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'Business as Usual' at Taiwan's Tropical Isle Near China's Live-Fire Exercise

An American in Taiwan watches as Chinese vessels appear in the waters off the vacation destination of Xiaoliuqiu

Blinken to VOA: China’s Military Drills Around Taiwan ‘Disproportionate, Dangerous’

Furious over the U.S. House speaker's visit to Taiwan this week, China says it is suspending talks with the United States on several issues. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with VOA about tensions in the region. Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports.

In High-Level US Visit to Solomon Islands, China Looms Large

The Solomons severed ties with Taiwan in September 2019 in favor of diplomatic relations with China

New Evidence Shows How Myanmar's Military Planned the Rohingya Purge

War crimes investigators have dug up new evidence of the planning around the expulsion of the Rohingya

Taiwan Says Chinese Planes, Ships Carry Out Attack Simulation Exercise

Blinken calls China's cessation of dialogue 'irresponsible'

Blinken Touts ‘Extraordinary, Important’ Relationship with Philippines Amid Taiwan Tension

Secretary of state reaffirms US commitment to defense pact with Manila

Blinken Urges Transparency From Cambodia on China-Funded Naval Base

In VOA Khmer interview, he urges calm after Pelosi visit to Taiwan, emphasizes importance of free, fair elections in Cambodia, stresses need for humanitarian relief in Myanmar

Dengue Fever Outbreak Confirmed in Afghanistan, WHO Says

64 cases of dengue fever have been reported between June 12 and July 30

VOA Exclusive: Blinken Says US Wants ‘Positive Relationship’ with Cambodia, ‘Representative’ Elections and Transparency at Naval Base

The top U.S. diplomat said the United States wants a ‘positive relationship’ with Cambodia. He emphasized the value of strengthening democracy, noting a ‘truly representative and inclusive’ national parliamentary election in 2023 would be important for building US-Cambodia ties.

VOA Interview: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Amid soaring tensions over China's military drills in the Taiwan Strait, VOA's Khmer Service Reporter Sun Narin interviewed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

China Conducts 'Precision Missile Strikes' in Taiwan Strait

Five of the missiles fired by China landed in Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone off Hateruma, an island far south of Japan's main islands, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said.

Blinken: China Military Drills are 'Significant Escalation'