Asia Pacific Focus

North Korea’s Kim sacks senior party officials over negating pandemic-related instructions

Kim Jong Un, the North Korean leader, has sacked numerous senior party officials over a “grave” coronavirus incident that has… Read More

June 30, 2021

China’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ diplomatic makeover backfires

Under criticism in recent years over issues varying from human rights violations to rebuke over the coronavirus pandemic, Beijing had… Read More

June 29, 2021

Afghanistan citizens join fight to protect land as Taliban aggresses its offensive

This week as Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani makes his visit to the United States of America to meet President Joe… Read More

June 28, 2021

India, China to hold further talks to resolve Ladakh border standoff

India and China on Friday agreed on continuing military talks with the aim of achieving full-fledged disengagement in eastern Ladakh.… Read More

June 26, 2021

New Zealand contemplating toughing its hate speech laws

New Zealand is contemplating toughing its hate speech laws, adding much harsher penalties for those who drive or “normalise” discrimination… Read More

June 25, 2021

India is engaging with Taliban to further Afghan peace talks

As the United States is withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, India is engaging with Afghan officials and Taliban members to… Read More

June 24, 2021

US is the greatest creator of risks in the region: China

China has condemned the United States move of sailing its warship through the Taiwan strait and has termed it as… Read More

June 23, 2021

South Asian diplomacy: India strategically nurtures its ties with Maldives

With India by its side, the Maldives won the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) presidency last week. Maldives Foreign Minister… Read More

June 22, 2021

US keen for ‘positive response’ on dialogue with North Korea

The United States' new envoy for North Korea said in Seoul, on Monday, that he looks ahead to a "positive… Read More

June 21, 2021

Australia seeks WTO action against China over wine tariffs

Trade tensions between Australia and China further escalated on Saturday as Canberra announced that it is filing a formal complaint… Read More

June 19, 2021

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