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POLITICSOct 8South Korea to recall ambassador from KyivThe South Korean government has decided to recall its ambassador to Kyiv over disagreements concerning the situation involving prisoners of war from North Korea.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 8Trump pushed Xi to end Japan freeze, but Chinese leader unmovedUS President Donald Trump pressed Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during last month’s summit to end a deep freeze in relations with Japan’s Sanae Takaichi, the South China Morning Post reported. Trump raised Japan’s grievances over Chinese restrictions imposed following Takaichi’s comment in November that the Japanese military might intervene in the event of conflict in the Taiwan Strait, according to Thursday’s report, which cited people familiar with the discussions. Beijing regards Taiwan as...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 8National security police arrest 2 over alleged seditious social media postsHong Kong national security police have arrested two people, including an insurance broker, on suspicion of publishing allegedly seditious posts on social media. A force spokesman said on Thursday that the National Security Department arrested a man and a woman, both 38, on Tuesday. They were suspected of doing an act with a seditious intention under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. “The two arrested people, including a male licensed insurance broker, were suspected of operating...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 8China has nominated health official Song Li as WHO head - ReutersChina has nominated health official Song Li as WHO head ReutersReuters World
POLITICSOct 8In Indonesia, will VP Gibran’s ‘diploma-gate’ haunt his future after court ruling?A legal challenge to the vice-presidency of Indonesia’s Gibran Rakabuming Raka could haunt his political future even though he has survived damning court findings on his educational qualifications. The Constitutional Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition to unseat the son of former president Joko Widodo, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked legal standing. But it also found no convincing evidence that Gibran’s overseas education met the minimum high-school qualification required for presidential...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 8Trump urged Xi to mend ties with Japan, lift export controls: Hong Kong mediaU.S. President Donald Trump urged his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to repair ties with Japan and lift Beijing's export curbs on Tokyo during their talks in September in…Japan Today
POLITICSOct 8Anwar’s push to return Myanmar to Asean sparks criticism over weakened leveragePrime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday said Malaysia would do “whatever is possible” to strengthen cooperation with Myanmar and fully reintegrate the diplomatically isolated nation into the Asean fold. The pledge came during an unusually high-profile official welcome for Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing, despite Malaysia’s position that such engagement does not amount to recognition of his government. Min Aung Hlaing inspected a guard of honour in Putrajaya before holding private talks with...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 8EU-China talks enter critical phase as trade chief Šefčovič touches down in BeijingGood morning. Mared Gwyn and Angela Skujins with you again this Thursday morning. Today: the EU’s trade chief holds crunch talks in Beijing, Maricarmen’s death sends shockwaves in Spain, and student protests persist in France.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 8North Korea decries medical aid, says ‘nothing to give or receive’ from SeoulNorth Korea’s Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of ‌leader Kim Jong-un, denounced on Thursday South Korea’s plans to provide medical equipment aid to Pyongyang, calling it a “political provocation” and violation of its sovereignty. In a statement carried by state media KCNA, Kim criticised Seoul for publicising its efforts to obtain United Nations sanctions exemptions for a medical aid package, saying Seoul had “insulted” North Korea by referring to shortages of medicines and medical equipment...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 8Europe Today: Rubio urges Europe to wake up as EU trade chief begins key China tripEurope's ties with China, the US and the UK are all being tested at once. EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič is in Beijing with a deadline to rebalance trade relations, Marco Rubio tells Europe to wake up, and London weighs rejoining the EU. In France, students are back on the streets today.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 8US judge blocks release of alleged Beijing agent accused of filming Taiwan leader’s sonA federal judge on Wednesday ordered Wanying “Heather” Zhang be held in custody, after her lawyers – who had fought to keep her out of jail – said she “looks forward to establishing” her innocence at trial. They argued that the US government’s case centred on a single day of alleged surveillance in Seattle and was not evidence that she posed a flight risk. US Magistrate Judge Steve Kim sided with prosecutors, who told him that Zhang’s parents and siblings lived in China and that her brother had...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 8South Korea threatens legal action if fuel shipments to Russia found to have broken lawtheguardian.com · United Kingdom
POLITICSOct 8German President Steinmeier targets China trip as Berlin sharpens trade stanceGerman President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is planning to visit China in the coming weeks, even as relations between the two countries sour over trade, according to multiple sources familiar with the arrangement. It will mark the first official visit to China since 2018 for Steinmeier, a former foreign minister whose decade-long tenure as president ends in March 2027. The visit will coincide with Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s trips to Japan and South Korea before the end of October. When asked about...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 8Man arrested after red paint splashed at joint office of ‘unhelpful’ lawmakersHong Kong police have arrested a man for allegedly splashing red paint at the joint office of two lawmakers whom he accused of being unhelpful. A source said on Thursday that police had arrested the 66-year-old man over the incident at the office shared by Kowloon East lawmaker Bill Tang Ka-piu and insurance sector legislator Chan Pui-leung. The force said it received a report at 6.40am from a security guard at Sau Mau Ping Estate that red paint had been splashed at an office in the estate’s Sau...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 8US 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]
POLITICSOct 8The ‘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
POLITICSOct 8Beyond 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
POLITICSOct 7EU-China trade talks begin in Beijing amid escalating pressureTalks will focus on the €1bn daily deficit and rare earth export restrictions.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 7Trump 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
POLITICSOct 7Pro-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
POLITICSOct 7Abe Memorial Corridor honoring Shinzo Abe, India-Japan ties inaugurated in VaranasiThe 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]
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