Tag: Asia Pacific
![In China, weight-loss drugs are becoming big business](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-52751242-1717637322_322428-1717639131.jpg?resize=1200%2C630&quality=80)
Taipei, Taiwan – Ozempic is big business in China. Last year, Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo…
![Malaysia’s chip industry falls in the crosshairs of US sanctions on Russia](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2023-02-17T102113Z_787749004_RC2VCZ9TLQ33_RTRMADP_3_USA-CHINA-CHIPS-1-1717388568_3c7973-1717393677.jpg?resize=1200%2C630&quality=80)
Bangkok, Thailand – U.S. efforts to cripple Russia's war machine in Ukraine have trapped an…
![New York museum ‘keeps memories alive’ 35 years after Tiananmen crackdown](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2023-06-01T203723Z_892567204_RC2IA1A4XFT2_RTRMADP_3_CHINA-TIANANMEN-NEW-YORK-1716963786.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440)
New York City – When Zhou Fengsuo saw the duplicating machine for the last time,…
![North Korea says it will stop floating trash balloons into South Korea](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AP24153440472567-1717344657.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440)
North Korea described its campaign as a “countermeasure” against propaganda leaflets brought into the country…
![Russell and Chase to the rescue as West Indies beat PNG in T20 World Cup](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AP24154623389043-1717351110.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440)
The West Indies beat PNG by five wickets thanks to a late recovery in their…
![North Korea launches new wave of ‘trash balloons’ towards South Korea](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-03-19T222303Z_1130268891_RC2AP6AGRB8U_RTRMADP_3_NORTHKOREA-MISSILES-1710896281.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440)
North Korea says the balloons are a response to leaflets thrown across the border by…
![Bid for dominance over Asia Pacific tests US, China attempt at detente](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-01T004104Z_959771782_RC2028AOPU5Y_RTRMADP_3_ASIA-SECURITY-1717222547.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440)
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin praises a “new era of security” in the Asia-Pacific region,…
![Hong Kong’s new security law comes into force amid human rights concerns](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AFP__20240323__34M74YU__v1__HighRes__TaiwanHongKongChinaPoliticsProtest-1711209138.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
A new national security law has come into force in Hong Kong, despite growing international…
![Philippines accuses China of new water cannon attacks in South China Sea](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AP24083120574865-1711174129.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Two countries were involved in a second incident at the controversial Second Thomas Shoal this…
![Australia to contribute $3bn for construction of AUKUS submarines](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AP24082042583065-1711084805.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Defense Minister Richard Marles said allies were working “at pace” to ensure the security agreement…