Cambodia marked 50 years since the Khmer Rouge seized Phnom Penh, but no public ceremony was allowed at the Choeung Ek killing field. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/18/asia-pacific/khmer-rouge-50-years-on/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #cambodia #khmerrouge
Xi’s stop in Cambodia followed visits to Vietnam and Malaysia, part of a broader effort to strengthen regional ties amid growing U.S. pressure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/18/asia-pacific/politics/xi-jinping-cambodia-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #xijinping #china #cambodia #hunsen #hunmanet #southeastasia
Just weeks after a deadly quake, Myanmar’s ceasefire is unraveling as rebel groups clash with junta forces near the Thai border. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/18/asia-pacific/myanmar-towns-fighting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #myanmar #earthquakes #minaunghlaing #thailand
Timor-Leste open to participating in Chinese military exercises https://www.byteseu.com/931342/ #AndrewHastie #AsiaPacific #auspol #Australia #Beijing #Canberra #China #JoseRamosHorta #MilitaryDrills #RTTL #TimorLeste
Cambodia seeks China’s financial support as Xi visits amid US tariff war | Trade War News https://www.byteseu.com/930020/ #AsiaPacific #BusinessAndEconomy #Cambodia #China #Conflicts #economy #News #TradeWar
Myanmar's military government said Thursday it will release nearly 5,000 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the country's new year festivities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/17/asia-pacific/myanmar-junta-prisoners-amnesty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #myanmar #asean #southeastasia
Chinese President Xi Jinping is touting the idea of an "Asian family” in an apparent effort to counter U.S. pressure on nations to limit trade ties with Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/17/asia-pacific/politics/xi-asian-unity-trump-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #xijinping #asia #southeastasia #us #cambodia #malaysia #vietnam
Cambodia is betting on more financial support from China, including for infrastructure, as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits the country on Thursday at the end of a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/17/asia-pacific/politics/cambodia-china-us-tariff-standoff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #xijinping #cambodia #southeastasia #us #trade
https://www.europesays.com/2001984/ Fifty years after fall of Phnom Penh, history weighs on Cambodian politics | Conflict News #AsiaPacific #Cambodia #China #conflict #Features #genocide #Government #history #HumanRights #HumanitarianCrises #News #Politics #Vietnam
Re-arm, reassure and spend big: how the Asia Pacific is responding to a new era under Trump https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/17/asia-pacific-trump-response-china #Trumpadministration #Australianews #DonaldTrump #Philippines #AsiaPacific #SouthKorea #Vietnam #Taiwan #China #Japan
The Guardian view on UK-China relations: a dilemma made sharper by Brexit | Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/16/the-guardian-view-on-uk-china-relations-a-dilemma-made-sharper-by-brexit #Internationaltrade #EuropeanUnion #Foreignpolicy #DonaldTrump #KeirStarmer #AsiaPacific #Politics #USnews #UKnews #Brexit #Europe #China
Since January last year, a team led by a lawyer has traveled around Cambodia teaching schoolchildren about Pol Pot's brutal regime, sharing 20 years' worth of evidence and testimony from victims. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/16/asia-pacific/crime-legal/cambodia-khmer-rouge-tribunal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #cambodia #southeastasia #khmerrouge #polpot #genocide
Alarm on campus after FBI raid on Chinese cybersecurity professor’s home https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/16/chinese-professor-bloomington-indiana #Highereducation #USuniversities #Universities #AsiaPacific #USpolitics #Worldnews #Education #Indiana #USnews #China
Hong Kong will stop official postal services for goods to the U.S., as the city follows Beijing in hitting back at U.S. President Donald Trump in a trade war that is increasingly sweeping up the Asian financial hub. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/16/asia-pacific/politics/hong-kong-postal-us-parcels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #hongkong #china #trade #us
Nvidia expects to take $5.5bn hit as US tightens AI chip export rules to China https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/16/nvidia-expects-to-take-55bn-hit-as-us-tightens-ai-chip-export-rules-to-china #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Trumpadministration #Technologysector #Trumptariffs #DonaldTrump #AsiaPacific #Technology #Worldnews #Computing #Business #Tariffs #Nvidia #USnews #China
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Malaysia's king Wednesday in a state visit analysts said was aimed at burnishing Beijing's credentials as a reliable partner and "not a hegemon." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/16/asia-pacific/china-xi-malaysia-charm-offensive/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #malaysia #southeastasia
https://www.europesays.com/1999907/ China posts 5.4% GDP growth in first quarter, beating forecasts | Business and Economy #AsiaPacific #BusinessAndEconomy #China #Economy #InternationalTrade
Nvidia expects to take $5.5bn hit as US tightens AI chip export rules to China https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/16/nvidia-expects-to-take-55bn-hit-as-us-tightens-ai-chip-export-rules-to-china #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Trumpadministration #Technologysector #Trumptariffs #DonaldTrump #AsiaPacific #Technology #Worldnews #Business #Tariffs #Nvidia #USnews #China
Hanoi’s initial silence on Chinese President Xi Jinping's call to jointly oppose "unilateral bullying” shows its attempt to walk a tightrope between China and the U.S. amid looming tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/16/asia-pacific/politics/xi-vietnam-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #xijinping #vietnam #us #trade
China and the Philippines accused each other of dangerous maneuvers in the South China Sea during the latest confrontation over the waterway. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/16/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-dangerous-south-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #philippines #southchinasea
