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World news | The Guardian<p>Asian countries riven by war and disaster face some of steepest Trump tariffs <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/donald-trump-tariffs-us-administration-countries-biggest-rates-china-myanmar-mandalay" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/03/donald-trump-tariffs-us-administration-countries-biggest-rates-china-myanmar-mandalay</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpadministration</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/SouthandcentralAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthandcentralAsia</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Internationaltrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Internationaltrade</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USforeignpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USforeignpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumptariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumptariffs</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/AsiaPacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsiaPacific</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cambodia</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Myanmar</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Lesotho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lesotho</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>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. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/03/asia-pacific/myanmar-quake-china-aid/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">03/asia-pacific/myanmar-quake-china-aid/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>myanmar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southeastasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southeastasia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/earthquakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earthquakes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>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. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/03/asia-pacific/north-korea-it-europe-firms/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">03/asia-pacific/north-korea-it-europe-firms/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/northkorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>northkorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a></p>
US news | The Guardian<p>War-torn and struggling countries among those facing steepest Trump reciprocal tariffs <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/donald-trump-tariffs-us-administration-countries-biggest-rates-china-myanmar-mandalay" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/03/donald-trump-tariffs-us-administration-countries-biggest-rates-china-myanmar-mandalay</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpadministration</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USforeignpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USforeignpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumptariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumptariffs</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/AsiaPacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsiaPacific</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cambodia</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Myanmar</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Myanmar's junta announced a temporary ceasefire as the death toll from a devastating earthquake rose and survivors pleaded for more help. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/03/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-junta-quake-ceasefire-aid/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">03/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-junta-quake-ceasefire-aid/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>myanmar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southeastasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southeastasia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/earthquakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earthquakes</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>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. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/02/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-earthquake-diplomatic-junta/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">02/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-earthquake-diplomatic-junta/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/minaunghlaing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minaunghlaing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>myanmar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southeastasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southeastasia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/earthquakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earthquakes</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Russia’s Putin hosts Chinese Foreign Minister Wang for talks in Moscow | Russia-Ukraine war News <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/887041/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/887041/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AsiaPacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsiaPacific</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RussiaUkraineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaUkraineWar</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RussiaUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RussianInvasionOfUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianInvasionOfUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RussoUkrainianWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussoUkrainianWar</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a></p>
Global Threads<p>🇨🇳 CHINA | 🇯🇵 JAPAN | 🇰🇷 S.KOREA | 🇺🇸 US<br>🔴 Mixed Signals Over Joint Tariff Push</p><p> 🔸 Chinese media claim Seoul &amp; Tokyo agreed to counter Trump’s tariffs—denied by both.<br> 🔸 Tri-nation trade talks focus on chip supply chains, export controls &amp; FTA talks.<br> 🔸 South Korea: “Joint tariff stance” report is exaggerated.<br> 🔸 Japan: No such discussion occurred.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Semiconductors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Semiconductors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AsiaPacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsiaPacific</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>China kicked off the second day of large-scale military exercises — code-named “Strait Thunder-2025A” — in the middle and southern areas of the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/02/asia-pacific/china-strait-thunder-taiwan-military-exercises/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">02/asia-pacific/china-strait-thunder-taiwan-military-exercises/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usmilitary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usmilitary</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Scores of people in Malaysia were being treated in hospitals on Tuesday after a huge fire broke out at a gas pipeline operated by state energy giant Petronas. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/02/asia-pacific/fire-gas-pipeline-malaysia/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">02/asia-pacific/fire-gas-pipeline-malaysia/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/malaysia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malaysia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gas</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>U.N. officials have urged the global community to ramp up aid to Myanmar's earthquake victims before the monsoon season worsens the already catastrophic conditions. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/02/asia-pacific/un-myanmar-quake-monsoons/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">02/asia-pacific/un-myanmar-quake-monsoons/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>myanmar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/earthquakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earthquakes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southeastasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southeastasia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/un" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>un</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>In Myanmar's junta successfully exploits the crisis, diplomatically or on the ground, it could weaken resistance groups making territorial gains across the map. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/01/asia-pacific/politics/quake-junta-chance-myanmar/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">01/asia-pacific/politics/quake-junta-chance-myanmar/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/earthquakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earthquakes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>myanmar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southeastasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southeastasia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thailand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thailand</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The U.S. sanctioned six top Chinese and Hong Kong officials for "transnational repression" and further eroding the city's autonomy, the Trump administration first move to punish Beijing over its crackdown on the city. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/01/asia-pacific/politics/us-sanctions-chinese-hong-kong-rights/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">01/asia-pacific/politics/us-sanctions-chinese-hong-kong-rights/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hongkong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hongkong</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>South Korea's constitutional court has said that it will deliver its decision on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment at this afternoon. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/01/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-constitutional-court-yoon/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">01/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-constitutional-court-yoon/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southkorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southkorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yoonsukyeol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yoonsukyeol</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>U.S. President Donald Trump has said his administration has been in touch with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and that the two sides could engage each other at some unspecified point. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/01/asia-pacific/politics/trump-kim-north-korea-communication/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">01/asia-pacific/politics/trump-kim-north-korea-communication/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/northkorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>northkorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nuclearweapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclearweapons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kimjongun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kimjongun</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The overall Trump administration response to the Myanmar quake has been hobbled by the huge fund cuts, contractor terminations and plans to fire nearly all USAID staff, a former USAID official has said. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/01/asia-pacific/politics/us-aid-myanmar-staff-cuts/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">01/asia-pacific/politics/us-aid-myanmar-staff-cuts/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>myanmar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>China said Tuesday it had sent its army, navy, air and rocket force to surround Taiwan for military drills it said were aimed at practicing a blockade of the self-ruled island. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/01/asia-pacific/china-pla-taiwan-military-exercises/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">01/asia-pacific/china-pla-taiwan-military-exercises/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pla</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Signs of life were detected in the ruins of a Bangkok skyscraper three days after a massive earthquake in Southeast Asia that has killed at least 2,000. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/01/asia-pacific/myanmar-quake-bangkok-skyscraper/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">01/asia-pacific/myanmar-quake-bangkok-skyscraper/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/earthquakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earthquakes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thailand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thailand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>myanmar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southeastasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southeastasia</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A surge of false claims has swept social media since the arrest of Rodrigo Duterte, with supporters claiming the ICC had no jurisdiction and calling it a "kidnapping." <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/31/asia-pacific/crime-legal/duterte-philippines-drug-war-victims/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">31/asia-pacific/crime-legal/duterte-philippines-drug-war-victims/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimelegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rodrigoduterte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rodrigoduterte</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/icc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>icc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southeastasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southeastasia</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has seen a jump in support for his government following the start of Australia’s election campaign. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/31/asia-pacific/politics/australia-albanese-polls-election/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">31/asia-pacific/politics/australia-albanese-polls-election/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asiapacific</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anthonyalbanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anthonyalbanese</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a></p>
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