February 26, 2025 – From Inside Asia

Trump Admin Unveils New Stricter Performance Appraisal System for Top Career Officials

Top career civil service managers will no longer be judged within rules that allow almost everybody to rate highest. WASHINGTON—Trump administration officials at the...

by FIA Staff February 26, 2025 0 comment

US Politics

Rep. Byron Donalds Announces Plan to Run for Florida Governor in 2026

President Donald Trump earlier endorsed Byron Donalds for the 2026 gubernatorial race. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) announced Tuesday that he intends to run for...

by FIA Staff February 26, 2025 0 comment

US Politics

US Expands Visa Restrictions on Cubans Linked to Labor Export Program

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the move targets overseas medical missions that deprive Cubans of care while enriching the regime through forced labor....

by FIA Staff February 26, 2025 0 comment

Business

Third Hong Kong government digital green bond issuance expected: Paul Chan

February 26, 2025 Hong Kong’s financial secretary Paul Chan said at the Hong Kong Budget 2025-26 speech, on February 26, that the Special Administrative...

by Ryan Li February 26, 2025 0 comment

Military

Northrop Grumman lines up Hanwha for ALMDS component manufacture

Northrop Grumman has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with South Korean defence prime Hanwha to produce components of the AN/AES-1 Airborne Laser Mine...

by Jr Ng February 26, 2025 0 comment

News

Bipartisan House China Panel Urges Thailand Against Deporting 48 Uyghurs Who Fled China

The lawmakers called on Thai authorities to ‘immediately halt’ the deportation plan and allow the Uyghurs to resettle in nations free of persecution. WASHINGTON—Bipartisan...

by Eva Fu February 26, 2025 0 comment

World

China could lose 35% of its cropland by 2100, scientists warn

A peer-reviewed study published earlier this month estimated that 35 per cent of China’s cropland could disappear by 2100, even if the world delivers...

by Shi Huang February 26, 2025 0 comment

World

South Korea’s birth rate rises for first time in nearly a decade as marriages surge

South Korea’s fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages, preliminary data showed on...

by Reuters February 26, 2025 0 comment

Business

Citi launches regional sales mentorship scheme

February 26, 2025 US-headquartered global banking giant Citi has launched a mentorship programme called NextGen across Japan, Asia North and Australia and Asia South....

by FinanceAsia February 26, 2025 0 comment