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.
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Latest Asia-Pacific news
Showing 10 matching stories (page 2 of 9), newest first, from the World News archive—not only the latest desk window.
China Raises Its FX Reserve Requirement to 6%, Its First Hike Since 2021, to Slow a 4.2% Yuan Rally
China's FX reserve requirement rises to 6% from 4% on Nov. 15 as a record $938.1B trade surplus lifts the yuan; New Jersey warns…
North Korea Fires Missiles From Sondok in What Could Be Its Third Ballistic Launch in a Week
A North Korea missile launch from Sondok may be its third ballistic launch in a week, as Kim Yo Jong rebuffs talks and Taiwan…
Indo-Pacific Security Update, Nov. 3: Taiwan Tracks 49 Chinese Military Aircraft, the Most This Year
TBR War Room, Nov. 3: Taiwan reports 49 Chinese military aircraft in 24 hours, the most of 2026, as the carrier Liaoning operates in…
GM Korea’s Sales Jump 26.6% on Chevrolet Exports as Hyundai Slips 6.3% and Korean Factory Growth Cools
South Korea automakers' October sales rose just 1.6%: GM Korea jumped 26.6% on Trax exports, Hyundai fell 6.3% and factory PMI hit an 8-month…
U.S. Tip-Offs Lead to Terror Arrests in Moscow and South Korea a Day Apart
Terror arrests in Moscow and South Korea followed U.S. tips: Russia's FSB says it held a teen over a park plot; Korean police arrested…
Japan Scraps 74-Year-Old Tax-Free Checkout: Visitors Now Pay Full Price and Claim Refunds at Departure
Japan tax-free shopping refund rules began Nov. 1: visitors pay tax up front and claim it back at departure. Check bags first and the…
Japan’s Defense Ministry Puts Its Next Five-Year Plan at ¥80 Trillion, 1.8 Times Today’s, Reports Say
Japan defense spending could reach ¥80 trillion over five years from 2027, 1.8 times the current plan, Sankei and Reuters report, with ¥29T in…
Japan Warns of Yen Action a Day Before U.S. Midterms After ¥27 Trillion of Buying in 2026
Japan yen intervention is back in play: Katayama vows action on disorderly moves before the U.S. midterms after ¥27.1 trillion of yen buying in…
South Korea Joins a U.S. Space Force War Game for the First Time as a Classified Launch Slips to Tuesday
South Korea's Air Force joins the Space Force's Partner to Win war game in Florida with five nations as the classified USSF-432 launch slips…
South Korea Proposes a Record 820.9 Trillion Won Budget, Nearly Doubling Chip and AI Spending
South Korea's record 2027 budget rises 12.8% to 820.9 trillion won, with 21.3 trillion for chips and AI and 73.3 trillion for defense. Oil…
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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.