Rather than viewing Beijing’s regional inroads as setbacks, Washington seems more than happy to weaken once-cherished bonds ...

It would appear from recent American involvements in the region that the United States — or more specifically, President Donald Trump — is indeed quite adept when it comes to diplomacy, with a ...

Nominations for the president's friends in South-East Asia, a region Washington is already alienating with its trade war, are ...

In diplomacy, it’s not always what you know — it’s who you serve. The White House has tapped a self-professed Hooters fan and ...

The man, a U.S. citizen, is barred from leaving China by the Ministry of State Security, the country’s main intelligence and ...

Beijing also seems willing to engage in diplomatic channels. China's US embassy confirmed last week that it is inviting ...

Aides to Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have discussed a potential meeting between the leaders during a trip by ...

In the wake of Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent Israeli military campaign in Gaza and beyond, the Middle East is undergoing a profound ...

Vietnam chose wisely. It invited its old enemy to build factories, sign defence pacts and invest in peace. Tehran must decide ...

P enny Wong, Australia’s foreign minister, prefers to talk about her job, not herself. Asked what it was like to be in ...

Mr Marcos has described the higher 20 per cent tariff rate by Mr Donald Trump as “very severe". Read more at straitstimes.com ...

US PRESIDENT Donald J. Trump might have placed little emphasis on Washington’s decades-old alliance with the Philippines when he modestly cut tariffs on Filipino goods, political analysts said on ...