SEOUL, March 24 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would permanently strengthen its nuclear forces and treat South Korea as its most hostile state, as he set out policy priorities in a speech to parliament, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday.
Chung Biu "Bill" Yuen says he did not organise a "shadow policing" operation in London.
Originally published by Pacific Forum, the article is republished with permission. Most Western analyses of the recent purge of two People’s Liberation Army four-star generals (上将) treat this development as something shocking. Chinese Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping has
SYDNEY, March 24 - Australia and the European Union on Tuesday signed a trade deal marking the culmination of years of negotiations, as Europe seeks to diversify its export markets and expand ties beyond its traditional partners.
The EU was Australia's third-largest two-way trading partner in 2024.
PARIS, March 23 - Bahrain has put forward a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would authorise countries to use \"all necessary means\" - diplomatic language for force - to protect commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a text
MOSUL, Iraq, March 23 - At least seven rockets were launched from the Iraqi town of Rabi'a towards a U.S. military base in northeastern Syria on Monday, two Iraqi security sources said, the first attack of its kind since the start of the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against
Land reclamation could make Antelope Reef in Paracels China’s largest outpost and the whole sea, think tank says.
Iran’s foreign ministry on Monday denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that the two sides were engaged in “productive” talks over a possible end to the conflict started by the US and Israel late last month. According to Iranian news agencies, Iran’s foreign ministry said
Pharmaceutical firms confirmed current stock levels are sufficient for about three to four months.
Yet again, the US-Israel war against Iran is showing that even a so-called superpower is nowhere near as powerful as it looks. Although we will all suffer the political and economic effects of this war for many months and years to come, we humbler powers in Europe should find
The conditions were particularly severe in Baling, Pendang and Pokok Sena in Kedah.
HONG KONG, March 23 - Hong Kong police can now demand that people suspected of breaching the city's national security law provide mobile phone or computer passwords in a further crackdown on dissent.
Wars are rarely lost first on the battlefield. They are lost in leaders’ minds − when leaders misread what they and their adversaries can do, when their confidence substitutes for comprehension, and when the last war is mistaken for the next one. The Trump administration’s
India is a major importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other petroleum fuels from the region.
Tehran's ambassador said the sailors are being treated well, but are worried about their families.
Global oil prices have soared as conflict in the Middle East has centred around the Strait of Hormuz.
Ms Kim Yo Jong said talks would not happen simply because Japan wants them.
Beijing wants to expand its global influence through digital cultural exports.
BEIJING, March 23 - China on Monday urged all parties involved in the Middle East conflict, particularly the U.S. and Israel, to cease military operations, warning of a \"vicious cycle\" in a war that analysts say if prolonged, could undermine global growth and weaken demand
The policy could save 20 per cent on fuel purchases, which has spiked since the Middle East war.
Anyone who fails to comply faces a year in prison and a fine of HK$100,000 (S$16,400).
A shortage of jet fuel has led several airlines in Myanmar to temporarily halt domestic routes.
Such efforts are seen in provinces like South Sumatra, North Kalimantan and North Maluku.
Anyone who fails to comply faces a year in prison and a fine of HK$100,000 (US$12,780).
A prolonged tourism slowdown would hit a sector still recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic.
LONDON, March 23 - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday there had been no assessment that mainland Britain was being targeted by Iran.
The opposition has meanwhile urged the government to form a non-partisan national council to discuss economic interventions, warning that Malaysians are starting to feel the effects of higher energy prices, supply chain disruptions and rising logistics costs.
The 24-hour long strike is expected to disrupt live television and radio broadcasts.
The global price of oil continues to skyrocket as Iran’s missiles and drones hit vital infrastructure in Arab Gulf states. Billion-dollar American radar systems have also been targeted and destroyed across the Middle East by Iran, seemingly degrading US defenses. US military
KMT's Cheng Li-wun has expressed a desire to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The tourist stands accused of spreading hate speech online, an offence which under Indonesia's new criminal code can land him as many as five years in prison.
Iran knows it is militarily much weaker than the United States. The US accounts for 37% of military spending worldwide, while Iran accounts for less than 1%. On paper, we’d expect the US to easily win a military confrontation with Iran. But, as history shows, the US does not
About 6,700 police officers, 10,000 public officials and 4,800 safety personnel were deployed.
The country is also mulling fuel-saving measures including one day of remote working per week for government and certain public sector workers.
March 23 - The pilot and co-pilot of an Air Canada Express regional jet were killed after it collided with a fire truck while landing at New York's LaGuardia airport late on Sunday.
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is no doubt watching closely as America reportedly moves part of its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems from South Korea to the Middle East. Without those defenses, South Korea will be more vulnerable to a North Korean attack
DUBAI, March 23 - An attack on Iran's southern coast and islands will lead to Gulf routes being cut with the laying of sea mines, the country's Defence Council said on Monday according to state media.
Japan depends on crude oil imports from the Middle East, most of which transits the strait.
Those who do not comply can be jailed for up to a year and fined up to HK$100,000 ($12,700; £9,600).
Jakarta had only committed peacekeeping troops for the initiative, Indonesia's President Prabowo said.
The United States and China are forging divergent paths in artificial intelligence—paths that will shape economies, societies and the nature of power itself for generations to come. One is shaped by market forces, the other by a logic of coordination. In Silicon Valley and
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto also said that his country would withdraw from the board if it proves counterproductive and may do so without consulting other Muslim-majority member countries.
Despite being an oil-producing country, it remains dependent on imports.
After confirmation that the high-stakes Xi-Trump summit will be delayed, analysts find a complex story beneath the official surface.
Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan, a naval strategist and historian, once said: “Whoever rules the waves rules the world.” Mahan believed that national greatness was inextricably linked to the sea. The American naval strategist argued that control of sea lanes creates natural
They argue that the legislation will enable officials to withhold information of public interest.