China

As part of an agreement with prosecutors, Alexander Yuk Ching Ma has pleaded guilty to a count of conspiracy to gather or deliver national defense information to a foreign government.

One of the year’s biggest military exercises in the Indo-Pacific is coming to a close. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.

China’s president is on the road this week, visiting Europe for the first time in five years. A different kind of travel is also making news in China. HPR's Bill Dorman has more on that in today's Asia Minute.

Defense chiefs from Australia, Japan, the Philippines and the United States have vowed to deepen their cooperation as they gather in Hawaiʻi for their second-ever joint meeting amid concerns about China’s operations in the South China Sea.

The prime minister of the Solomon Islands says he still has power over security in the Pacific Island nation. There was no clear winner in the country’s recent election, but he’s meeting with opposition parties and trying to form a new government. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

Tourism is hitting another record this spring — not in Hawaiʻi — but on the other side of the Pacific. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

Recent news from Capitol Hill has focused on a series of foreign aid bills that include billions of dollars in security funding for Ukraine and Israel. A third measure includes a smaller, but still significant, amount for security in the Indo-Pacific. HPR's Bill Dorman has more on that part of the story in today's Asia Minute.

The U.S. Army is introducing a joint battlefield training in the Philippines to improve combat readiness including by ensuring adequate supply of ammunition and other needs in difficult conditions in tropical jungles and on scattered islands.

One of Southeast Asia's largest economies is considering a new path to growth. The idea has been discussed before, but in recent weeks it has been gaining momentum. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

Australian winemakers will soon have a chance for a competitive return to what was once their biggest market. China has ended tariffs of up to 200% on Australian wine, but that’s not likely to mean an overnight boom in business. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.