Japan’s NEC Corporation has launched a project to develop an Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV) – a spacecraft designed to transport satellites to their intended orbits after they have separated from the rockets that lift them into space. Without an OTV, a satellite must use its
When the leaders of the United States and China met in Beijing on May 14 and 15, 2026, the global press coverage was predictable. Tariffs: Taiwan. Iran. Boeing. The coverage was accurate. It also missed the most important shift in regional capital flows in two decades. For most
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has unveiled one of the most consequentialeconomic interventions since the fall of Suharto: a plan to centralize exports of strategiccommodities — including palm oil, coal and ferroalloys — through a state-controlledstructure linked to the
ANKARA, May 20 - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told U.S. President Donald Trump in a call on Wednesday he welcomed the extension of a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, adding he believed contested issues between the sides could be resolved, according to the Turkish
Less than a week after hosting Donald Trump, China’s leader Xi Jinping welcomed his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to Beijing. Unlike Trump’s visit, this was a routine meeting. The Chinese and Russian presidents have met more than 40 times since 2013, with the latest
TOKYO — Bond markets are cracking around the globe as geopolitical, technological and demographic trends simultaneously upend everything investors thought they knew about 2026. The turmoil is propelling borrowing costs to multi-year highs from Washington to London to Tokyo.
The union will put a tentative wage agreement with the management to a vote.
The Russian President is the latest foreign leader to visit Beijing, pointing to China's pivotal role in the world today.
The sitting presidents of the US and Taiwan have not spoken since 1979.
WASHINGTON, May 20 - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would speak with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te.
A UN official said it was crucial that the “crisis doesn’t become forgotten”.
Mr Trump said he would speak to Mr Lai, but he did not offer a timeframe for when such a conversation could take place.
Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Russia's Vladimir Putin with a near-identical ceremony to Trump's last week.
Two presidential visits days apart is how Xi Jinping wants the world to see him: talking to everyone, tied to no-one.
No breakthrough was announced for the major natural gas pipeline between Russia and China.
BEIJING/MOSCOW, May 20 - China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed progress in their 'comprehensive partnership' and criticised U.S. President Donald Trump's Golden Dome project but did not announce a breakthrough on a major natural gas pipeline.
MANILA, May 20 - The Philippine Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Senator Ronald dela Rosa for a temporary restraining order to prevent his arrest and transfer to the International Criminal Court.
The police has urged other victims to come forward.
MOSCOW, May 20 - Russia and China said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile-defence shield plans threatened strategic stability and that Washington had been irresponsible not to work on a replacement for a landmark nuclear treaty.
Senator Ronald Dela Rosa has evaded government agents trying to arrest him and is currently at an unknown location.
Mr Michael Chong said he was “reasserting Canadian sovereignty” by not letting China dictate “where we can go internationally”.
The remarks are aimed at easing concerns over the stability of PM Anwar Ibrahim’s administration.
The assessment comes amid global shortages caused by the war in the Middle East.
HONG KONG, May 20 - Rescue workers used boats or swam through floodwaters to evacuate people in waterlogged areas across central and southwest China on Wednesday after torrential rain killed at least 25 people and shut businesses, schools and transport links.
Hanoi's bamboo diplomacy tested as Israeli arms ties clash with Gaza solidarity.
The move allowed it to expand the frontier trade crossings it claims to control in the grinding civil war.
Both sides will work together to address each other’s concerns on export controls.
The ecological damage is valued at 187.8 billion rupiah (S$13.5 million).
The coffee chain had launched an event that appeared to use the 1980 massacre to sell tumblers.
Such vast journeys by the rorquals – which can grow up to 17m long – are exceedingly rare.
Journalist Helle Lyng asked the Indian Prime Minister why he does not take questions from the press.
Samsung's labour union leader said a planned 18-day work stoppage would go ahead on May 21.
MALE, May 20 - The last two bodies of Italian divers killed in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives have been recovered, the media office of the Maldives president said on Wednesday, completing recovery efforts after the island nation's deadliest diving tragedy.
China hopes “the US side will honour its commitment” made during the recent round of negotiations.
The move could eventually ease pressure on the endangered fish.
In the 1960s and 70s, South Korea sent 20,000 miners and nurses to West Germany in exchange for loans to rebuild its economy devastated by the Korean War. CNA traces these workers’ journeys across both nations.
The Kremlin signalled ahead of the Beijing meeting that it was seeking further agreements on energy.
Three senior executives at the US subsidiary of Telekom Malaysia allegedly misappropriated over US$20 million from the state telecommunications firm through false statements and forged records on various occasions between July 2020 and February 2026.
Indonesia, a global commodities powerhouse, is the world's largest exporter of thermal coal and palm oil.
Participants had to finish a bowl of rice soaked in soup without getting caught eating by teachers.
MANILA, May 20 - The Philippine Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by top Senator Ronald dela Rosa for a temporary restraining order to prevent his arrest and transfer to the International Criminal Court.
He is wanted for alleged crimes against humanity over his role in a bloody “war on drugs”.
A passenger forgot that she put a 9cm knife inside her carry-on bag.
The president's remarks come amid increased scrutiny of Indonesia's US$1.4 trillion economy, with Moody's and Fitch earlier this year cutting their respective credit rating outlooks for the country.
Indonesia is the world’s largest exporter of thermal coal and palm oil.
For Malaysia's endangered dusky langurs, survival increasingly depends on man-made crossings.
The two sides will also work towards an extension to the tariffs truce they agreed in October, China's Commerce Ministry said.
