BANGKOK — A top U.N. official last week said the syndicates running Asia’s massive online fraud industry will rotate operations among lawless areas of Southeast Asia unless governments cooperate to bring them down, after Cambodia said it was cracking down on cybercrime compounds. The networks have swindled hundreds of…
Italy’s New Government to Take Different Position on China
ROME — Italy has elected its most right-wing government since the end of World War II, and China watchers are anticipating a different type of relationship between Giorgia Meloni, in position to become Italy’s next prime minister, and Beijing based on her comments about Taiwan during her campaign. Diplomatic…
CORONAVIRUS/Measures to lift Taiwan’s border controls take effect
The first stage of Taiwan’s lifting of border controls took effect on Thursday as arriving travelers no longer are required to take saliva-based PCR tests at the airport. Inbound travelers, instead, will be given four rapid antigen test kits and will have to quarantine for three days and monitor…
In Asia, Harris Slams China’s ‘Intimidation’ and ‘Coercion’
TOKYO — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris blasted China’s foreign policy Wednesday in a speech outside Tokyo, saying Beijing’s aggressive behavior is threatening the “international rules-based order.” Harris made the comments in an address to U.S. service members aboard the USS Howard, a Navy destroyer docked at the Yokosuka Naval…
Explainer: What’s Behind Strained China-Japan Relations
TOKYO — Japan and China on Thursday mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 normalization of their ties, but there isn’t much of a celebratory mood. Improved ties between Asia’s two biggest economies are considered vital to the region’s stability and prosperity, but they remain at odds over disputed East…