Former Thai Prime Minister Cleared of Insulting Thailand’s Former King
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was acquitted of defaming the country’s former king in an interview in 2015, by a court in Bangkok...
Chinese Leaders Call for Stronger Control Over Tibet in Rare Visit
Chinese ceremonial military guard stand in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, on June 1, 2021. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images The Chinese Communist...
Transnational Repression the Most Common Foreign Interference Threat in NZ, Spy Agency Warns
Transnational repression is now the most common form of foreign interference in New Zealand, according to the country’s domestic spy agency. The New Zealand...
Inside Taiwan’s Fight Against Beijing’s Silent Invasion
Some 100 miles off the Chinese coast, the democratic island of Taiwan has existed for decades under a creeping communist shadow. Deeming it a...
Casino Operator SkyCity Profit Plunges 42 Percent
Auckland hotel and casino operator SkyCity Entertainment Group has reported a 42 percent fall in annual profit to $71.5 million, prompting a trading halt...
Wuhan Researcher Accused of Smuggling Biological Material Pleads No Contest
A Chinese researcher accused of smuggling biological materials into a U.S. university lab has pleaded no contest to four federal charges. Han Chengxuan, a...
Bus Collision in Afghanistan Claims 79 Lives
KABUL—An overcrowded bus carrying Afghans expelled from Iran crashed in western Afghanistan and at least 79 people were killed, authorities said on Wednesday. The...
Microsoft Scales Back Chinese Access to Cyber Early Warning System
WASHINGTON—Microsoft said on Wednesday it has scaled back some Chinese companies’ access to its early warning system for cybersecurity vulnerabilities following speculation that Beijing...
NZ Soldier Caught Giving Secrets to What He Thought Was a Foreign Power
A New Zealand soldier has been dismissed from the army and sentenced to two years in military detention after being court-martialed for handing over...