East Asia

VOA Mandarin: Trump's new AI policy seeks to loosen regulations, support innovation, defeat China

VOA Mandarin: 2024 was 'roller coaster' year for China's stock market

Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City celebrates its first-ever metro line

The $1.7 billion line runs almost 20 kilometers from the city center

US ship departs Cambodia after first port visit in nearly a decade

China’s close partner opened its waters for the US Navy in an apparent effort to display its independence

Experts urge US to use Taiwan logistics pact to counter China's military coercion

President-elect Trump’s team likely to be more aggressive only after Taiwan significantly increases its defense budget as a percentage of its GDP, says one expert

Survivors, advocates reflect on lessons from massive 2004 earthquake and tsunami

The magnitude 9 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on Dec. 26, 2004, killed over 230,000 people in 15 countries. The Indonesian province of Aceh was especially hard hit. Twenty years on, VOA’s Ahadian Utama reports on the lessons learned from the historic disaster.

Trump to face a different North Korea in his second term

In his first term as U.S. president, Donald Trump tightened economic sanctions against North Korea to try to force Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons program. VOA’s Young Gyo Kim looks at what Trump should expect from North Korea during his second term. Scott Stearns narrates.

India-China frozen ties witness thaw in 2024  

Analysts say lowering of tensions between India and China will not impact its growing ties with the US

China says it provided information, documents in Baltic Sea cables inquiry

Foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks at a news briefing when asked about a Financial Times report that Sweden had criticized China for refusing full access despite an open investigation, and for not allowing its public prosecutor to board the suspect ship, Yi Peng 3

South Korean opposition threatens to impeach Han over martial law counsel

Prime Minister Han has taken over from the suspended Yoon, who was impeached on Dec. 14 and faces a Constitutional Court review on whether to oust him

Nissan, Honda announce plans to merge, creating world's No. 3 automaker

The two companies said they had signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday and that smaller Nissan alliance member Mitsubishi Motors also had agreed to join the talks on integrating their businesses.