New Zealand to boost defence spending
The New Zealand government has released details of its new Defence Capability Plan (DCP), which will see a significant boost to the country’s defence...
Ancient Earth Had Green Oceans
AsianScientist (Apr. 09, 2025) – When Voyager 1 spacecraft captured a photo of the Earth from six billion kilometres away, astronomer Carl Sagan famously...
Vietnam, US to start trade talks as Trump eases tariffs for 90 days
Updated April 10, 2025, 04:30 a.m. EDT BANGKOK – The U.S. and Vietnam have agreed to start talks on a trade deal, the Vietnamese...
Trump Hikes Tariffs on China to 125 Percent After Beijing Opts to Play Hardball
President Donald Trump is hiking tariffs on China to 125 percent after Beijing opted to play hardball. Meanwhile, other countries are getting a 90-day...
New Zealand’s Reserve Bank Cuts Cash Rate Further
The Reserve Bank has given mortgage payers another round of relief, cutting the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to 3.50 percent. The...
U.S. Tariffs Hit Hard, Chinese Factories Collapse, Selling Equipment, Worse Than the Pandemic
On April 2, US President Donald Trump announced a new round of global base tariffs, raising rates on dozens of countries. At the time...
Trump Signs Executive Orders to Revive ‘Abandoned’ Coal Industry
The president issued executive actions designed to revive 19th-century industrial mainstay to power the 21st-century economy. President Donald Trump followed through on his pledge...
Texas AG Ken Paxton Announces Bid for US Senate, Challenging Fellow Republican Sen. John Cornyn
Cornyn’s campaign quickly responded to the announcement of Paxton’s Senate bid. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on April 8 that he will run...
States Mapping a Plan for Better School Math Performance Ahead of Next National Assessment
A new report says colleges and universities do not provide enough math instruction to aspiring teachers. Dismal math scores on the latest national standardized...