Japan rejects Trump’s accusation of devaluing yen amid tariff threat
Published: 4:50pm, 4 Mar 2025Updated: 4:52pm, 4 Mar 2025 Japan has denied an accusation by US President Donald Trump that it is manipulating the...
Philippine Navy modernises with 2 new warships, but experts warn of strategic trade-offs
Published: 4:48pm, 4 Mar 2025Updated: 4:55pm, 4 Mar 2025 The Philippine Navy’s acquisition of two advanced warships from South Korea is set to significantly...
Southeast Asia must take the long view to survive US-China AI race
Within the first few minutes of United States Vice-President J.D. Vance’s address at the Paris AI Action Summit last month, he declared he was...
Late Hong Kong singer Khalil Fong’s music tops streaming sites across East Asia
Published: 4:16pm, 4 Mar 2025Updated: 4:48pm, 4 Mar 2025 Songs by Hong Kong singer-songwriter Khalil Fong have topped the charts of music-streaming platforms in...
Zero Day: Future Vision or Just Entertainment Fiction
Hysteria spreads as China first blockades, and later invades, one of Taiwan’s frontline islands. Some citizens race to evacuate, disinformation abounds, riots occur, and...
Bangladesh continues contractionary monetary policy amid high inflation
Problems are continuing to mount up in Bangladesh’s economy, including high inflation, as the country attempts to bounce back from years of crisis to...
‘Shame day’: China’s internet users blast US embassy posts of Trump’s Zelensky rebuke
Chinese internet users flooded the social media account of the US embassy in Beijing on Tuesday to mock US President Donald Trump and the...
HKEX enjoys boost from mainland Chinese firms and investors
Bubble tea maker Mixue has listed this week as the market bounces back with a flurry of listing activity expected this year, with mainland...
Indonesia’s Bali eyes water taxis to tackle traffic woes
Indonesia’s Bali is making waves with an ambitious plan to introduce water taxis at its airport by the end of this year, aiming to...