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 7 of 9), newest first, from the World News archive—not only the latest desk window.
North Korea’s Internet Dark for 32 Hours; Microsoft Ties ConnectWise Hack to China
North Korea internet outage knocked 42 .kp sites offline for 32 hours, unattributed, as Microsoft tied the ConnectWise hack to a China-aligned group.
China’s Critical-Mineral Export Controls: Leverage and Its Limits
China's critical-mineral export controls have become Beijing's most direct form of economic leverage over the United States and its allies. Since 2023 China's commerce…
AUSA 2026: Army Generals Stress Land Power Against China
At AUSA 2026, Gen. Ron Clark cited the Pacific's 'tyranny of distance' and Gen. Christopher LaNeve warned power projection from the U.S. will be…
Keen Sword 27 Begins: U.S. and Japan Open Island Defense Drills Near Taiwan
Keen Sword 27 opens with about 45,000 Japanese and 12,000 U.S. troops drilling to defend Japan's southwest islands to Oct. 29. Charts and reactions.
Philippines Summons Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan as Marcos Rejects Expulsion
The DFA called the envoy's remark "provocative and unacceptable," while the Palace said Marcos will not declare him persona non grata.
Weak Yen Tests U.S.-Japan Currency Pact as Tokyo Warns of New Intervention
Japan's finance minister says Tokyo will act without hesitation if needed, as a U.S. Treasury official says the yen's level must change.
Japan to Fund Up to $21 Billion for Two GlobalFoundries Chip Fabs in New York
Japan will finance up to $21 billion for two GlobalFoundries fabs in Malta, N.Y., the first chip project under its $550 billion U.S. pledge.
Keen Sword 27: U.S. and Japan Open Largest-Ever Island Defense Drills
The largest U.S.-Japan drill yet sends Marine anti-ship missiles to Yonaguni and moves Japan's Type 25 missile off base for the first time.
North Korea Tests Zam-2.0 AI Torpedo in Naval Weapons Push
North Korea says its new Zam-2.0 torpedo uses AI for targeting. What state media claimed, what was left out, and why it matters at…
Karakoram 2026: China and Pakistan Hold First Joint Army Drill
Karakoram 2026, the first China-Pakistan joint army training, opened in Korla, Xinjiang, with drone, sniping and high-altitude counterterrorism drills.
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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.