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
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China’s Communist Party Orders Checks on Officials’ Family Wealth, Crypto Graft
China's Communist Party discipline decision orders checks on officials' family assets, oversight of relatives' businesses and a crackdown on crypto graft.
China’s Top 100 Developers’ Sales Rise 14.6% in October as Slide Eases
China top 100 developers sales hit 277 billion yuan in October, up 14.6% from September, as the 2026 decline narrowed; only six firms top…
Motegi Presses Lavrov to Free Detained Japanese Reporter in Atlanta
At the Motegi Lavrov meeting in Atlanta, Japan's foreign minister demanded Russia free a Japanese reporter held in Sakhalin on espionage charges.
Japan’s Factory Output Jumps 2.2% in September as Car Plants Recover
Japan industrial production rose 2.2% in September as auto plants recovered; unemployment eased to 2.4% while retail sales fell 0.7% on the month.
US Proposes Two More Months of Port-Fee Relief for China Ships as LA and Long Beach Strike Is Put Off
USTR proposed extending its pause on China ship port fees to Jan. 9, 2027, as Los Angeles and Long Beach port talks were extended…
US, Japan and South Korea Recommit to North Korean Denuclearization as Chinese Sorties Near Taiwan Double
US, Japanese and South Korean ministers backed North Korean denuclearization in Atlanta as Taiwan tracked 13 Chinese military sorties, up from six.
Shanghai Sets Nov. 1-12 Road Curbs for China’s Import Expo
Shanghai CIIE traffic controls run Nov. 1-12, with truck bans, a car-free zone and expressway checks; foreign exhibitors get new on-arrival visa options.
China Demands U.S. Revoke FCC Ban on Chinese Electronics Test Labs
China demands the U.S. revoke the FCC Chinese test labs ban, which from Dec. 2028 bars mainland labs that handled 82.3% of FCC device…
China’s Factory PMI Falls to 49.3 in October as Export Orders Shrink
China manufacturing PMI fell to 49.3 in October, its third contraction in four months, as export orders shrank; high-tech factories kept growing.
South Korea Weighs Sending Cheonghae Naval Unit Toward Hormuz but Vows No Role in the War
Seoul weighs a wider Cheonghae Unit Hormuz mission and a patrol plane to protect Korean ships; no decision is final, and it vows no…
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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.