Asia-Pacific news on The Boston Report covers East Asia, Southeast Asia and the wider Indo-Pacific stories that our World News desk files — from China, Japan, the two Koreas and Taiwan to the ASEAN countries collected on the existing Southeast Asia hub. Editors already assign many of these reports to the Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia categories; this page also pulls matching headlines and excerpts so a story can appear here and under a country or under ASEAN at the same time.
The Southeast Asia hub remains the canonical home for ASEAN-wide explainers, member facts and that region’s dedicated feed. This page does not copy those tables or replace that URL. Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands are grouped separately under Oceania so the two regions are not treated as the same place.
Trade, export controls and semiconductor policy often overlap with this desk; those reports may also appear under Global Technology or the trade and sanctions dashboard. We do not treat this page as a live markets wire.
Latest Asia-Pacific news
Showing 10 matching stories (page 1 of 9), newest first, from the World News archive—not only the latest desk window.
South Korea’s Ruling Party Pushes a Probe of 12 Yoon-Era Prosecutions, 6 Targeting Lee
South Korea special counsel bill would probe 12 Yoon-era prosecutions, six of President Lee. The opposition began a filibuster; a vote is planned Friday.
South Korea Posts a Record $61.46 Billion Current Account Surplus as Chip Exports Jump 260%
South Korea's current account surplus hit a record $61.46 billion in September as chip exports jumped 260%. The Jan.-Sept. total is $340.66 billion.
Up to 2.23 Million Emails Leaked in Japan Vendor Breach Tied to Yokohama and Kawasaki
Yokohama data breach: up to 2.23 million emails leaked from TKC's systems after a hack of mail service Arara. Yokohama has 820,000 accounts at…
Japan’s LDP Seeks a Nov. 6 Lower House Vote on Cutting the Food Tax to 1% From 8%
Japan's LDP wants a Nov. 6 Lower House vote on a food consumption tax cut from 8% to 1% after Takaichi takes an hour…
U.S. Firms Fill 50,000 Square Meters at China’s Import Expo, the Most for an 8th Year
CIIE 2026 US exhibitors fill over 50,000 square meters at Shanghai's import expo, the largest national area for an eighth year. The fair runs…
China Says It Is in Contact on a First Xi-Trump-Putin Meeting at APEC Shenzhen
China says it is in communication about a Xi Trump Putin APEC meeting in Shenzhen on Nov. 18-19. No date or format is set,…
Chinese Banks Seek $30 Billion in Buyback Loans as PBOC Cuts the Rate to 1%
Chinese banks applied for over 200 billion yuan ($30 billion) in buyback loan quotas as the PBOC cut the China stock buyback relending rate…
China Lists Long March 2C for Nov. 5 as USSF-432 Holds for Nov. 6 Evening at Vandenberg
Launch Library listed a Chinese Long March 2C from Xichang about 11 a.m. ET Nov. 5; USSF-432 remains set for the evening of Nov.…
Taiwan Tracks 21 PLA Sorties as Quad Opens Malabar Off Tokyo
Taiwan tracked 21 PLA sorties and 16 ships; Quad opened Malabar off Tokyo through Nov. 12; Koo said U.S. arms support stays bipartisan.
Binance Says a Fake Job Interview Opened the Door to a $6.34 Billion Theft the FBI Ties to North Korea
The Binance hack began with a fake recruiter and malware, the exchange says; $6.34B was stolen and $2.85B frozen. Plus election-night fact checks.
Country and regional archives
Stories listed here come from The Boston Report World News desk. A report can appear in more than one section when it involves more than one country, subject or organization. Matching uses headlines, slugs and excerpts, and editor-assigned categories such as Iran, Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia. We do not have reporters on the ground. See our editorial policy and corrections policy.