This year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Informal Dialogue, hosted by the US, has received a relatively unanimous positive assessment from APEC economies and the broader international community. This is not easy. Many people were previously concerned that the US might stir up division and advocate its...More

The just-ended Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings, where Chinese leaders and industry representatives stressed the importance of openness and inclusiveness in development, brought the Chinese business community stronger confidence in cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. Companies that had participated in the meetings said that they stand ready to...More

With the US, Japan and South Korea boosting military linkage, tension is growing in Northeast Asia. Ahead of the upcoming virtual meeting of foreign ministers from the US, South Korea and Japan, a prelude to a summit between their leaders, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected major...More

More than 80 percent of respondents in 11 countries in the Asia-Pacific region except for Japan said Japan's plan of dumping nuclear-contaminated water into the sea is "irresponsible" and nearly 90 percent of respondents showed negative sentiments such as worries and shock toward the plan, and 94 percent...More

Japan's hope of securing unanimous support from the Group of Seven (G7) for its planned dumping of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the sea was squashed after Germany voiced opposition. Experts said the split views within the G7 showed that Japan's reckless decision cannot even win the endorsement of its...More

The India-US joint military exercise "Yudh Abhyas" is currently underway in Uttarakhand, about 100 kilometers from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on the India-China border. This year's drills in Auli were the 18th edition of joint exercises known as "Yudh Abhyas" or "War Practice" that are held...More

As Japan refuses to give up the illusion of containing China in the Asia-Pacific region, its desire for better bilateral relations with the latter will only be a fool's errand. Speaking at the East Asia Summit (EAS) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated on...More

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was exceptionally impressed when he welcomed Marise Payne and Linda Reynolds, Australia's minister of foreign affairs and minister of defense, in Washington DC for the 2020 Australia-US Ministerial Consultation (AUSMIN) on July 28. The timing suited Pompeo well as the Trump administration...More

China will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the reform and opening-up this month. Its neighbour Vietnam has a similar political system and is implementing its own version of economic reform (Doi moi, in Vietnamese). For Vietnamese Ambassador to China H. E. Mr Dang Minh Khoi, reform and opening-up...More