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Move comes amid concerns about Beijing’s military ambitions in Indo-Pacific region after it struck a security pact with Solomons last year
The United States has opened an embassy in Solomon Islands after a 30-year absence as it seeks to boost diplomatic relations in the Pacific as a counter to China.
The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, announced the news late on Wednesday, saying that “more than any other part of the world, the Indo-Pacific region – including the Pacific Islands – will shape the world’s trajectory in the 21st century”.

The U.S. and the Philippines have agreed on expanded American access to Philippine military camps, aiding the U.S. effort to counter a rising China.

The new list, topped by Mayor Michelle Wu, includes nearly 100 people who are leaders, legends, or rising stars across academic, business, civic, media, and political circles.

Yau char kwai, you tiao, or simply char kwai... These are the names we call the popular Chinese fritters in Malaysia Due to our diverse culture, we have moved passed the traditional way of eating yau ...

The dispute over one of the city’s golf clubs exposes rare political friction for the elite in the new Hong Kong, where the establishment is torn between defending wealth and following Beijing’s wishes.

Move shows ‘what is happening to the Uyghurs is unacceptable’, says MP after non-binding parliamentary ballot with prime minister’s support
Canada’s parliament has unanimously passed a motion to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugees who fled China, but are now facing pressure to return.
The vote on Wednesday builds on a February 2021 move by Canadian lawmakers to label Beijing’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in its north-western Xinjiang territory as genocide.

The United States and the Philippines announced on Thursday an agreement to expand American military presence in the Southeast Asian country, where U.S. forces would be granted access to four more ...

U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn introduced a resolution in the Senate on Wednesday urging the U.S. to "deepen and prioritize" efforts to secure Swidan's release. U.S. Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Vitoria ...

The United States and the Philippines on Thursday announced plans to expand America's military presence in the Southeast Asian nation, with access to four more bases as they seek to deter China’s ...

Yelp, which is based in San Francisco, removed more than 2,000 racist business reviews before they went online — a nearly tenfold jump over the year before.

The U.S. Air Force is telling North Dakota leaders it believes a Chinese company’s plan to build a wet corn milling plant near the Grand Forks Air Force Base poses a national security threat ...

South by Southwest has announced the second half of its line-up for the March 10-19 event. This includes Visions, the Global section presented by MUBI, 24 Beats, and Festival Favorites plus numerous ...