Balikatan 2026: US, Japan, Philippines flex military muscle amid China tensions
It took less than six minutes for Japan’s Type 88 missile to find its mark, a decommissioned Philippine warship 75km (47 miles) off the...
Taiwan Parliament Approves Extra Defence Spending but Less Than Government Wanted
TAIPEI—Taiwan’s opposition-controlled parliament approved extra defence spending of $25 billion on Friday, or just about two-thirds of the amount sought by the government to...
Indonesia locates 2 Singaporeans missing after Mount Dukono eruption
Indonesian authorities resumed their search on Saturday for three hikers missing after Mount Dukono erupted on the island of Halmahera, a rescue official said....
China defies Strait of Hormuz crisis with record monthly export value in April
China’s export sector showed strong resilience last month, with the total value of outbound shipments hitting a monthly record even as the Strait of...
Why Japan’s Mogami-class warship is winning over New Zealand
Japan’s Mogami-class destroyer appears to be pulling ahead in the race to become the next generation of warships for the Royal New Zealand Navy...
Singapore pair test negative for hantavirus after cruise ship outbreak
Two Singapore residents who had been on board a hantavirus-hit cruise ship have tested negative to the rare respiratory disease, according to Singapore’s Communicable...
Has China just ended the end of history?
You can perhaps judge the rise and decline of a society by the quality of its public intellectuals. In the last century, the United...
Iran Seizes Chinese Tanker With Iranian Oil | China in Focus
Iran seized a Chinese-owned tanker carrying Iranian oil in the Gulf of Oman. Analysts say the move may point to internal disputes over control...
It’s Finally Here: China’s Local Governments Go Broke Under $18 Trillion Debt
Local government finances in China are facing a crisis of unprecedented scale. The public sector has seen delays in salaries payment, cuts in performance...