Bloomberg Japan’s top government spokesman said it was “unacceptable” that Chinese coastguard vessels had approached Japanese trawlers near disputed islands for two straight days this week, in a sign of rising tension between the neighbours. Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told a news conference that Japan had protested incidents that took place in what the country sees as its territorial ...

Bloomberg Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha is set to face a no-confidence vote this week as opposition lawmakers target his government for its alleged mismanagement of the Covid-19 outbreak amid a renewed push by pro-democracy activists for the premier’s ouster and monarchy reforms. The opposition began grilling Prayuth and nine of his cabinet members as a four-day debate got underway ...

Bloomberg Beijing expressed “strong dissatisfaction” after 58 governments signed a declaration against detaining each-others’ citizens for geopolitical leverage, a move seen as targeting countries like Iran and China. “The Canadian side’s attempt to pressure China by using ‘Megaphone Diplomacy’ or ganging up is totally futile and will only head towards a dead end,” a spokesperson at the Chinese embassy in ...