WASHINGTON, Jan 23 — United States (US) and British forces have carried out a fresh round of strikes on Monday (January 22) in Yemen, targeting a Houthi underground storage site as well as missile and surveillance capabilities used by the Iran-aligned group against Red Sea shipping, said the Pentagon.

WAJIMA, January 2 — A powerful earthquake which hit Japan on New Year's Day killed at least 48 people, with rescue teams struggling in freezing temperatures today to reach isolated areas, where many people are feared trapped under toppled buildings.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 23 — Malaysia is free to voice its views and stance, including in forging good relationships with any country, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

JAKARTA, Nov 22 — Asean Foreign Ministers have welcomed the recent summit between United States (US) President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on November 15 in Woodside, California, the US.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 18 — Pacific Rim leaders showed divisions over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza after a two-day summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum yesterday, although they pledged support for reform of the World Trade Organisation.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 16 — Walking the talk, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim voiced out on the bloodbath happening in the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s relentless air and ground attack.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 16 — China is ready to be a partner and friend of the United States (US), and there is plenty of room for bilateral cooperation, President Xi Jinping told American executives in San Francisco yesterday.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 16 — Trade ministers from members of an Asian free trade pact abandoned by the United States (US) affirmed a desire for more countries to join the bloc if they can meet its standards.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 12 — The 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Week, which has commenced, is set to see leaders, ministers, and officials further APEC’s work across a wide range of policy areas this year.

WASHINGTON/JAKARTA, Nov 7 — Indonesian President Joko Widodo will meet United States (US) President Joe Biden at the White House next week for talks on regional security and clean-energy transition, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 7 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said he will join the 2023 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Week in San Francisco, the United States (US), despite calls to not attend.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — An economist said the ringgit ended almost flat against the US dollar today as investors continued to favour the greenback amid geopolitical woes in the Middle East.

WASHINGTON, Oct 7 — Two senior Republican lawmakers in the United States (US) House of Representatives on Friday (October 6) pressed the Biden administration for tougher enforcement of export controls on sending advanced computing chips and the tools to make them to China.

WASHINGTON, Oct 1 — The United States (US) Congress passed a stopgap funding bill late on Saturday (September 30) with overwhelming Democratic support after Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed down from an earlier demand by his party's hardliners for a partisan bill.

WASHINGTON, Sept 12 — The White House fact sheet issued during President Joe Biden’s visit to Vietnam weighed in at over 2,600 words.

NEW DELHI, Sept 10 — Global leaders announced a multinational rail and ports deal linking the Middle East and South Asia on Saturday (September 9) on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi.

HANOI/NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON, Sept 10 — The United States (US) and Vietnam plan to elevate their relations as US President Joe Biden visits the country from Sunday, with officials saying the focus of the talks will be semiconductors and critical minerals.

WASHINGTON, Aug 30 — United States (US) President Joe Biden will visit Vietnam next month to meet with top officials on issues ranging from technology and the economy to regional stability and climate change, as Washington eyes closer ties in a region where China looms large.

WASHINGTON, Aug 29 — United States President Joe Biden will visit Vietnam next month to meet with top officials on issues ranging from technology and the economy to regional stability and climate change, as Washington eyes closer ties in a region where China looms large.