World Aug 22, 2021
U.K. says Russia and China needed for 'moderating influence' over Taliban
Britain will have to turn to Russia and China despite a mistrust between the U.K. and those governments, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said.
National / Politics May 4, 2021
Japan praises British carrier dispatch and vows more security cooperation
The two ministers shared "grave concerns" about China's unilateral attempts to change the status quo in regional waters.
National Feb 4, 2021
Japan and Britain affirm close security ties amid China's rise
Aside from security issues, the ministers agreed to promote fair access to coronavirus vaccines.
National Jan 19, 2021
The two nations' foreign and defense ministers will likely agree to work closely on Britain's plan to dispatch an aircraft carrier strike group to the western Pacific.
World | FOCUS Jul 20, 2020
U.K. fight with China gets ugly over Hong Kong extradition pact
by Kitty Donaldson
If the U.K. suspends its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, it would mark a further escalation in a fray already strained by the 5G exclusion of Huawei Technologies Co.
World Jun 2, 2020
The United Kingdom warned Beijing on Tuesday to step back from the brink over an "authoritarian" national security law in Hong Kong that it said risked destroying one of the jewels of Asia's economy while ruining the reputation of China. China’s parliament last week approved ...
Business Feb 8, 2020
In their first meeting since Brexit, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his British counterpart, Dominic Raab, also said they were planning security talks.
Business Feb 3, 2020
Johnson ready to walk away from EU talks without formal trade deal
Boris Johnson plans to say he's prepared to quit talks over the U.K.'s future trade relationship with the European Union if he doesn't get what he wants. In his first speech since Britain formally left the EU, the prime minister will spell out to business ...
Asia Pacific / Science & Health Jan 31, 2020
British evacuation flight cleared to leave coronavirus epicenter in China
Britain will fly around 150 British citizens and 50 non-British nationals out of the Chinese city of Wuhan, the government said on Thursday, after an earlier departure was blocked by Chinese authorities. Infections from China's coronavirus spread to more than 8,100 people globally on Thursday, ...
Asia Pacific / Social Issues Nov 21, 2019
Hong Kong students' escape via snake-infested sewers thwarted
Some anti-government protesters trapped inside a Hong Kong university on Wednesday tried to flee through the sewers, where one student said she saw snakes, but firemen prevented further escape bids by blocking a manhole into the system. Reuters witnesses said fewer than 100 protesters remained ...
World / Crime & Legal Oct 10, 2019
U.K.'s Johnson urges Trump to reconsider allowing diplomatic immunity for suspect in fatal car crash
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged U.S. President Donald Trump to reconsider a decision to let a U.S. diplomat's wife use diplomatic immunity after her involvement in a fatal car crash, Downing Street said on Wednesday. Harry Dunn, 19, was killed in August in a ...
National / Politics Aug 2, 2019
Japan's Taro Kono urges new U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to achieve orderly Brexit
Foreign Minister Taro Kono urged his new British counterpart, Dominic Raab, on Thursday to achieve an "orderly" exit from the European Union to minimize the impact on the global economy. In their first talks since Raab was named foreign secretary by British Prime Minister Boris ...