Countries in Southeast Asia, major sources of exports to the U.S., are angling to accommodate President Donald Trump rather than retaliate against his punishing tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/05/asia-pacific/politics/southeast-asia-trump-entice/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #southeastasia
Trump extends deadline for TikTok sale to non-Chinese buyer to avoid ban https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/04/tik-tok-ban-trump-extension #Trumpadministration #DonaldTrump #Socialmedia #AsiaPacific #Technology #USpolitics #Worldnews #Business #TikTok #USnews #China
Taiwan's top security official was leading a delegation for a meeting in the U.S. of the so-called special channel. The visit marked Donald Trump's first use of the channel since returning to the White House on Jan. 20. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/05/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-security-official-us-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #taiwan #us #donaldtrump #pla
Australia plans to buy back control of its strategic northern port of Darwin from the current Chinese leaseholder, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/05/asia-pacific/politics/australia-darwin-port-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #australia #china #darwin #anthonyalbanese
Myanmar's ostracized junta chief met the leaders of India and Thailand during a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/05/asia-pacific/myanmar-junta-chief-aid-un/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #myanmar #un #thailand #earthquakes
Yoon Suk Yeol removed as South Korea’s president over short-lived martial law https://www.byteseu.com/894819/ #ASIA #AsiaPacific #Courts #DonaldTrump #Elections #GeneralNews #GovernmentPolicy #HanDuckSoo #Impeachment #Indictments #LawEnforcement #LeeJaeMyung #LegalProceedings #LeifEricEasley #Politics #ProtestsAndDemonstrations #SouthKorea #SouthKoreaGovernment #U.S.DemocraticParty #UnitedStatesGovernment #WorldNews #YoonSukYeol
Downtown Seoul tense as court rules on President Yoon’s impeachment | Politics News https://www.byteseu.com/893984/ #AsiaPacific #Courts #Government #News #Politics #SouthKorea
The "Quad" nations of Japan, the United States, Australia and India have called for a continued halt of fighting in Myanmar following its military's announcement of a temporary ceasefire following a massive earthquake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/04/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-ceasefire-quad/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #australia #india #us #myanmar #earthquakes
Chinese and U.S. defense officials had their first known formal contact since Donald Trump's inauguration, in a meeting that coincided with Beijing conducting large-scale military drills around Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/04/asia-pacific/politics/us-china-military-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #uschinarelations #us #china #defense
Australian politicians are turning to Xiaohongshu, a Chinese lifestyle app also called RedNote, to appeal to Chinese communities who will be a crucial bloc in an upcoming election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/04/asia-pacific/politics/australia-election-china-app/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #australia #china #apps
South Korea’s President Yoon removed from office over martial law decree | Politics News https://www.byteseu.com/892347/ #ASIA #AsiaPacific #CivilRights #Courts #Government #Military #News #Politics #SouthKorea
South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday removed President Yoon Suk Yeol from office. Here's what could happen next. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/04/asia-pacific/politics/yoon-removal-explainer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #yoonsukyeol #southkorea
U.S. President Donald Trump’s return to the White House this year was identified in a new survey as one of Southeast Asia’s top three geopolitical worries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/04/asia-pacific/politics/trump-presidency-southeast-asia-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southeastasia #us #donaldtrump
South Korea's Constitutional Court will rule on Friday whether to remove or reinstate impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/04/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-yoon-ruling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #yoonsukyeol
Asian countries riven by war and disaster face some of steepest Trump tariffs https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/donald-trump-tariffs-us-administration-countries-biggest-rates-china-myanmar-mandalay #Trumpadministration #SouthandcentralAsia #Internationaltrade #USforeignpolicy #Trumptariffs #AsiaPacific #USpolitics #Worldnews #Economics #Cambodia #Business #Myanmar #Tariffs #Lesotho #USnews #Africa #China
After a 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook Myanmar on Friday, international rescuers rushed into the devastated country. The most ubiquitous among them have been Chinese relief workers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/03/asia-pacific/myanmar-quake-china-aid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #myanmar #southeastasia #earthquakes #china #us
North Korean IT workers are increasingly posing as remote freelancers from other countries to infiltrate companies in Europe, putting organizations at risk of espionage, data theft and disruption. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/03/asia-pacific/north-korea-it-europe-firms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #europe #hacking
War-torn and struggling countries among those facing steepest Trump reciprocal tariffs https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/donald-trump-tariffs-us-administration-countries-biggest-rates-china-myanmar-mandalay #Trumpadministration #USforeignpolicy #Trumptariffs #AsiaPacific #Worldnews #Cambodia #Myanmar
Myanmar's junta announced a temporary ceasefire as the death toll from a devastating earthquake rose and survivors pleaded for more help. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/03/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-junta-quake-ceasefire-aid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #myanmar #southeastasia #earthquakes
Myanmar's deadly earthquake is opening up diplomatic channels closed to the junta for four years after it ousted an elected government in 2021 to unleash a brutal civil war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/02/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-earthquake-diplomatic-junta/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #minaunghlaing #myanmar #southeastasia #earthquakes
