Kadena Air Base, a key United States airpower hub in Japan, has recently strengthened its preparedness amid China's missile threat by training to rapidly repair the airfield. The Chinese Foreign ...

Opposition critics have accused Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te of stoking fear on the island with his suggestion that Beijing could be preparing to take Taiwan by force by 2027. They also said ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A Hong Kong court will deliver its verdict next week in the national security trial of former Apple Daily publisher Jimmy Lai. If convicted, the 78-year-old faces up to life in prison, and his family ...

As China moves more decisively to assert its claim over Taiwan, leaders of the self-governing island are setting aside unprecedented sums to spend on weapons such as fighter jets and missiles. The ...

HONG KONG, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's High Court will hand down a verdict on Monday in the landmark national security trial of pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai, according to a notice from the ...