Asia Pacific

Article image
Parts of Japan blanketed by thick snow during strongest cold front for years
Hokkaido and the Japan Sea coast have been hardest hit, forcing domestic airlines to cancel flights between cities in the region and Tokyo

Justin McCurry in Tokyo

06, Feb, 2025 @4:23 AM

Article image
‘It’s about togetherness’: Waitangi Day captures a new audience
A groundswell of resistance against the government’s Māori policies is driving many to make the trip to the Waitangi treaty grounds in New Zealand’s far north for the first time

Eva Corlett in Wellington

06, Feb, 2025 @4:20 AM

Article image
Senate Democrats pledge to hold floor all night in protest against Trump’s budget pick – as it happened
Russell Vought, architect of hard-right Project 2025 manifesto, nominated by president to lead office of management and budget

Robert Mackey (now); Chris Stein and Christy Cooney (earlier)

06, Feb, 2025 @1:45 AM

Article image
US Postal Service briefly halts packages arriving from China and Hong Kong
Normal service resumes after initial suspension, in latest episode of growing trade war between the US and China

Helen Davidson in Taipei and agencies

05, Feb, 2025 @5:47 PM

Article image
Green activists warn London exchange over possibly ‘criminal’ copper trading
Dealing in metal from Papua could break UK law because of environmental impact of mining it, campaigners argue

Damien Gayle

05, Feb, 2025 @3:08 PM

Article image
EU to tighten checks on goods sold by sites such as Shein and Temu
European Commission also urges EU lawmakers to phase out exemption on customs duties for parcels under €150

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

05, Feb, 2025 @2:06 PM

Article image
What are rare earth elements, and why does Trump want them from Ukraine?
Trump hopes to secure rare earth resources from Ukraine as part of a deal for US aid

Guardian staff and Agence France-Presse

05, Feb, 2025 @5:57 AM

Article image
Māori protesters turn their backs on government ministers at Waitangi Day event
Anger at policies that roll back Māori rights surface as rightwing Act party leader David Seymour has microphone removed twice and protesters stage walkout

Eva Corlett in Wellington

05, Feb, 2025 @5:43 AM

Article image
Democrats and protesters rally outside treasury department to protest Elon Musk’s access to sensitive information – as it happened
This live coverage has ended. You can find the latest US news here.

Helen Sullivan (now and earlier); Robert Mackey, Chris Stein, Anna Betts, and Yohannes Lowe

05, Feb, 2025 @3:49 AM

Article image
Is the China-US fentanyl pipeline really responsible for the US opioid crisis?
Donald Trump’s additional 10% tax on Chinese imports said to be response to China’s failure to curb drug’s flow into US

Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent

04, Feb, 2025 @4:24 PM

Article image
China has reacted in kind to Trump’s tariffs, but a deal may still emerge
Beijing will defend its core interests, but its initial response is more cautious than when Trump imposed levies in 2018

Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent

04, Feb, 2025 @1:38 PM

Article image
British investigative journalist banned from Cambodia
Treatment of Gerald Flynn, who writes for the outlet Mongabay, condemned as attack on independent media

Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent

04, Feb, 2025 @11:46 AM

1 / 3,150 pages