
Timeline of Japan and China’s spat
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 - A spat between Tokyo and Beijing following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's suggestion of Japanese military action if China invaded Taiwan isn't going away.
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Tokyo (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 - A spat between Tokyo and Beijing following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's suggestion of Japanese military action if China invaded Taiwan isn't going away.
Jan 9, 2026

Helsinki (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 - The head of NATO's forces in Europe, US General Alexus Grynkewich, said Friday the military alliance was far from being in a crisis, following President Donald Trump's threats to bring Greenland under US control.
Jan 9, 2026

Chengdu, China (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 - A few years ago, Hu Anyan was speeding through the streets of Beijing on a three-wheel motorbike loaded with packages, one of millions of delivery drivers working for China's online retail giants.
Jan 9, 2026

Washington DC (SPX) Jan 09, 2026 - The United States is walking away from 66 international organizations and UN entities in what the White House portrays as a purge of wasteful and anti-American institutions-but only a small subs
Jan 9, 2026

Seoul (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 - South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung will travel to Japan next week for talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Seoul said Friday, days after meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing.
Jan 9, 2026

Tokyo (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 - Japan said Friday that international trade should be smooth after media reports said China was delaying Japanese imports as well as rare-earth exports to Tokyo, as their two-month-old spat escalates.
Jan 9, 2026

London (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 - The UK Friday earmarked GBP200 million ($268 million) to prepare British troops to be deployed to Ukraine as part of a multinational force if a ceasefire is agreed between Moscow and Kyiv.
Jan 9, 2026

Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 - Asian markets rose Friday after a two-day stutter as traders look ahead to the release of crucial US jobs data and a possible Supreme Court ruling on Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs.
Jan 9, 2026

Washington DC (SPX) Jan 09, 2026 - The United States is walking away from 66 international organizations and UN entities in what the White House portrays as a purge of wasteful and anti-American institutions-but only a small subs
Jan 9, 2026

Beijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 - Chinese consumer prices rose last month at their fastest pace in nearly three years, official data showed Friday, extending a period of growth following months of deflationary pressure in the world's second-largest economy.
Jan 9, 2026

Dubai (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 - Yemen's recently dismissed defence minister, who travelled to Riyadh with a top-level separatist delegation allegedly detained in the kingdom, is being held at the Saudi defence ministry, a source in his office told AFP on Friday.
Jan 9, 2026

Jerusalem (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants Israel to be able to cope without US military aid within a decade, he said in an interview published on Friday.
Jan 9, 2026

Vatican City (AFP) Jan 9, 2026 - Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that war was back in vogue and highlighted the ambition of belligerents, as his own country the United States flexes its military muscles.
Jan 9, 2026

Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 - Factory orders in long-struggling Germany unexpectedly posted a sharp jump in November, boosted by higher demand for defence equipment as Europe rushes to rearm, official data showed Thursday.
Jan 8, 2026

Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 - Asian markets were mixed Thursday as the rally that has characterised the start of the year paused with investors looking ahead to the release of key US jobs data this week.
Jan 8, 2026

Tokyo (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 - Japanese retail giant Fast Retailing lifted its 2025-26 annual net profit forecast on Thursday, buoyed by a strong performance in mainland China.
Jan 8, 2026