Will Marcos’ shipbuilding push deliver lasting capacity for Philippines?
The Philippines has a rare opening to turn its geography, skilled workers and deepening ties with Japan into a stronger maritime industrial base, but...
Wartime apology author and Japan-China ‘bridge’ Yohei Kono dies at 89
A prominent backchannel political figure between Japan and China has died, days before a reported planned trip meant to ease deep bilateral tensions. Yohei...
Explosion Kills 7, Injures Dozens in China’s Guangxi; Residents Suspect Deliberate Attack
An explosion tore through a residential street in Xing’an County, in southern China’s Guangxi region, early Thursday, killing at least seven people and injuring...
Singapore charges construction firm, boss over Tanjong Katong sinkhole lapses
Ohin Construction, its managing director and several employees were charged on Thursday over alleged lapses linked to the sinkhole that appeared in Singapore’s Tanjong...
Scott Pelley’s firing from 60 Minutes offers Hong Kong food for thought
Before Scott Pelley was fired from 60 Minutes last week, he accused CBS’s editor-in-chief of “murdering” the programme he had served for over two...
GOP House Members Introduce Legislation to Bar Entry, Deport Employees of Chinese Military Companies
Two House lawmakers have introduced legislation that would bar employees of Chinese companies linked to Beijing’s military from entering the United States and deport...
20 Attorneys General Sue Trump Admin Over DEI Mandates for Federal Contractors
A coalition of 20 attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday, alleging that federal agencies ignored legally required procedures and...
Trump Reopens Pacific Marine Monuments to Commercial Fishing
President Donald Trump on Thursday issued a proclamation reopening large portions of several Pacific marine national monuments to commercial fishing, stating that existing federal...
For 5 million years, whales have come to this place in the Indian Ocean to die
Published: 9:00am, 12 Jun 2026Updated: 9:31am, 12 Jun 2026 Chinese deep-sea explorers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have discovered the largest “whale-fall...