ASML’s chip equipment sales to China soar 109% despite US export curb push
Dutch semiconductor equipment giant ASML expects China to account for about 20 per cent of its total sales this year, after seeing shipments to...
How a new US Army unit could challenge the PLA’s area-denial strategy in a Taiwan conflict
The United States Army has launched a new task force aimed at countering Chinese efforts to block American and allied warships and aircraft in...
Nord Stream trial: Russia used pipelines as ‘weapon’, defence says
Published: 9:43pm, 14 Oct 2026Updated: 1:37am, 15 Oct 2026 A lawyer for a Ukrainian accused of blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines supplying Russian...
China’s Li Qiang vows more high-value imports as trade surplus faces scrutiny
Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday that China stands ready to import more high-quality goods, particularly high-value-added products, as part of efforts to promote...
Trump says ‘massive’ oil, gas and mineral exploration to begin in Greenland
US President Donald Trump said “massive” oil, gas and mineral exploration is set to begin in “our new and beautiful Greenland” early on Wednesday....
In US-China rivalry, middle powers urged to be ‘indispensable’ chokepoints
Published: 9:00pm, 14 Oct 2026Updated: 9:01pm, 14 Oct 2026 Middle powers should become “indispensable” chokepoints to safeguard strategic autonomy and survive the power rivalry...
Philippine law targeting foreign agents spurs fears of free speech curbs
Philippine officials want a new anti-foreign interference law ahead of the 2028 presidential election, as a raid on a suspected online scam centre near...
What does the historic Bank of America fine mean for US-China capital streams?
As the US Treasury imposed historic fines on Bank of America over compliance failures involving Chinese money-laundering networks, analysts see the action as a...
Huang Qifan, China’s political tumbler, falls after a decade of close corruption calls
For a decade, former Chongqing mayor Huang Qifan stood out as a political survivor while colleague after close colleague fell in China’s far-reaching anti-corruption...