Asia-Pacific

Crime gangs snare more than $88 billion in scams in Asia-Pacific, UN says

Computer monitors are kept on desks inside a workstation at a compound in O'Smach that the Thai military said was used for scam operations, at the Chong Chom-O'Smach border crossing, after clashes between Thailand and Cambodia in December 2025, in Samraong, Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia, March 6, 2026. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

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Australia counters China in Pacific charm offensive as Beijing missile test triggers alarm

Australian PM Anthony Albanese (left) and Fiji’s PM Sitiveni Rabuka at a joint press conference at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva, on July 6.

Pacific Islands reject missile test in ‘blue continent’

Even Pacific nations indebted to Beijing joined criticism of July 6’s submarine-launched ballistic missile test, which reached far into the Pacific Ocean.

Expanded World Cup; same old story as Europe dominates quarter-finals

Lionel Messi and Argentina likely represent the best hope of preventing an all-European 2026 World Cup semi-final line-up.

US criticises China for short notice ahead of missile test

A 2024 photo shows Chinese forces launching an intercontinental ballistic missile carrying a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean, at an undisclosed location.

US leads international concern after China test-fires missile into Pacific

China last tested an intercontinental ballistic missile in 2024.

Kremlin says Russia-China naval drills are not a threat to other nations

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting of Russia's President Vladimir Putin with Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia June 3, 2026. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool

Empower nurses to be architects of care in S’pore: Rahayu

Singapore’s healthcare system is committed to supporting nurses as high-functioning, innovating leaders of care teams, said Minister of State for Health Rahayu Mahzam.

Canada to send warships to Indo-Pacific, defence minister says

Canada's Defence Minister David McGuinty spoke favourably of the joint Japan-UK-Italy project to develop a next-generation fighter jet by 2035 as an example of how smaller nations can work together.

Ukrainian drone makers target Asia as Taiwan tensions spur demand

Visitors crowd at the Japan Drone 2026 and International Advanced Air Mobility Expo, in Chiba, Japan.

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