Japan, Australia finalise contracts to deliver first 3 of planned frigates
Japan and Australia said on Saturday they have finalised contracts to jointly deliver the first three of 11 ships for the Australian navy based...
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Could the PLA use minelaying drones in a first island chain blockade over Taiwan?
The People’s Liberation Army could use minelaying drones to blockade Japan and other waters in the strategic first island chain during a conflict over...
China limbless mum sews with mouth, uses limb stumps for daily tasks, raises 3 kids alone
An 81-year-old Chinese woman dubbed “the strongest Chinese mother” was born without limbs and managed to raise three children. The octogenarian who has moved...
Hong Kong Housing Society aims to boost supply of subsidised sale flats
Hong Kong’s second-biggest public housing provider will gradually expand the supply of its subsidised sale flats, aiming for them to account for 40 per...
Iran reimposes shipping restrictions on Strait of Hormuz
Control of the Strait of Hormuz has “returned to its previous state”, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday, citing Tehran’s Fars News...
Why Japan’s bond moves could see shift in East Asia’s financing model
East Asia’s “economic miracle” in the post-World War II period was predicated upon a number of factors, such as the region’s export-led growth model,...
Ukraine works with Interpol to find thousands of cultural artefacts looted by Russians
When Alina Dotsenko returned to her museum after Ukrainian forces retook the southern city of Kherson from Russian forces in late 2022, she found...
Hong Kong charity breeding Labrador with golden retriever to boost guide dog supply
A Hong Kong charity is attempting to fast-track the supply of guide dogs for the blind by breeding a Labrador with a golden retriever...
Peace out: is Takaichi putting Japan’s pacifist constitution on the chopping block?
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is pursuing the first ever revision of her country’s post-World War II pacifist constitution, a step that observers say...