From Iraq to Iran: the US quest for Israeli military dominance – and its fallout
As Israeli jets and American bombers streaked across Iranian skies earlier this month, the world watched a familiar game plan unfold – one that...
Cloudy with a chance of bankruptcy: US tariffs hurt China’s solar firms
The rain and gloomy skies during the SNEC PV Conference – the biggest in China’s solar-panel manufacturing industry – summed up the mood in...
Czech Says Chinese Diplomats, Agents Tailed and Planned to Intimidate Taiwan’s Vice President
Chinese diplomats and agents tailed Taiwan’s then-vice-president-elect Hsiao Bi-khim during her visit to Prague last year and plotted to intimidate Hsiao, Czech military intelligence...
What key Nato summit absences reveal about Indo-Pacific worries
For the first time in four years, the leaders of South Korea and Japan were nowhere to be seen at the annual Nato summit....
Japan’s bear attacks surge: is social media clout worth risking life and limb?
Police in Japan have issued warnings after three men were injured and one killed in separate bear attacks this week, amid growing alarm not...
Dating in the UK, Chinese auntie-style
Just before the pandemic hit, I emerged from a 10-year relationship – newly single and stuck with half a mortgage, a Brompton bike bought...
Trump Calls Supreme Court Decision on Nationwide Injunctions ‘A Giant Win’
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday on the issue of nationwide court injunctions. NTD has more on the Supreme Court’s latest rulings. Beijing has...
Senate Republicans Push Forward Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill
Republicans in the Senate try to push forward on President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax cut and spending bill in the afternoon of June 27,...
Meet the Hong Kong tour guide offering visitors an Anthony Bourdain-style trip
For most visitors to Hong Kong, no trip would be complete without a stop at The Peak to take in the city’s sweeping vistas...