crisis, according to a representative from the main opposition party.

Cyber warfare is being waged, not only between Ukraine and Russia, but on behalf of these countries by “digital soldiers” around the world.

The unprecedented economic and financial sanctions on Russia, though historic, have been insufficient to deter Putin from escalating his war on Ukraine.