Vietnam holds military parade on its 80th anniversary
On 2 September, Vietnam celebrated the 80th anniversary of national independence, which occurred in 1945 in the wake of Japan’s defeat in WWII. The...
Protest-hit Indonesia badly needs new ideas to root out corruption
The protests that have sprang up across Indonesia are a warning about the state of the country and a wake-up call for better governance....
Afghanistan quake death toll passes 1,100 as rescuers search for survivors
Published: 4:22pm, 2 Sep 2025Updated: 4:35pm, 2 Sep 2025 Rescue teams scoured Afghanistan’s mountainous east for survivors on Tuesday, as the death toll from...
‘Lost the battle’: EU told to accept defeat against China’s solar power sector
A group of French and German economists has urged Europe to identify which industries to support in the face of Chinese competition and boldly...
New Zealand Should Copy Australia and Take an Axe to Government Agency Numbers, Think Tank Says
New Zealand should follow the example of Australia, where reforms in 1987 reduced 28 portfolios to 16 and created durable “consolidated ministries,” a think...
China scholars urge ‘truthful’ World War II accounts amid Western ‘historical nihilism’
In the run-up to Wednesday’s grand military parade in Beijing to commemorate the end of World War II, China has stepped up calls to...
SCO summit 2025: showcase of how far bloc has come in nearly a quarter century
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was founded in 2001 as a Eurasian security bloc by China, Russia and the four Central Asian nations of...
Will Thailand’s next PM be decided by the reformist opposition?
Thailand’s protracted political crisis has taken another messy turn as the conservative establishment, seeking to break a parliamentary deadlock after the ousting of yet...
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un signals nuclear clout to US before China visit
The inspection by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un of several weapons and missile facilities ahead of a trip to China is to signal Pyongyang’s...