New Zealand’s Central Bank Drops Cash Rate to 2.5 Percent as Economy Wobbles
New Zealand’s Reserve Bank has slashed the official cash rate (OCR) by 50 basis points to 2.5 percent in a move that surprised many...
PNG Pact Pushes Australia’s Security Frontier to the Edge of the South China Sea: Analyst
A new security pact with Papua New Guinea (PNG) effectively expands Australia’s security influence to the edge of the South China Sea, according to...
China’s ‘Golden Week’ Holiday Shows Weak Consumption Amid Economic Slowdown
China’s “golden week” holiday consumption has fallen short of expectations, according to official data. Meanwhile, Chinese business owners and residents shared their experiences with...
All Stranded Everest Hikers Evacuated From Remote Tibetan Valley
BEIJING—Rescuers guided all of the remaining trekkers near the east face of Everest in Tibet to safety on Tuesday, including hundreds of local guides...
$2 Billion in Crypto Assets Stolen by North Korean Hackers in 2025: Report
Hackers linked to North Korea have stolen more than $2 billion worth of crypto assets in the first nine months of 2025, already marking...
Defence, Green Energy, Space: Australia, Singapore Upgrade Strategic Partnership
Australia and Singapore have upgraded their bilateral relationship with a new series of agreements covering defence, trade, clean energy, and technology cooperation under the...
Why Drones Are Center of Potential US–China Warfare
News Analysis On today’s battlefields, inexpensive flying robots are capable of locating, jamming, and eliminating targets faster than any human can react. China is...
Probe Finds Loopholes Fuel China’s Chipmaking Industry
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party stated on Oct. 7 that key semiconductor manufacturing equipment (SME) companies have sold China the...
Taiwan President: Trump Deserves Nobel Prize If He Gets Xi to Rule Out Force Against Taiwan
U.S. President Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize if he manages to persuade Chinese leader Xi Jinping to abandon the plan to annex...