Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji’s Obituary Reveals a Carefully Shaped Political Legacy: Analyst
News Analysis The praise and omissions in the Chinese regime’s obituary for former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who died in Beijing on Aug. 12...
NZ Spy Agency Names China Main Espionage Threat, Cites CCP Interference
New Zealand’s intelligence agency says China is the country’s only large-scale espionage threat. According to the 2026 Security Threat Environment report released by the...
Thousands Evacuate After Indonesia Quake Kills 53, Aftershocks Hamper Rescue Efforts
MAUMERE, Indonesia—Around 5,000 people have been evacuated after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia, killing at least 53, blocking roads and causing landslides, authorities...
Lutnick Says Trump Administration Told Apple It Opposes Buying Chinese Memory Chips
The Trump administration has directly told Apple that it opposes the company buying Chinese memory chips, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says, as the technology...
Trump Orders Pentagon to Scale Back Joint Military Exercises With South Korea
President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea on Aug. 16. “Based on my very good relationship...
Trump Orders Pentagon to Scale Back Joint Military Exercises With South Korea
President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea on Aug. 16. “Based on my very good relationship...
Philippine President Calls Joint Oil Exploration With China a ‘Distinct Possibility,’ Despite Ongoing Sea Clashes
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Friday there is a “distinct possibility” that the Philippines and China could undertake joint oil and gas exploration...
Chinese Observatory Tried to Install Intelligence-Capable Space Equipment in New Zealand, Officials Say
New Zealand’s intelligence service has said it disrupted an attempt by China’s Purple Mountain Observatory to install ground-based space equipment capable of collecting intelligence...
7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Kills at Least 47 in Indonesia
At least 47 people have been killed after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck early in the morning off the coast of Indonesia on Aug. 15....