Asia’s travel sector rattled by Iran attacks, fears of ‘domino effect’ slowdown
Airspace closures across the Middle East have left tens of thousands of travellers stranded and forced airlines to divert routes, threatening to derail the...
Why Taliban’s only hope for peace with Pakistan is renouncing terrorism
The fragile ceasefire between the Taliban and Pakistan has broken, and there is now open war in South Asia. This week has seen a...
US officials sceptical of Iran regime change after Khamenei killing, sources say
Following the killing of Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday, many senior US officials remain sceptical that the US and Israeli military...
China faces oil squeeze after US-Israel strikes on Iran
Oil prices rose by the most in four years amid the US-Israeli war on Iran and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz,...
China supply chain expo set to welcome more US firms in June, launch AI section
More major US companies are set to join Beijing’s premier supply chain expo this summer, including its first artificial intelligence (AI) section, as business...
Iran conflict puts India’s cherished Middle East neutrality to the test
For years, India has prided itself on a foreign policy doctrine of “dehyphenation”: maintaining productive, parallel relations with conflicting countries such as Israel, Iran...
Hong Kong exporters and exhibitors face fallout from US-Israel strikes on Iran
Adverse impacts from the US-Israel strikes on Iran unfolded on Monday, disrupting supply chains, driving up oil prices and leaving many Middle East business...
Myanmar convicts charged as ‘terrorists’ by junta freed in mass amnesty
Myanmar’s military junta granted amnesty on Monday to more than 7,000 prisoners convicted of financing or sheltering a “terrorist group”, a designation it has...
Iran attack seen as ‘wake-up call’ for China on electronic warfare and intelligence
The US and Israel’s air strikes against Iran, accompanied by electronic and cyber capabilities, were a “wake-up call” for China’s intelligence strategy and how...