Bloomberg Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida oversaw agreements bolstering military and infrastructure ties between the two US allies amid China’s growing power in the region. During the first visit by Marcos to Tokyo since taking office, the two governments signed seven deals, including one aimed at making easier for Japan’s Self-Defense Forces to take ...

Bloomberg President Joe Biden denied that relations with Beijing have suffered a serious blow after the US downed an alleged Chinese spy balloon that flew across the continental US. Biden said that the US is currently recovering “major pieces” of the aircraft to analyze the equipment. But he maintained that the incident hasn’t further exacerbated tensions with the country. “No. ...

  Bloomberg Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued to deflect opposition pressure over his said links with billionaire Gautam Adani who’s battling allegations of fraud and market manipulation from a US short seller. Modi spoke in the upper house of parliament, his second speech in the legislature in as many days, amid chants of “Modi-Adani are brothers” from the opposition ...