Asia Pacific

Antony Blinken arrives in China with warning for Beijing over support of Russia

US secretary of state to hold talks with Chinese counterpart and most likely with President Xi Jinping

Julian Borger in Shanghai

24, Apr, 2024 @8:50 AM

A moment that changed me: joyriders destroyed my van in New Zealand – which led to a lovely life in London

Without the van, my husband and I had no urgent reason to live in Wellington. The short European adventure we had planned soon became much more

Silvia Rothlisberger

24, Apr, 2024 @6:00 AM

Lost luggage leaves New Zealand’s band without instruments for Anzac Day at Gallipoli

Bags went missing in Dubai floods, with embassy staff only able to retrieve one instrument and a handful of dress uniforms for defence force musicians

Amy Remeikis in Canberra

24, Apr, 2024 @5:01 AM

Estuaries, the ‘nurseries of the sea’, are disappearing fast

Study reveals repurposing of ecologically vital land for homes or agriculture is happening particularly rapidly in Asia

Kate Ravilious

24, Apr, 2024 @5:00 AM

US military aid: what’s in the $95bn bill and why has it taken so long for Congress to pass?

On Tuesday the senate passed the long awaited foreign aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific

Jonathan Yerushalmy

24, Apr, 2024 @3:01 AM

TechScape: No WhatsApp in China, no TikTok in the US, and the return of Llama

In this week’s newsletter: While Apple removed the platform from App Stores without a squeak of public protest, its battle with the EU rages on. Plus, how a ban in the US could change TikTok everywhere

Alex Hern

23, Apr, 2024 @10:50 AM

Malaysia navy helicopters collide in mid-air, killing all 10 onboard

Videos on social media show helicopters flying in formation when one clipped another and both crashed

Guardian staff and agencies

23, Apr, 2024 @5:56 AM

Taiwan pledges to remove 760 statues of Chinese dictator Chiang Kai-shek

In move seen by the opposition as an attempt to de-sinocise Taiwan, the ruling party is pushing ahead with plans to rid the island of monuments to the dictator

Helen Davidson in Taipei

23, Apr, 2024 @5:53 AM

Joy in Taiwan – and praise from the president – as Nymphia Wind wins RuPaul’s Drag Race

Drag star celebrated with massive support at home after taking top prize in the long-running US reality show

Chi Hui Lin in Taipei

23, Apr, 2024 @2:56 AM

Spy x Family Code: White review – ingenious espionage antics with special-power family

Popular manga characters receive their first film adaptation as they seek out a villainous colonel and an elusive dessert, brought off with great style by director Takashi Katagiri

Phuong Le

22, Apr, 2024 @8:00 AM

The origin of all things: Kyotographie 2024 – a photo essay

The 12th annual Kyotographie photography festival features 13 exhibitions staged in striking locations across the Japanese city of Kyoto. Photographers from around the world submitted pictures on the theme of ‘source’

Joanna Ruck

22, Apr, 2024 @6:00 AM

‘Horizontally’ recycled nappies go on sale in Japan in world first

Product made from used nappies will go on sale in shopping centres after sterilisation, bleaching, and deodorising

Justin McCurry in Tokyo

22, Apr, 2024 @4:08 AM

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