Japan braces for Trump’s tariffs as 90-day pause set to end
With just days to go before the 90-day pause on steep US tariffs expires on Wednesday, Japanese policymakers and the public are growing increasingly...
Trump Kicks Off Yearlong Celebration of America’s 250th Anniversary, Touts Passage of Megabill in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa—President Donald Trump praised the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in a speech at the Iowa State Fairgrounds marking...
Trump and First Lady Attend Fourth of July Celebration
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend a Fourth of July celebration on the South Lawn of the White House at 9...
Chinese ambassador’s ‘grandstanding’ advice for Australia raises eyebrows
The Chinese ambassador to Canberra has urged Australia not to be “incited” by Nato’s support for demands by the US to raise defence spending...
South Korea, Japan step up as US targets China’s shipbuilding – can they succeed?
As the United States vows to curb China’s dominance in shipbuilding – despite its domestic capacity being nearly nonexistent – South Korea and Japan...
Why Singapore refused to be a ‘Third China’ – and how Lee Kuan Yew made it clear
In his new memoir Ink and Influence: An OB Markers Sequel, Cheong Yip Seng reflects on the intersection of geopolitics, media, and identity through...
Chinese robot maker Dobot’s humanoid cooks steak from 1,800km away using VR
A humanoid robot from the Chinese firm Shenzhen Dobot successfully cooked a steak – even sprinkling salt with its fingers – while being remotely...
T1 warning to remain in force on Saturday as hot weather grips Hong Kong
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Japan Targets China’s Navy, Launches Anti-ship Missiles, China’s Carriers Only 10% of Nimitz Power
On June 24th, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) announced that it had conducted its first-ever test of the Type 88 surface-to-ship short-range missile on...