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China reasserts itself to contain North Korea’s tilt towards Russia
In many ways, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to Pyongyang is an effort to balance influence from Russia.
North Korea and China leaders agree to boost ties at Pyongyang summit
They agreed to expand cooperation in various sectors.
How one of India's most successful female politicians is losing her party
Mamata Banerjee's once-dominant Trinamool Congress party is unravelling, weeks after losing power in West Bengal.
US leads record rise in spending on nuclear arsenals, campaign group says
GENEVA, June 8 - Spending on nuclear weapons by the world's nine nuclear-armed states rose by almost a fifth in 2025 to $119 billion, a report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons said on Tuesday.
What Beijing’s shrinking youth population reveals about its changing appeal
Beijing’s resident adult population aged 20 to 29 has nearly halved over the past decade. CNA explores how young Chinese are recalculating the costs and benefits of life in the capital, even as it remains a magnet for talent.
From North Korea in 1966 to Japan in 2022: Asia's greatest World Cup shocks and underdog stories
They may not have lifted the trophy, but Asian teams have delivered some of the World Cup's greatest shocks and most inspiring underdog runs.
Defying Trump with brief Iran fight, Israel seeks sway over peace talks
Trump, who launched the war alongside Israel in February, has been trying to reach a negotiated settlement with Iran, while excluding Israel from those talks.
‘Bucket people’: Coastal foragers in New Zealand spark debate about free seafood and race
Some say the term “bucket people” was never intended as a racial label.
Lebanese president appeals to Israeli government to pursue talks, not war
BEIRUT, June 8 - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun made a rare direct appeal to the Israeli government and its people to come to the negotiating table to end the war, warning in a CNN interview aired Monday that a military solution \"will never provide you with security and
Report: China’s maritime outposts could distract Taiwan’s allies if Beijing invades
Experts say South China Sea buildup is linked to Taiwan, but the report’s scenario is unlikely if war breaks out.
Dalai Lama undergoes left knee surgery in New Delhi
Tibetan spiritual leader had full knee replacement surgery on his right knee in New York in 2024.
California revenue miss, 8% Seoul collapse: AI investors be warned
Broadcom, a US supplier of the chips and networking technology that underpin the global artificial intelligence boom, missed revenue expectations last week. Not by much. On Monday, South Korea’s stock market had fallen more than 8%, Samsung Electronics had lost 10%, SK Hynix
Malaysia’s PAS party cuts ties with Bersatu, says president Abdul Hadi Awang
PAS has decided to end ties with Bersatu after a special meeting, while remaining open to electoral cooperation with the party.
World nears oil operational floor, $200/b without Hormuz deal
The International Energy Agency has made its May report free to download, and the news is not good for the second and third quarters of this year, i.e. April-September. The IEA hopes things will look up in the fourth quarter, but premises that expectation on an early end to the
HK and Bangkok step aside, Vienna’s claim as spy capital is strong
Egisto Ott is no James Bond. But the stories the 63-year-old Austrian told a Viennese jury recently would make good plotlines. Ott worked as an intelligence officer in Austria’s now-defunct Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism. He was also
German, French leaders unable to resolve FCAS fighter jet dispute, sources say
BERLIN, June 8 - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron have concluded that the companies involved in building a joint fighter jet are unable to reach an agreement, two German government officials told Reuters on Monday.
South Korean President Lee earns praise for pragmatic approach to North and steady diplomacy hand
He said his priority is to engage Pyongyang while normalising relations with neighbouring countries.
Iran attacking Israel seeks to shape the region on its own terms
Iran fired barrages of missiles at Israel for the first time in two months on June 7. The initial trigger was an Israeli strike against a Hezbollah target in the Lebanese capital of Beirut earlier that day, an attack that Donald Trump had only recently asked the Israeli prime
Satellite pics reveal Vietnamese construction boom in disputed Spratly chain
Despite reclamation and aggressive construction on 27 Spratly features, Hanoi can’t catch up to China, experts say.
China’s HQ-16F primed for Taiwan war far beyond the Strait
China’s deployment of the HQ-16F missile opposite Taiwan reflects Beijing’s growing concern that future wars may be fought not just across the Strait, but deep inside the mainland itself. This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that China has deployed a
Rupiah’s collapse could trigger a political crisis for Prabowo
When Indonesia’s rupiah breached the new psychological threshold of 18,155 per US dollar today (June 8), the currency’s lowest ever level, social stability alarm bells rang louder than at any time since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis. Attempts to calm public anxiety with
Don’t bomb Iran, Trump tells Netanyahu, but Israel strikes anyway
The Israeli military bombed Iran on Monday shortly after US President Donald Trump urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to respond to an Iranian missile barrage, which came in retaliation for Israel’s earlier bombing of Beirut. “I am going to call Bibi right now
Watch: Why is China's Xi Jinping visiting North Korea?
The Chinese President Xi received a colourful welcome to Pyongyang for his first visit in seven years.
US disables Iran-bound tanker in Gulf of Oman; Indian crew safe after fire
NEW DELHI, June 8 - U.S. forces disabled an unladen oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Monday after it attempted to sail to an Iranian port in violation of the ongoing blockade against Iran, the U.S. military said.
Indonesia's Prabowo appoints new head of free meals agency
JAKARTA, June 8 - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Monday appointed a new head of the agency responsible for implementing his flagship free meals programme, replacing the previous office holder who was dismissed and arrested on graft charges last week.
Tsunami waves arrive in Japan after 7.8 quake off Philippines
The tsunami advisory was lifted in the afternoon.
South Korea to overhaul election process after ballot shortage shocks country
President Lee Jae-myung has met the speaker of parliament and the heads of the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court, as well as Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, to discuss "a grave infringement of voter rights".
Singapore pushes to become regional gold hub as demand for bullion rises
Industry players say interest in storing gold in Singapore is rising among investors from markets such as India, Indonesia and Vietnam, drawn by the country's reputation for stability, security and strong governance.
Higher EV import prices from July 1 risk slowing Malaysia’s momentum
Imported EV price hike in Malaysia risks slowing adoption even as interest in such vehicles grows.
Malaysia’s wage growth lags behind GDP as ‘top firms are not scaling’ – what gives?
A World Bank report in May found that Malaysia’s wage growth since 2010 has lagged behind its gross domestic product (GDP) growth in part because top firms in the country are not scaling up.
Amnesty says Cambodia scam centres still operating despite crackdowns
June 8 - Dozens of suspected global scam compounds in Cambodia are still in operation despite a months-long crackdown by authorities, Amnesty International said in a report on Monday.
With or without China, Shangri-La Dialogue is still relevant
Former Straits Times editor-in-chief Warren Fernandez writes with characteristic elegance in his latest RSIS piece, “With or Without You: The U2 Doctrine Comes to Shangri-La”, carried in The Straits Times on June 3, 2026. The piece gives cause for three reflections from this
Iran blames US for latest exchanges of fire with Israel
DUBAI, June 8 - Overnight exchanges of fire between Iran and Israel will only worsen an already \"chaotic diplomatic process\" with the United States, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, adding that Tehran was exchanging messages with
Clashes in Pakistan-administered Kashmir kill 11 ahead of protest
MUZAFFARABAD, June 8 - Clashes in Pakistan-administered Kashmir ahead of a protest called for Tuesday killed 11 people and injured more than 70 as police and paramilitary forces sought to scatter a group of protesters from a banned alliance of civil society groups.
From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media access
GDANSK, June 8 - Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's Instagram and Facebook.
Mauritius has not received US proposal on Chagos Islands
PORT LOUIS, June 8 - Mauritius said on Monday that it had not received any proposal from the Trump administration on the Chagos Islands, after the Telegraph reported that the White House was considering a plan to buy the islands from Mauritius.
At least 35 dead after major earthquake strikes southern Philippines
The magnitude-7.8 quake triggered small tsunami waves in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan.
BN sees Johor snap polls as vehicle for 'blue wave' comeback nationwide, says chairman Zahid
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had earlier warned the component parties within his Pakatan Harapan coalition against clashing with Barisan Nasional as they are still partners in the federal government.
UN urges Afghan Taliban to end arrests of women over dress rules
The UN urged the Taliban authorities to treat all people equally.
UK PM Starmer set to ban 'harmful' social media for under-16s
LONDON, June 8 - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to announce a ban on \"harmful\" online platforms for children under 16 while maintaining access to some safer forms of social media, the Times newspaper reported on Monday.
Why Europe should erect high and hard trade barriers on China
As regular readers of this blog know, I’m pretty ambivalent about trade barriers as an economic policy. On one hand, I think targeted tariffs and other trade barriers can be used to protect strategic industries from surges in underpriced import competition, especially by
Plan to introduce French lessons in Indonesia draws support, doubt
The plan drew criticism over the readiness to expand foreign language education.
Clashes between protesters and police kill 7 in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
Markets were open in Muzaffarabad while law enforcement agencies were patrolling the city on June 8.
India has deported 5,000 Bangladeshis since BJP win in West Bengal
This comes against a backdrop of longstanding political tensions over immigration in the border state.