Japan’s Takaichi seeks mandate, improved majority with snap election: poll
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, has extended its lead from last week in a new poll on the...
Ex-Hong Kong chief secretary Rafael Hui, jailed for graft, dies at 77
Rafael Hui Si-yan, a former Hong Kong chief secretary who was jailed for pocketing nearly HK$20 million from a prominent land developer, has died...
China’s Only Overseas Military Base Is Suddenly in Danger
Operation Honey Pot: Paste this emoji 🍯 in your comment below. China’s only overseas military base is in serious trouble—and it’s all because of...
Pentagon eyes expanded role for South Korea-based US forces to help deter China
The Pentagon has signalled a shift for US forces in South Korea, pushing them to expand their role beyond North Korea to help deter...
CK Hutchison faces limited legal options after Panama voids port rights: experts
Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings faces limited legal avenues to challenge a Panama court ruling that nullified its rights to operate two major ports...
Iraq’s parliament delays presidential vote again amid US pressure
Iraq’s parliament has again postponed the election of the country’s new president, state media reported on Sunday, amid intense political horse-trading and US pressure...
How to prevent war with China: return Taiwan to the mainland
A publisher kindly offered me an opportunity to interview Eyck Freymann, a Hoover Fellow at Stanford University, and to review his new book, Defending...
New rules of expansion: Chinese firms urged to ‘go local’ as they chase sales abroad
As dwindling domestic profits push more Chinese firms onto the global stage, industry titans – forerunners who know what such a shift entails –...
China’s plan to internationalise yuan quietly takes a step forward as Zambia gets on board
As of January, Zambia has begun collecting taxes and royalties from Chinese mining firms in yuan, and will cycle the currency directly back to...