Campaigning officially started on July 3 for an Upper House election that could further upend the power structure in Japanese ...

Campaigning for the House of Councillors election began Thursday and will continue until the day before the polls open on July 20. Economic measures to counter prolonged high prices will be a key ...

China's Central Military Commission is its smallest in decades highlighting the personalisation of Xi Jinping's control even as questions grow over his power.

China’s third and more advanced carrier, the Fujian, is undergoing sea trials. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

A senior Chinese official accused the United States defence chief on Thursday of "inciting confrontation and conflict" after ...

Law requiring couples to share one surname hinders women in the workplace and lowers birth rate, campaigners claim ...

Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific cannot be achieved with exquisite maritime or air systems alone. During my recent testimony to ...

Japan views tariffs on automobiles, one of the most important industries in the country, as a sticking point. Unlike most of ...

Big Beautiful’ July 4 in peril as House Republicans struggle to find votes - GOP stalled on second rules vote as Democrats ...

The Vietnam agreement comes amid a broader administration push to finalize trade deals ahead of Trump's self-imposed "90 in ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a trade deal with Vietnam a day after he said a similar deal with Japan is ...

President Trump said he's secured a trade deal with Vietnam in what would be just the second agreement Trump has made with ...