East Asia

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Queen Elizabeth said she was irritated by world leaders who talk about climate change...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping warned against government over-promising on social welfare amid a push to achieve "common...

TOKYO (Reuters) - New Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida spoke with South Korean President Moon Jae-in by phone on Friday...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new prime minister, Fumio Kishida, plans to speak with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday,...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The junior partner in Japan's ruling coalition raised doubt on Friday about Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's plan...

By Fabian Hamacher KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) - The mayor of a Taiwanese city launched a task force on Friday to...

By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Friday it would lift stringent anti-coronavirus curbs on social gatherings...

TAIPEI (Reuters) -A fire in a residential building in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung has killed 46 people and...

By Ann Wang MEISHAN/TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) - Chien Shun-yih looks out over his withering tea fields in Taiwan's picturesque southern...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday that the United States' commitment to Taiwan is...

By Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned of dividing forces in the European Union and issued...

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan will not start a war with China but will defend itself "full on", Defence...

PARIS (Reuters) - The visit by the European Union coordinator to Iran comes at a critical time in efforts to...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States' involvement in Afghanistan has led to tragedy, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday,...

TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Taiwan's defence ministry warned China of strong countermeasures on Wednesday if its forces got too close to...

By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea established a panel on Wednesday to debate a strategy on how to...

By Josh Smith and Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - Standing beside North Korea's largest missiles, leader Kim Jong Un said...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is not yet prepared to recognise the Taliban as Afghanistan's government since it has not met...

By Muyu Xu and Shivani Singh BEIJING (Reuters) -The largest provincial economy in China's northeast rust belt on Monday warned...

KUNMING, China (Reuters) - The world has now reached "a moment of truth" when it comes to protecting its vital...