Although a second Trump presidency is not a foregone conclusion, NATO members are gearing up to Trump-proof the organization and are reviewing their defense strategies. NATO’s concerns about Trump’s possible re-election were heightened by his flippant comment in February that
On the eve of China’s President Xi Jinping’s visit to Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron sounded a loud alarm bell when he said “Europe faces imminent danger” and that “things can fall apart very quickly.” He is concerned about the Russian war in Ukraine, now backed by
It is painfully apparent to anyone of sound mind and judgment that there’s something gravely wrong with America’s current military capacity and our ability to project power in the world. The WWII-era fighting force composed of 14 million GIs with a muscular industrial base
The government has pledged to speed up the removal of 760 statues of the former Chinese leader that remain in public spaces.
Authorities said they would suspend accepting applications for overseas work permits.
In a tit-for-tat Indian Ocean arms race with China prominently in the middle, Pakistan has recently launched its first Hangor-class submarine while India has tested a next-generation anti-submarine warfare (ASW) weapon to target such vessels. Pakistan’s new submarine, the
The High Court said that Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz could try again if former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak is allowed to pursue his legal challenge to get the Anwar government to produce a purported royal order granting him
Subscribe now for access at a special price of only $99/year. High-tech industry drives China’s growth David P. Goldman shows that the meme of Chinese overcapacity doesn’t align with recent data, with China’s manufacturing sector improving as shown by the Caixin PMI hitting a
Imagine waking up tomorrow and every journalist had been arrested or quit their jobs. What would the world look like without good-quality journalism? This seems like an unlikely scenario but globally independent journalism is under real threat and its future is uncertain. The
Titled Sprint, the movie also stars Crash Landing On You's Lee Shin-young.
Malaysia’s Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said that a collaboration between public and private sectors can help improve the shortfall of nursing staff needed to meet healthcare demands in the country.
India’s PM is eyeing a record third term - his home minister is the brains behind his election wins.
The White House has downplayed the comments, saying the president 'values' India and Japan's friendship.
The law saw its biggest tweaks in more than a decade, and only its second revision since its introduction in 1988.
The Japanese practice of “no first-time customers” might be a promising business model for some restaurants, says Bloomberg Opinion's Howard Chua-Eoan.
Baby, you can drive my carYes, I’m gonna be a starBaby, you can drive my carAnd maybe I’ll love you The Beatles Out of nowhere in the 1950s, over 100 companies in Japan started making motorcycles. The ensuing competition, now known as the Japanese motorcycle wars, was wild,
The Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it is prepared to waive diplomatic immunity to facilitate investigations "if the alleged facts bear out".
MANILA – China and the Philippines are edging dangerously toward armed conflict in the contested South China Sea, a potential clash that could quickly escalate into a US-China conflict in the world’s most vital seascape. On April 30, China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels used water
An ammunition blast that killed 20 soldiers is being partly blamed on a heatwave gripping the region.
China is attempting to recover the first-ever soil and rock samples from the lunar far side. The surface mission, Chang’e 6, named after the Chinese moon goddess Chang’e, is a successor to the successful sample return mission, Chang’e 5, and a part of the Chinese lunar