TAIPEI, March 26 - Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo on Thursday indicated the next arms sale package from the United States is on track after the government received a letter of guarantee from Washington, even as the U.S. and Chinese leaders prepare to meet in May.
Market analysts say the stronger dollar and higher transport costs are key drivers behind rising prices.
Major bus stations are consistently crowded, with many bus trips reaching full capacity during morning and evening peak hours.
Trump's delayed meeting with Xi Jinping will be the first visit to China by a US president since 2017.
Temperatures rose across most of northern China on March 24.
Analysts are calling for longer-term solutions to manage rising global oil prices amid the Iran war.
Beijing has been investigating whether Meta’s takeover violated regulations, with national security implications.
The war increased the risk that they wouldn't go home once their visas expired, said the authorities.
Leigh Ryswyk, who played one game for the Brisbane Lions in 2005, shared the news on a radio interview.
In this new Makan Kakis series, Mediacorp GOLD 905’s Denise Tan and JB resident Hossan Leong discover Taman Pelangi’s best eats – Jombali Village and Restoran Ah Kaw – on this cross-border food trip.
Democrats on the US House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday demanded that President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice “stop the cover-up” of former special counsel Jack Smith’s full investigation into Trump’s retention of classified documents following his first term, after
Pauline Hanson's One Nation is riding a wave of popularity driven by voters weary of mainstream parties.
The US Justice Department last October announced the largest asset seizure in American history: a cache of bitcoin then valued at $15 billion tied to the Cambodia-based Prince Group that prosecutors alleged oversaw an empire of human trafficking and industrial-scale scamming.
Both nations have provided Moscow assistance in its war in Ukraine.
SEOUL, March 26 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un welcomed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to Pyongyang on Wednesday, North Korean state media KCNA said on Thursday, touting ties between the two close allies of Russia's Vladimir Putin.
BEIRUT, March 25 - Iran has told intermediaries that Lebanon must be included in any ceasefire agreement with the United States and Israel, six regional sources familiar with Iran's position said, linking an end of the war to a halt to Israel's offensive against Hezbollah.
WASHINGTON, March 25 - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would visit China for a rescheduled state visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14 and 15, rescheduling a closely watched trip that was delayed due to the ongoing Iran war.
WASHINGTON, March 25 - President Donald Trump will hit Iran harder if Tehran fails to accept that the country has been \"defeated militarily,\" White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday.
American military bases, especially those situated in the United States, lack air defenses. To the degree that this was regarded as a problem, the issue was framed as defense against ballistic missile attack. The only defense against ballistic missiles is to use integrated air
KYIV/WASHINGTON, March 25 - The Ukraine-U.S. joint reconstruction fund has approved its first investment project, in Sine Engineering, a Lviv-based communications and navigation technology producer, the Ukrainian prime minister said on Wednesday.
A Wednesday report from NBC News is raising concerns that President Donald Trump may be getting a rose-colored view of the war he started with Iran. According to NBC News, US military officials show Trump a daily two-minute video montage of operations conducted in the Iran war,
Singapore has six restaurants on the list and Odette’s head sommelier Lesley Liu is named Asia’s Best Sommelier.
But China's tech company leaders agree that humans must make the final decisions, not robots.
The ships had been at sea for quite some time due to military operations.
The Japanese leader also spoke on the diversification of crude oil procurement sources.
The coroner ruled that there was no evidence of foul play in the death of iconic singer Zubeen Garg.
India has been hit hard by the disruption of energy shipments via the Strait of Hormuz.
Airlines in Asia have begun cutting flights to reduce fuel usage.
Tan Ruisong was found guilty on charges of embezzlement, bribery, insider trading and leaking insider information.
The country is now the world’s second-largest pet food exporter – trailing only Germany – and is projected to grow exports to US$5 billion by 2030.
The scene inside Garuda Indonesia’s hangars at the end of 2025 was one of stark contradiction. On paper, the airline has just secured a massive capital injection of 23.7 trillion rupiah (roughly US$1.4 billion) from Danantara, the state investment vehicle. In reality, however,
MOSCOW, March 25 - Russia remains in contact with the United States on a possible settlement of the conflict in Ukraine and hopes Washington will continue its mediation efforts, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
Iran fired two ballistic missiles on March 20, 2026, at the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, which hosts a strategically important joint US-UK military base, according to US, UK and Israeli officials. One missile broke apart during flight, and the other appears to have been
March 25 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Pyongyang on Wednesday with a white-horse cavalry and 21-gun salute, cementing ties between two close allies of Russia's Vladimir Putin.
BEIJING/TOKYO, March 25 - China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday demanded that Japan conduct an investigation into and severely punish an officer from the Self-Defense Forces who was arrested on suspicion of breaking into the Chinese embassy in Tokyo.
Nearly 7,300 cases have been reported citywide since the beginning of the year.
President Prabowo Subianto took opportunity to directly defend his policy decisions.
Thailand imports about half of its crude oil from the Middle East.
Following the US-Israel strikes on Iran on February 28, major airlines canceled numerous flights to and from Middle Eastern countries, leaving many travelers stranded. This sparked a race between Beijing and Taipei to evacuate Taiwanese travelers from the region. On March 10, a
The tram is expected to begin operations in 2032.
One of the main delays is to a 2019 order for 66 Lockheed Martin F-16V fighters, with deliveries to begin this year.
BEIJING, March 25 - China said on Wednesday that Mexico's trade measures against it, including tariff increases, constitute trade and investment barriers and that it had the right to take countermeasures.
A joint release of 400 million barrels was agreed upon on March 11.
Queues at fuel depots start to form as early as 3am.
The police are still investigating the motive for the murder.
The proposal is part of measures to mitigate the economic impact of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
VILNIUS/RIGA, March 25 - Two stray Ukrainian military drones entered the airspace of Estonia and Latvia on Wednesday morning via Russia, one of which slammed into a chimney at a local power station while the other crash landed, the two Baltic countries said.
The trial will be conducted at two key entry points and no payment will be imposed during that time.
Global demand for ube is rising, but the crop is vulnerable to erratic weather, prompting some farmers to switch to more resilient alternatives.
