Trump begins with flurry of executive orders and threat of tariffs
January 21, 2025 Markets in Asia breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday, January 21, as newly inaugurated US president Donald Trump appears to...
Indonesia landslide kills 16 in Central Java, search for missing continues
At least 16 people have been killed and five more are missing after a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Indonesia’s Central Java province,...
Fire at Turkey ski resort leaves at least 10 dead, 32 injured
A fire at a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday killed at least at least 10 people and hospitalised 32...
Thailand under pressure to revise Chinese tourists’ visa-free travel to combat crime
The Thai government has come under increasing pressure to tweak its visa-free policy for Chinese visitors to combat transnational crime rings run by mainlanders...
Trump Withdraws US From WHO on First Day in Office
The Trump administration cited the WHO’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and other global health crises as reasons for the withdrawal. Newly-inaugurated President Donald...
By going soft on China on first day, Trump leaves room for deal making: Tsinghua’s Da Wei
Da Wei is director of Tsinghua University’s Centre for International Security and Strategy in Beijing. His research focuses on China-US relations and US security...
Japan’s Masahiro Nakai sex scandal prompts dozens of companies to pull Fuji TV ads
Dozens of major companies in Japan have pulled their adverts from Fuji Television amid allegations company officials tried to cover up a sex scandal...
Trump announces purge of over 1,000 Biden appointees
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he plans to remove over 1,000 appointees from the administration of former president Joe Biden, announcing four...
Afghanistan’s Taliban releases Americans in prisoner swap with US
Published: 3:21pm, 21 Jan 2025Updated: 3:30pm, 21 Jan 2025 A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban freed two Americans in exchange...