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POLITICS6d agoUS bars Fiji-based man over corruption tied to ChinaThe State Department has accused the man of paying bribes to Fijian citizens to advance Chinese interests.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS6d agoThe ‘G2’ illusion? After Xi-Trump summit, China wants equality while the US seeks dealsWashington and Beijing may have signed an agreement built around “reciprocity”. But a more consequential question remains unresolved: does it mean equal status for Beijing? Countries without a seat at the table are watching that ambiguity closely. The spectacle of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington – the tarmac greeting, the flyovers, the state dinner – has been interpreted less as courtesy than as a statement of rank. Some argue that China is no longer being treated as...South China Morning Post
POLITICS6d agoBeyond the summit: how US-China relations could still unravelThis year’s Chinese National Day reception in Washington felt noticeably jollier than those I have attended in recent years. The mood was more relaxed and Chinese Ambassador Xie Feng’s opening speech was upbeat. He even joked about the panda ambassadors at his own expense. The cheerful tone followed President Xi Jinping’s short but successful state visit to the US, during which his counterpart, President Donald Trump, gave him an unprecedented high-level reception that would have flattered even...South China Morning Post
POLITICS6d agoEU-China trade talks begin in Beijing amid escalating pressureTalks will focus on the €1bn daily deficit and rare earth export restrictions.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS6d agoTrump urged Xi to talk to Takaichi and lift export curbs on Japan, sources sayUS President Donald Trump pressed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to roll back China’s export curbs on Japan during their meeting in the US, urging talks between the Chinese and Japanese leaders as Tokyo seeks to manage mounting pressure from Beijing. People familiar with the discussions told the South China Morning Post that Xi also warned Trump about the growing risks of Japanese militarism during their sit-down in Washington last month. According to the people, while the issue was not one...South China Morning Post
POLITICS6d agoPro-Palestinian march in ShibuyaAbout 1,000 demonstrators march through central Shibuya in Tokyo on Wenesday night during a pro-Palestinian and anti-war demonstration marking three years since the start of the war in…Japan Today
POLITICS6d agoAbe Memorial Corridor honoring Shinzo Abe, India-Japan ties inaugurated in VaranasiA memorial corridor honoring former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and celebrating India-Japan ties has been inaugurated in Varanasi. This event signifies ongoing diplomatic and cultural connections between the two nations.The Hindu
POLITICSOct 7China’s High-Tech Ambitions Have a Blue-Collar Status ProblemMost Chinese still view vocational schools and skilled labor as low status and undesirable.The Diplomat
POLITICSOct 7PAO wants more lawyers amid high demandTHE growing demand for free, reliable legal assistance from poor clients belonging to the over 16.4 million indigent Filipinos has prompted the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) to “beg” for more lawyers. Under the leadership of its chief, Persida Rueda-Acosta, PAO said it needs to maximize its manpower, citing its public attorney-to-court ratio, which remained at one lawyer for every two courts, as the number of tribunals has increased over the years. With most of the country’s so-called public defenders facing heavy workloads and longer work hours, the PAO still achieved a 100 percent obligation rate and a 100 percent disbursement rate in 2025, Nelson Acevedo, PAO’s supervising administrative officer, told The Manila Times. Acevedo said that the public attorney-to-court ratio remained at 1:2 from 2023 to 2025 against the 1:1 target, while the agency still showed strong absorptive capacity, noting that its public legal assistance program also posted 100 percent obligation and disbursement rates. With just over 2,670 public attorneys nationwide, after the Department of Budget and Management approved 178 additional positions consisting of 56 Public Attorney II and 122 Public Attorney I posts, their responsibilities extend beyond appearing in court, according to Rigel Salvador, PAO’s Field Operations and Statistics Service head. Both Acevedo and Salvador said public attorneys were also preoccupied with handling criminal, civil, and labor cases as well as quasi-judicial proceedings, mediation and conciliation, barangay outreach, jail visits, home and hospital visits, documentation and notarial services. Meanwhile, Bagong Henerasyon Rep. Roberto Nazal Jr., during a budget hearing, urged his colleagues in Congress to consider providing additional funding to PAO, noting the agency’s “excellent performance” while citing records. The figures showed that PAO had fully utilized the funds appropriated to it while continuing to face an unmet need for legal services, Nazal said. “Shouldn’t we be giving additional funding to agencies like PAO that have demonstrated they can fully utilize and disburse their budget, especially when there is clearly still an unmet need for their services?” the party-list lawmaker said. PAO said it operates 392 regional and district offices nationwide as of September 2026, located in almost every city and municipality and at or near halls of justice. “These offices provide free legal advice, court representation, and counseling to qualified clients even beyond office hours as our public lawyers attend to indigent Filipinos who have legal concerns even during wee hours,” the PAO officials said. PAO’s ability to fully use its appropriations should be considered to determine whether it can absorb additional funding for more lawyers and legal assistance, said Nazal. “What additional amount can PAO realistically absorb and utilize in 2027 for more public attorneys and better legal assistance?” Nazal asked. He said agencies like PAO, which has proven strong absorptive capacity, must be given additional resources “when there is a demonstrated public need for their services.”manilatimes · philippines
POLITICSOct 7MEPs urge tougher action against China as tensions hit ‘critical point’The resolution calls China “a decisive enabler” of Russia’s war in Ukraine and says the EU should take action against China’s weaponisation of the rare eath minerals that Europe depends on.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 7Indonesia Pushes for ‘Significant Power’ Status, but Can It Meet the Price?Commentary Indonesia, with the biggest coastline on the Indian Ocean and control of the key Indo-Pacific straits, is starting to assert its geopolitical strength, with hopes of becoming a major strategic power. But despite having a population of 288 million and being the biggest population Muslim-dominated state, it is facing real economic challenges. The trend […] The post Indonesia Pushes for ‘Significant Power’ Status, but Can It Meet the Price? appeared first on CBNC .cbnc · india
POLITICSOct 7The Quiet, Careful Growth of Philippine-Taiwan TiesManila is exploiting the space between its One China policy and functional cooperation with Taipei.The Diplomat
POLITICSOct 7More than 300 hopefuls sign up for Hong Kong’s Election Committee pollMore than 300 people signed up for Hong Kong’s Election Committee poll as the nomination period opened on Wednesday, vying for seats on the body that chooses the city’s leader. The nomination period for committee subsectors for the November 22 election will run until October 20. The 1,500-member body will select Hong Kong’s next chief executive in March next year. The Registration and Electoral Office received 305 nominations for candidacy on Wednesday. It also received two nominations from...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 7Can ‘neutral’ Malaysia stay above the fray in the US-China tech rivalry?Despite Malaysia’s insistence that its long-standing non-alignment policy extends to cyberspace, analysts say the country’s reliance on American and Chinese technology could make such a stance difficult to sustain amid the rivalry between the two superpowers. Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin said on Monday that Malaysia would “always remain neutral” in cyberspace, arguing that cyber threats could come from non-state actors and should not be viewed solely through the lens of geopolitical...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 7Lapu-Lapu City tightens project monitoring after COA glas P379.6M backlogLAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Lapu-Lapu City officials said they have started tightening project monitoring and procurement preparations after the Commission on Audit (COA) found that projects with P379.59 million in appropriations remained unimplemented. The city government said it began taking steps to address the backlog even before the official audit report was released, including holding monthly meetings of its project monitoring committee and hiring additional engineers and draftsmen. COA reported that only 29 of the 61 projects programmed under the city’s current appropriations were implemented during the year, whether completed or ongoing as of December 31, 2025. The resulting implementation rate […]... Keep on reading: Lapu-Lapu City tightens project monitoring after COA glas P379.6M backloginquirer · philippines
POLITICSOct 7Why do Hong Kong’s Election Committee polls matter as nominations open?The nomination period opened on Wednesday for elections to the 1,500-member body responsible for choosing Hong Kong’s next chief executive and 40 lawmakers. Hopefuls from at least four subsectors submitted their nomination forms on the first day. The South China Morning Post explains the significance of the Election Committee polls, who signed up on the first day and what to watch for. What is the Election Committee and why is it important? Wednesday marked the start of a two-week nomination...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 7Case of U.S. Marine Accused of Murder in Japan Draws OutcryPrime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a close Trump ally, is under pressure to strengthen oversight of the U.S. military in Japan.NYT World
POLITICSOct 7‘No more dumping, no more spying’: European Parliament hardens line on ChinaThe European Parliament voted for a significantly tougher China position on Wednesday, despite strong and long-standing lobbying from Beijing to tone down its official stance. The chamber backed stronger actions against Beijing, stating it is a “decisive enabler” of Russia, calling for a “continuous [European] naval presence and joint exercises” in and around the Taiwan Strait, and urging swift action to counter Beijing’s industrial policy, which it described as an “existential threat to the...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 7EU Parliament toughens stance on China policy before Šefčovič's tripBericht des Auswärtigen Ausschusses stellt China als Sicherheitsrisiko dar - über Handelsfragen hinaus.Politico Europe
POLITICSOct 7Is the 'vote disparity' in last year's House of Councillors election unconstitutional? Argument at the Supreme Court; decision by year-endThe Supreme Court is debating whether the disparity in the value of votes from last year's House of Councillors election violates the constitution, with a decision expected by the end of the year. This concerns the fairness of the electoral system.Asahi Shimbun
POLITICSOct 7Tokyo's Koto Ward, by-election for ward assembly likely this autumn; appeals by 3 ward assembly members rejected for election law violationsA by-election for the Koto Ward Assembly in Tokyo may be held this autumn after appeals by three assembly members, cited for election law violations, were rejected. This indicates a significant legal and political development at the local level.Asahi Shimbun
POLITICSOct 7How social media shaped President Lee Jae Myung’s political powerA Seoul National University professor examines how social media boosted political efficacy in South Korea and why President Lee Jae Myung’s online strategy could hurt policy performance.koreajoongangdaily_joins · south korea
POLITICSOct 7How closer China-US ties – and more Xi-Trump summits – could work in Iran’s favourChina and the US – Iran’s key partner and its chief adversary – found firmer common ground on Tehran at the Washington summit last month, and further head-of-state diplomacy could work in Iran’s favour, according to analysts. Iran was on the agenda when the presidents of the United States and China met in Beijing in May and again in Washington in September. There was no direct reference to Tehran in Beijing’s statement after the May summit, but following the September meeting China was more...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 7North Korea’s Kim hails ‘good friendship’ with Putin in birthday letter"I am pleased to have good friendship with you and open up a new chapter for the development of the relations between our two countries," Kim said in the letter, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. The post North Korea’s Kim hails ‘good friendship’ with Putin in birthday letter appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
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