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During a trip to Manila on Monday, national security adviser Robert O’Brien underscored the U.S. commitment to Taiwan and told the Philippines and Vietnam, countries both locked in maritime rows with China, that “we’ve got your back.” “It shows that his visit to this r…

Trump, a Republican, has alleged widespread voter fraud in the Nov. 3 election without providing evidence. Although he has not acknowledged Biden’s victory since the former vice president clinched the Electoral College more than two weeks ago, Trump’s announcement on Monday was the closest he has c…

Wang could make a courtesy call on Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who has so far sought to balance Japan’s deep economic reliance on China with addressing security worries, including Beijing’s claims over disputed East China Sea isles. While Suga has steered clear of the harsh anti-China rhetoric u…

Carlito Galvez, the former general in charge of strategy to fight the coronavirus, said the government was also in talks with Pfizer Inc and China’s Sinovac for vaccine supply deals. Galvez said the government could enter into an advance market agreement with AstraZeneca before the month ends. If n…

In addition to the 14-day pre-quarantine period in Guam, every individual being repatriated will be required to undergo an additional mandatory 14-day quarantine period upon arrival in the FSM, tentatively scheduled for Dec. 5, 2020. All repatriating persons will undergo the same Covid-19 testing a…

 In the presidential race former Sen. Surangel Whipps Jr. won,  garnering 5,699 votes while his opponent, Vice President Raynold Oilouch, received 4,351 votes. In the vice presidential race, Sen. Jerrlyn Senior was the victor with 5,112 votes while her opponent, Sen. Frank Kyota, got 4,671 votes. I…

He also agreed to the government’s Coronavirus Task Force’s suggestion of the first repatriation flight in mid-January.  The governor’s provisional approval is outlined in a 16 November letter addressed to the task force. The Repatriation Plan, prepared by the Health Department in…

Thousands of healthcare workers usually leave the country each year in search of better-paid jobs in countries like the United States and Canada, as well as in the Middle East. But in April the government barred nurses, doctors and other medical workers from leaving, saying they were needed to figh…

A two-star Navy admiral overseeing U.S. military intelligence in the Asia-Pacific region has made an unannounced visit to Taiwan, two sources told Reuters on Sunday. Neither Taiwan nor the United States has officially confirmed the trip. The Trump administration has ramped up support for Taiwan, in…

Michigan is set to certify its results Monday, and Pennsylvania is likely to move a step closer to doing so. Trump, a Republican, lost both battleground states in the Nov. 3 election, but he has refused to concede defeat and has, instead, launched a legal battle to overturn the results there and in…