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China reduces ties with Lithuania in Taiwan spat

China reduced the level of its diplomatic relations with Lithuania to below ambassador level Sunday in retaliation for the Baltic nation allowing Taiwan, the island democracy claimed by Beijing as part of its territory,...

Who is Fumio Kishida, Japan’s new prime minister?

Fumiko Kishida will become the next prime minister of Japan after winning a dramatic runoff in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership vote today. He will be Japan’s third prime minister in just...

Rejig Japan: A politico-economic conundrum

Japan is going through the phase of turmoil in two fronts; political and economic. But unfortunately it is clubbed with continuous spike in regional tensions in East Asian sphere among its three arch competitors...