Biden administration

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin attend the 2+2 Meeting at Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, Japan, March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool/File Photo
Analysis

Biden team's China focus puts South Korea on the spot ahead of talks

The Americans’ message has focused on marshalling their Asian alliances to counter potential “coercion and aggression” by Beijing

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends wreath laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam March 2, 2019/Reuters
World+Biz

N Korean leader’s sister slams US as Biden envoys begin Asia trip

US President Joe Biden talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, US, March 14, 2021. REUTERS/Cheriss May
World+Biz

‘Everyone liked it a great deal,’ says Joe Biden on first Quad summit

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Biden wants to await outcome of sexual misconduct probe of Cuomo

Asylum seeking migrant families and unaccompanied minors from Central America take refuge in a makeshift U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing center under the Anzalduas International Bridge after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico in Granjeno, Texas, U.S., March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
World+Biz

Biden administration enlists FEMA to help with surge of children at US-Mexico border

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks on the first day of the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo supplied by North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 6, 2021. KCNA/via REUTERS
World+Biz

North Korea unresponsive to behind-the-scenes Biden administration outreach - US official

FILE PHOTO: A man holds the flags of India and the US while people take part in the 35th India Day Parade in New York August 16, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
World+Biz

Biden administration to reconsider objections on H1B visas during Trump regime

United States President Joe Biden. Photo: Collected.
Global Economy

Biden plan a ‘powerful change’ for poor US children

US President-elect Joe Biden waves. The exact contours of Biden’s economic plans remain unclear. The ability to pass meaningful fiscal stimulus and alleviate pressure on the Fed will be crucial to a post-pandemic recovery. Photo: AFP
Coronavirus chronicle

Biden says Americans will be first to get vaccines; any surplus to be shared

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) signs the "American Rescue Plan" as and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer applauds during the enrolment ceremony following passage of US President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus disease (Covid-19) relief bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott
Coronavirus chronicle

Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid-19 bill wins final approval in House

U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he arrives at Newcastle, Delaware U.S., February 5, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Global Economy

Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid-19 package clears procedural vote in US House

US President-elect Joe Biden speaks to reporters following an online meeting with members of the National Governors Association (NGA) executive committee in Wilmington, Delaware, US, November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
World+Biz

Biden halts drone strikes outside of war zones where US troops deployed

Protesters gather outside the Trump Building at 40 Wall St. to take action against America’s refugee ban in New York City, US, March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
World+Biz

US says visa applicants denied due to Trump 'Muslim ban' can reapply