WASHINGTON, Feb 12 - Trump administration officials signed a final reciprocal trade agreement that confirmed a 15% U.S. tariff rate for imports from Taiwan, while committing Taiwan to a schedule for eliminating or lowering tariffs on nearly all U.S. goods.
The judge said it was difficult to conclude that LG officials had engaged in deceptive conduct.
It was the first time since 2022 that the agency has seized a Chinese fishing boat.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party easily secured 185 seats in Bangladesh's 300-member parliament, easily crossing the halfway mark for a simple majority.
The party voted to appoint former defence spokesman Angus Taylor as its new leader.
SYDNEY, Feb 13 - Australia's opposition Liberal Party on Friday elected former Energy and Emissions Minister Angus Taylor as its new leader, media reported, replacing Sussan Ley less than a year after the conservative party's heavy defeat at the national election.
The Chinese government has urged its counterpart in the Netherlands to take the initiative to resolve the dispute surrounding Nexperia after a Dutch court ordered an investigation into the auto chipmaker’s mismanagement by China’s Wingtech Technology. “The root cause of the
North Korea's Kim Yo Jong warned Seoul that such incidents would not be tolerated.
SEOUL, Feb 13 - North Korea's Kim Yo Jong said in a statement on Friday that South Korean authorities should take steps to prevent \"reoccurrence of provocative sovereignty violation,\" state media KCNA reported, referring to a drone flown into its airspace recently.
Lawyers and experts weigh in on why both civil and criminal court cases have shot up - and the implications for Malaysia’s justice system.
Most middle powers are now at their most open period to work with others to diversify outside of the US and China, says political analyst James Chai.
The fortress built by Washington to keep Chinese electric vehicles out is no longer looking so impregnable, says an analyst.
The wedding photos and videos are often inspired by popular Chinese drama and films.
It is the first election since the 2024 Gen Z-driven uprising that toppled long-time prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
The stability of Northeast Asia has long rested on two strategic bargains with South Korea and Japan, forged out of the Korean War and formalized in security treaties. South Korea was compelled to accept the de facto division of the country in exchange for a treaty commitment,
Mr Rahman has pledged to recalibrate Bangladesh’s international partnerships to attract investment.
As protest and military action raised the prospect of regime change in Iran and Venezuela, the voices of both countries’ diasporas were heard loud and clear through the media of their host nations. Venezuelan exiles in the US were, according to the popular narrative, broadly
JERUSALEM, Feb 12 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said he hoped that U.S. President Donald Trump was creating the conditions to reach a deal with Iran that would avoid military action.
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW, Feb 12 - Six more Russian and Ukrainian children are being reunited with their families, Washington and Moscow said on Thursday, crediting efforts by U.S. first lady Melania Trump.
MOSCOW, Feb 12 - Russia's presidential commissioner for children's rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, said on Thursday that six more children were being reunited with their families in Russia and Ukraine and credited U.S. First Lady Melania Trump.
WASHINGTON — In a notable break from President Donald Trump’s signature trade policy, several House Republicans joined Democrats in passing a resolution to terminate the president’s national emergency at the northern border that triggered tariffs on Canada just over one year
The US spy agency rolls out a video depicting a disillusioned mid-level Chinese military officer.
DUBAI, Feb 12 - Saudi Arabia appointed Fahd bin Abduljalil bin Ali al Saif as the new investment minister, it said on Thursday, replacing Khalid Al-Falih who oversaw the kingdom's opening to foreign investment amid massive economic diversification plans.
ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 - Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will attend the first meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump's \"Board of Peace\" next week in Washington, the country's foreign office said on Thursday.
BERLIN, Feb 12 - German director Wim Wenders said on Thursday filmmakers must stay out of politics and focus on changing how people think, at the start of the Berlin Film Festival.
Anti-graft chief Azam held 17.7 million shares in a financial services company worth about $258,000.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 - Malaysia's top graft investigator faced fresh calls to step down on Thursday, after multiple media reports this week alleged misconduct involving him and other senior officials at the country's anti-corruption commission.
KYIV, Feb 12 - Ukrainian arms producers have received the first wartime licences to export their goods abroad, the secretary of Kyiv's national security and defence council said on Thursday.
Food adulteration is often reported across India, but safety lapses at high-profile brands are rare.
The new campaign is the latest bid by China to boost flagging domestic consumption.
BISHKEK, Feb 12 - The speaker of Kyrgyzstan's parliament resigned on Thursday and several allies of the country's ousted security chief Kamchybek Tashiev were detained, as President Sadyr Japarov moved to purge supporters of the one-time close ally he dismissed on Tuesday.
Feb 12 - Syria's Defence Ministry said on Thursday that Syrian army units had taken control of the al-Tanf military base vacated by U.S. troops, following coordination between Syrian and U.S. authorities.
The victim was believed to have been dismembered into at least seven parts using a sharp tool.
Farmer unions called the deal announced last week a "total surrender" to US agricultural giants.
Voters are hoping for a return to democracy after 15 years of authoritarian rule under Sheikh Hasina.
The Chinese Year of the Fire Horse has a new, unexpected mascot: Draco Malfoy. Associating the Harry Potter antagonist with China’s Year of the Fire Horse might seem odd or whimsical. But it has much to teach us about the complexities of Chinese Mandarin wordplay, online
China will impose tariffs ranging from 7.4 per cent to 11.7 per cent on dairy imports from the EU.
South Korea's spy agency says Ki Ju Ae's prominent public presence indicates she is the chosen heir.
China’s demographic crisis is no longer a distant projection buried in academic journals or UN forecasts. It has become an observable fact, confirmed by official statistics and increasingly felt across Chinese society. In January 2026, China’s National Bureau of Statistics
MOSCOW, Feb 12 - A Ukrainian drone attack has caused a fire at an oil refinery owned by Lukoil near Ukhta in Russia's northwestern Komi Republic, the head of the region, Rostislav Goldshtein, said on Thursday.
Mr Chae said there has been little tangible advancement in lifting of restrictions.
Lai had called for greater defence and artificial intelligence cooperation between Taiwan and Europe.
School director Sasiphat Sinsamosorn died in hospital early on Thursday (Feb 12) after being admitted with gunshot wounds and undergoing surgery.
Lee Sang-min was found to have instructed authorities to cut power to media outlets deemed critical of former President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Washington seeks to counter Beijing’s technological and maritime influence.
State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi said technical discussions on the repayment mechanism are still underway, with negotiations led by the CEO of Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund Danantara.
Indonesia has announced a US$7-8 billion partnership to build a large-scale electric vehicle battery ecosystem. The project, called Titan, involves state-owned companies Antam and Industri Baterai Indonesia, together with a Chinese consortium led by Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt. The