In mainland China, Taiwanese books wait in limbo as censors bolster publishing barriers
Published: 3:19pm, 11 Nov 2024Updated: 4:25pm, 11 Nov 2024 In August 2018, Taiwanese writer Lung Ying-tai’s collection of essays – mostly about her love...
In Japan, call to ban women marrying after 25 stirs backlash
The leader of a Japanese conservative party has apologised for saying the solution to the nation’s population crisis would be to ban women from...
THEON secures $50 million of new orders and increased Soft Backlog as the new IRIS Thermal Clip-On System gains momentum
New order intake/ increased soft backlog of c.$50 million in the first week of November. Strong continuous flow of sales across US, Europe, and...
Yakushima Airport Pioneers “Relief Marking” Luminescence Technology for Disaster Countermeasures
On 09 October, the Relief Marking Promotion Association (RMPA) based in Ichinoseki City, Iwata Prefecture announced collaboration with Kagoshima Prefecture in applying its highly...
China Becomes a Graveyard for Western Car Brands; VW’s Profits Plunge 64%
This slump in the auto market, combined with heavy competition, excess inventory, and changing consumer demand, has made it hard to sell Volkswagen’s Teramont,...
A True Breakdown: Chinese War Drill Sees Numerous Tanks Stuck in Place
Issues in the 72nd Group’s training continue to surface. During a tank retreat exercise, a tank track broke in muddy terrain, and without proper...
Faced with Trump 2.0, Asia-Pacific leaders must figure out what they truly want
Now that Donald Trump has won a second term as US president, those of you in the Asia-Pacific are undoubtedly swamped with election postmortems,...
Trump advises Russia’s President Putin not to escalate war in Ukraine
US President-elect Donald Trump spoke on the phone to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday and discussed the war in Ukraine, The Washington Post...
Gunmen open fire in bar in central Mexico, killing 10 and injuring 13
Gunmen opened fire in a bar in central Mexico killing 10 people and injuring 13, local authorities said on Sunday. Advertisement The attack took...