enFRANCE 24’s coverage of political, social and geostrategic issues across Asia and the Pacific, including those affecting China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, India, Pakistan and Australia.https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/Tue, 23 Dec 2025 10:36:35 GMThttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20251222-china-hits-french-cheese-with-tariffs-broadening-trade-conflict China ⁠will impose provisional duties of up to 42.7% on dairy products imported from the European Union, the latest in a series of measures against EU exports widely seen as retaliation for the bloc's electric vehicle tariffs. c275325a-df50-11f0-953d-99efae3d56bcMon, 22 Dec 2025 16:10:39 GMTFRANCE24Asia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251222-cambodia-says-thailand-launched-air-strikes-after-asean-met-on-border-clashes Cambodia accused Thailand of airstrikes on its soil on Monday, hours after Thailand’s foreign minister announced plans for a bilateral meeting at an ASEAN gathering in Kuala Lumpur. Recent fighting has killed at least 23 and displaced more than 900,000 on both sides. b394b422-df41-11f0-a7ef-69b9ea399afbMon, 22 Dec 2025 14:35:13 GMT© Hasnoor Hussain, Reuters.FRANCE 24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251222-asean-meets-to-seek-ceasefire-amid-thailand-cambodia-conflict Southeast Asian foreign ministers me in Malaysia to try to restore a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia after two weeks of fierce fighting that has killed at least 60 people and displaced more than half a million. The ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ​will seek to salvage a truce first brokered by ASEAN chair Malaysia and U.S. President Donald Trump after a previous round of ‍border clashes in July, their worst conflict in recent history. Story by Morgan Ayre. 600cf536-df18-11f0-8d5f-1f2d71444c1bMon, 22 Dec 2025 09:40:40 GMTFRANCE24Asia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251222-alleged-bondi-shooters-conducted-tactical-training-in-countryside-australian-police-say The two suspects behind the Bondi Beach shooting reportedly conducted "firearms training" in rural New South Wales before launching their December 14 attack on a Hanukkah celebration which left 15 people dead. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese apologised to Australia's Jewish community for the nation's worst mass shooting in nearly three decades. 7f68bb70-df01-11f0-b4f1-291b00e63850Mon, 22 Dec 2025 06:43:16 GMT© Handout, NSW Courts, AFPFRANCE 24Asia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251222-india-s-bollywood-counts-costs-as-star-fees-squeeze-profits Bollywood’s top stars are driving production costs sky-high with private trailers, personal chefs and massive entourages, insiders say. The hefty fees are hiking up production costs and straining the Indian film industry's already fragile finances.  277c3762-ded8-11f0-b64f-e3db011962d6Mon, 22 Dec 2025 01:47:19 GMT© Indranil Mukherjee, AFPFRANCE 24Asia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251221-thai-border-clashes-displace-over-half-a-million-in-cambodia More than 500,000 Cambodians have been displaced after two weeks of deadly border clashes with Thailand. The conflict involving drones and air strikes shattered a fragile truce and reignited a decades-old territorial dispute. 33c8d0c0-de24-11f0-a73c-ad47174130f6Sun, 21 Dec 2025 04:19:11 GMT© STR, AFPFRANCE 24Asia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251220-australia-stops-in-silence-for-bondi-beach-shooting-victims Australians held a moment of silence on Sunday in tribute to the 15 Bondi Beach shooting victims, marking one week since gunmen fired into Jewish crowds on one of the nation's darkest days. A father and son are accused of targeting the family-thronged Hanukkah festival at Bondi Beach, a tourist hotspot emblematic of Australia's ocean-loving lifestyle. 1e714454-ddd0-11f0-83f0-b54d33ce2803Sat, 20 Dec 2025 18:17:17 GMT© David Gray, AFPFRANCE 24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251220-ex-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-and-wife-sentenced-to-17-years A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in prison each in a corruption case involving the under-priced purchase of luxury state gifts, the court and Khan's lawyers said. The latest conviction adds to a series of legal troubles for Khan, who has been behind bars since August 2023, and is currently serving a 14-year sentence in a separate land graft case. France24 Pakistan correspondent Hamza Azhar Salam reports the latest. 1cc59cbe-dd93-11f0-a68e-3329cc1332c0Sat, 20 Dec 2025 12:39:02 GMTFRANCE24Asia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251220-pakistani-court-sentences-former-pm-imran-khan-wife-17-years-corruption-case A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in prison after it found them guilty of corruption over the selling of expensive gifts they were given while in office. Khan has been in prison since 2023 on multiple corruption convictions. fd0168c6-dd8e-11f0-b9ba-371a93ef1896Sat, 20 Dec 2025 10:44:22 GMT© K.M. Chaudary, APFRANCE 24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251220-knife-attacker-kills-three-after-smoke-bombing-taiwan-metro At least three people have been killed and nine others injured as a knife-wielding attacker ‍went ‍on a ​rampage in the Taiwanese capital Taipei. Nicholas Rushworth has this story. f7a883a6-dd88-11f0-87ee-371a93ef1896Sat, 20 Dec 2025 09:52:17 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251219-customers-fill-in-to-beijing-consumer-robot-shopping-centre Are you stuck at the last minute for a Christmas gift? Wondering how to “wow” your child when they open their presents? Well, Beijing might have a solution for you: The world’s first consumer robot shopping centre. New this year, it has everything. From robot baristas to football-playing humanoids, from chess-playing robots to dancing machine-dogs. It’s part of a wider push towards robotics and AI across the whole of China. Our correspondent Jan Camenzind Broomby went to take a closer look. ef83c72e-dd26-11f0-98be-fbb79d3b9917Fri, 19 Dec 2025 22:15:34 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251219-customers-fill-in-to-beijing-s-new-consumer-robot-shopping-centre Are you stuck at the last minute for a Christmas gift? Wondering how to “wow” your child when they open their presents? Well, Beijing might have a solution for you: The world’s first consumer robot shopping centre. New this year, it has everything. From robot baristas to football-playing humanoids, from chess-playing robots to dancing machine-dogs. It’s part of a wider push towards robotics and AI across the whole of China. Our correspondent Jan Camenzind Broomby went to take a closer look. f8cb47be-dcf7-11f0-b9e4-35debc3a7b9aFri, 19 Dec 2025 16:47:13 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251219-us-arms-package-to-taiwan-seen-as-a-move-to-use-taiwan-to-contain-china The United States have announced a $11 billion arms package for Taiwan, the largest ever by the country to the island. China has threatened 'forceful measures' over the sale to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity. It is seen as a move to 'use Taiwan to contain China' Rex Li, professor of International Relations at King's College London, says. de9e0710-dcf6-11f0-94e2-35debc3a7b9aFri, 19 Dec 2025 16:32:30 GMTFRANCE24Access Asiahttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/access-asia/20251219-bondi-beach-gunmen-s-philippines-trip-becomes-focus-of-investigation Police in Australia are investigating a trip made by the suspects of the Bondi Beach anti-Semitic terrorist attack to the southern Philippines island of Mindanao, just weeks before they shot and killed 15 people and wounded dozens more. The region has long grappled with Islamist militancy, but President Marcos's government has fired back at reports suggesting the country was a training hotspot for terrorists. 3e8b5a40-dce0-11f0-b99a-093948f08f11Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:14:22 GMTYuka ROYERAsia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251219-china-threatens-forceful-measures-over-11-1-billion-us-arms-sales-package-to-taiwan Beijing again lashed out at a planned US arms sales package to Taiwan on Friday, with the Chinese defence ministry threatening to take "forceful measures" over the $11 billion weapons package approved by US State Department and awaiting congressional approval. dc8cd884-dce7-11f0-a946-ede673e7bb75Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:45:02 GMT© ChiangYing-ying, APFRANCE 24Asia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251219-australia-unveils-gun-buyback-and-national-reflection-day-after-bondi-beach-attack Australia has announced a major gun buyback program and a national day of remembrance following the anti-Semitic shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, which left 15 people dead. On Friday, hundreds of surfers and swimmers plunged into the ocean to honour the victims. 645d1f78-dc87-11f0-9aad-27cd3b5b0abbFri, 19 Dec 2025 03:16:22 GMT© Dean Lewis, ReutersFRANCE 24A proposhttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20251218-us-announces-11-billion-arms-package-for-taiwan-largest-ever US President Donald Trump's administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, drawing an angry response from China. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis speaks with Rex Li, Professor of International Relations at King's College London. afdc569c-dc5c-11f0-885a-2fc8f11b2b21Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:58:28 GMTMonte FRANCIShttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20251218-son-of-hong-kong-activist-jimmy-lai-denounces-political-persecution Foreign ministers from the G7 on December 17 condemned the prosecution of Hong Kong journalist and media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai, who was found guilty of collusion with foreign forces this week. His son, Sebastien Lai, told FRANCE 24 that his father is being persecuted by the Chinese authorities because he ran the famous pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, adding that the trial produced 'more than 100 pages of nothing'. Sebastian Lai's presence was also an opportunity to discuss the complicated relationship between Hong Kong and China. 9853731a-dc2b-11f0-8d75-1be46faab903Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:26:28 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251218-australia-mourns-young-bondi-victim-as-governement-acts-on-antisemitism Australia is tightening hate speech laws after the Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre, which killed 10-year-old Matilda and others. PM Anthony Albanese announced tougher penalties, easier prosecution of hate crimes, blacklisting extremist groups, visa restrictions, and investigations into antisemitism in schools amid rising antisemitic incidents. eecc9456-dc17-11f0-895f-a3d09095c21fThu, 18 Dec 2025 14:52:04 GMTFRANCE24Asia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251218-cambodia-says-thailand-bombs-casino-hub-on-border Thai fighter jets on Thursday struck a building in the Cambodian border city of Poipet, a casino hub popular with Thai gamblers, amid renewed clashes between the neighbouring countries just months after they agreed to a truce brokered by the US and regional powers. 3f597522-dbe3-11f0-ad5d-59497b1ac2abThu, 18 Dec 2025 07:29:10 GMT© Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) handout via AFPFRANCE 24Asia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251218-washington-approves-several-arms-contracts-worth-11-billion-to-taiwan China told the United States on Thursday to "immediately stop" arming Taiwan after Taipei said Washington had authorised a $11 billion weapons package to the island. Approved by the State Department but awaiting congressional approval, the sale would take effect in about a month, according to Taiwan's Defense Ministry. 8580bfaa-dbdf-11f0-9f9a-d7d9eaaf28b0Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:10:15 GMT© Ann Wang, ReutersFRANCE 24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251217-bondi-shooting-shocks-australia-jewish-community Jewish Australians said they felt unsafe, angry and frustrated at the perceived government's failure to confront rising antisemitism after a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah festival in Sydney’s Bondi Beach last week. One of the alleged gunmen, Naveed Akram, was charged on Wednesday with multiple counts, including terrorism and 15 murders.  41e2056a-db1c-11f0-b4cf-5bdb164a4213Wed, 17 Dec 2025 07:46:43 GMTFRANCE24Asia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251217-bondi-shooting-shocks-angers-australia-jewish-community Jewish Australians said they felt unsafe, angry and frustrated at the perceived government's failure to confront rising antisemitism after a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah festival in Sydney’s Bondi Beach last week.  f430e2bc-db13-11f0-b916-1f3d3a1e3271Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:45:18 GMT© Mark Baker, APFRANCE 24Asia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251217-australia-police-charge-bondi-beach-suspect-with-59-offences-including-terror Australian police charged Naveed Akram with 59 offences, including terrorism, after he allegedly opened fire at a Jewish event on Sydney’s Bondi Beach.  5c8ecd12-db0d-11f0-8f80-d10fa7cbde14Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:11:52 GMT© Mark Baker, APFRANCE 24Asia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251217-myanmar-junta-seeks-to-prosecute-hundreds-for-election-disruption Myanmar's junta on Wednesday said it was pursuing charges against more than 200 people for alleged disruption of upcoming elections under new laws banning criticism of upcoming elections, which rights groups and the UN have dismissed as a sham to entrench military rule. 920cffa6-db0b-11f0-bbbd-a945ed3c30d1Wed, 17 Dec 2025 05:45:18 GMT© Sai Aung Main, AFPFRANCE 24Asia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20251216-low-cost-terror-bondi-beach-investigators-examine-is-group-link-philippines-trip The father-and-son duo alleged to have carried out Sunday's Bondi Beach massacre had flags of the Islamic State (IS) group in their car and had recently travelled to a Philippines province with a history of Islamist militancy, according to Australian police. The two lines of inquiry, if linked, echo a broader shift towards "low-cost" terror attacks planned and financed by local perpetrators themselves, FRANCE 24's jihadism expert Wassim Nasr says. 86e4884e-daa5-11f0-9d7a-5f4f2c100386Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:19:25 GMT© Jeremy Piper, ReutersLouise NORDSTROMhttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20251216-australian-police-say-bondi-beach-mass-shooting-was-inspired-by-islamic-state-group In Australia mourners continue to gather at Bondi Beach to honor the victims of what authorities are calling an antisemitic terror attack. Meanwhile video is circulating of an elderly couple who tried to stop and disarm on of the gunmen, before being shot themselves. Boris and Sofia Gurman, both in their sixties, did not survive. c665c7ae-dab3-11f0-af5d-0bfe55266581Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:34:40 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251216-in-vietnam-the-dark-side-of-artisanal-recycling In the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam, some villages are covered in waste, sorted by hand by residents who have no other option for work. Although no clear link has been established between cancer rates and the handling of plastic waste, the UN is warning about these dangerous practices. 5af87486-da99-11f0-8cc8-9f727dbac3c3Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:46:36 GMTFRANCE24Asia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251216-nepal-starts-tiger-census-to-track-recovery Nepal has launched a nationwide census to track the recovery of Himalayan tigers that were once on the verge of extinction. The country has been widely praised for its conservation efforts, with an earlier survey finding that the tiger population had tripled to 355 between 2010 and 2022. a391923a-da63-11f0-a455-136856e5bc3aTue, 16 Dec 2025 09:43:12 GMT© Prakash Mathema, AFP file photoFRANCE 24