Diplomacy

US tells Venezuela to cut ties with China and Russia, ABC says

Any move to cut ties would represent a full political realignment for the country

China's President Xi Jinping shakes hands with South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung in Gyeongju, South Korea, Nov 1, 2025. The upcoming visit marks the second meeting between the pair in just two months.

South Korea President Lee arrives in China amid rising regional tensions

His talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to cover trade, economic ties and security issues

Chinese tourists walk in the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, Nov 15, 2025. China has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to Japan, following a diplomatic row between the two countries.

Japan calls China’s travel warning unacceptable

CHINA’S recent warning to travellers to avoid Japan and for students already there to exercise caution is unacceptable, a Japanese government spokesperson said after Beijing ratcheted up its response ...

"(US President) Trump set up a call with (Japanese Prime Minister) Takaichi and advised her not to provoke Beijing on the question of the island's sovereignty”, the WSJ reported on Thursday.

Trump advises Takaichi not to provoke China on Taiwan: WSJ

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump advised Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi not to provoke China over Taiwan’s sovereignty, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, after a diplomatic spat between T...

Domestically, Indonesia's strong stance on Gaza resonates deeply with its population. It also reinforces the government’s Islamic credentials without compromising its secular constitutional framework.
THINKING ALOUD

Indonesia’s support for the Gaza ceasefire: A strategic and moral imperative

Jakarta portrays a rising middle power seeking to shape, not merely respond to, international developments

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaking in May at the Shangri-La defence conference in Singapore, warned that China was “credibly preparing to potentially use military force to alter the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific.”

Pentagon chief Hegseth set to visit Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam and South Korea

A key theme of Hegseth’s trip will be “America‘s focus on the Indo-Pacific, the Department’s priority theatre,” the Pentagon said

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has made clear moves to assert Indonesia’s strategic weight, strengthening trade and security ties.

As Prabowo marks one year in office, economy sputters, diplomacy gains

Analysts argue he is stamping Indonesia’s place on the global stage despite several domestic concerns

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (left) and Prime Minister of New Zealand Christopher Luxon signing the Singapore - New Zealand CSP at The Pavilion, Government House Auckland in New Zealand on Oct 10.

Singapore, New Zealand elevate ties, commit to raising relationship to new heights

Asean currently has such CSP agreements with Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and the United States, which are some of the dialogue partners of the regional bloc

Chin Siat Yoon (left) and Angela Liu, winners of the Business China Awards 2025, are recognised for their contributions to strengthening Singapore-China ties.
BRANDED CONTENT

Deepening ties, driving growth: Business China Awards 2025 honours bilateral catalysts

The Business China Awards 2025 celebrates individuals and organisations whose efforts have strengthened people-to-people exchanges and built new bridges for cooperation between Singapore and China

Activists bearing banners and chanting slogans in front of the US embassy in Seoul on Sep 9, to protest against the Sep 5 immigration raid at the Hyundai’s electric-vehicle manufacturing plant in the US state of Georgia. The US' enforcement of a domestic policy has created diplomatic friction.

‘Slapped in the face’: Hyundai Georgia raid tests US-South Korea alliance

The detention of over 300 South Korean nationals in the EV plant could chill future Korean investment and undermine bilateral ties