Regional

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) — China’s three largest state-owned airlines said they were cautious about the outlook for this year as the Iran war drives ​jet fuel prices sky-high, after all returned to losses in the fourth quarter of 2025.

SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korea is considering extending driving curbs to the general public if global oil prices climb further, senior officials ​said, as authorities seek to rein in energy demand amid supply strains due to the U.S.-Israeli war ‌with Iran.

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) —  The Guam Visitors Bureau board of directors has approved a $30.4 million budget request for fiscal year 2027, which is a $1.5 million increase over the current year’s $28.9 million budget.

As seen in the last quarter of 2025, rising tourism numbers led to increased hotel employment. Alongside this growth, average weekly hours worked rose, going from 33.5 to 36.2. The hotel industry’s average hourly rate also increased in the latest quarter from $11.96 to $12.26. On a weekly basis, ho…

SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korean police on Wednesday took into custody an alleged “drug lord” accused of running a narcotics ring in the country from ​a Philippine prison, officials said on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV (Reuters) — Iran denied on Monday that it had engaged in negotiations with the United States, after President Donald Trump postponed a threat to bomb Iran’s power grid because of what he described as productive talks with unidentified Iranian officials.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A U.S.-led defense manufacturing partnership agreed to launch a new missile motor production program with Japan, push forward ​a drone cooperation effort across Asia and explore building a ‌new ammunition production line in the Philippines, the Pentagon said on Friday.

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Island leaders are pushing back hard after the Trump administration dramatically expanded the ocean area near the Marianas it wants to open for deep-sea mining, this time as close as 46 miles from Guam’s shores.

MAJURO — The Marshall Islands parliament this week endorsed legislation reducing income taxes for all working people in the country in a move to mitigate to some degree the soaring costs of living.

SUVA (Fiji Sun/Pacnews) —Nearly 68% of adults in Fiji are obese, highlighting a growing health crisis linked to rising rates of non-communicable diseases, including diabetes.