DBS Hong Kong to change CEO in 2027
August 18, 2026 After a 16-year career with DBS, Sebastian Paredes, head of North Asia and chief executive officer (CEO) of DBS Hong Kong,...
China Advancing Anti-US Strategy by Standing With Russia as Putin Visits Disputed Islands Near Japan: Analysts
When Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a disputed island chain near Japan on Aug. 13, drawing strong condemnation from Tokyo, the Chinese communist regime...
2 Students Dead in Philippines School Shooting, Including Gunman, Officials Say
MANILA—Two students were killed in a shooting at a high school in the southern Philippines on Tuesday, one of them the gunman, and the...
Ninth Circuit Nixes Sigal Chattah’s Appointment as Top Federal Prosecutor in Nevada
A federal appeals court on Aug. 17 declared Sigal Chattah’s appointment as top federal prosecutor in Nevada invalid and barred her from supervising criminal...
Thousands in Indonesia Await Aid After Quake Kills 68, Overshadowing Independence Day
REO, Indonesia—Thousands of people waited for aid on the Indonesian island of Flores on Monday as the country marked its 81st Independence Day, two...
Japan Looks Toward Drone-Mounted Stand-In Jammers
Earlier this month, it was reported that Japan’s Ministry of Defense (JMOD) is considering introducing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with stand-in jammers capable...
Trump Admin Pauses Border Project in Texas Big Bend National Park
The Trump administration said Monday it is temporarily pausing construction of a contentious border project in Texas’s Big Bend National Park. Rodney Scott, who...
Zhipu AI’s answer to Project Glasswing marks shift for Chinese cyber safety: researcher
Zhipu AI’s launch of China’s first answer to Project Glasswing signals a shift in how the country’s top artificial intelligence labs approach global cybersecurity,...
China Is Erasing a Former Premier — But Why? I China Insights
China’s former Premier Wen Jiabao has largely disappeared from China’s public sphere. Now, new signs suggest something unusual may be happening around his political...