Trump says US to oversee post-war Gaza, no American troops needed on the ground
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday Israel would hand over Gaza to the United States after fighting was over and the enclave’s population...
Osaka Expo’s ticket sales flop: will Japan’s futuristic fair be a financial failure?
The coming World Expo in Osaka, touted as a grand exhibition of futuristic culture, has struggled to attract visitors, with poor ticket sales highlighting...
In world of sound bites, leaders need a forum to engage with candour
I was among the 50 attendees from Asia and Europe at the recent Asia Leaders Series annual meeting in Zurich, Switzerland. Created in 2016,...
Panama’s President Rejects US Claim of Free Canal Passage for American Ships
The U.S. State Department wrote on social media that U.S. government vessels can travel for free, which would save ’millions’ per year. The president...
White House Outlines Trump’s Tax Priorities
The president’s plan centers on renewing key provisions of his 2017 tax cuts while eliminating taxes on tips, overtime pay, and Social Security benefits....
Senate Confirms Trump’s Budget Chief Russ Vought
Senate Democrats pulled a rare all-night session to oppose Vought’s confirmation. Russ Vought, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Office of Management and...
Could US-China communications be another victim of Trump’s budget cuts?
Donald Trump’s sweeping cuts to the US federal government may hamper China’s efforts to establish regular communication channels with the new administration, according to...
China youth fry flour with firecrackers to create mushroom clouds for videos, sparking warnings
Firefighters in China have issued a stark warning regarding the alarming trend of setting off firecrackers around plain flour, a practice that has rapidly...
4 Dead in US Military Plane Crash in Philippines
‘We can confirm no survivors of the crash,’ U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement. One U.S. military servicemember and three others are dead...