Australia Adds Another $550 Million to Pacific Climate Fund
Australia is to provide its Pacific neighbours with an extra $550 million (US$380 million) to bolster their resilience to a changing climate, the Labor...
One Month After Launch, Hainan Free Trade Port Remains CCP’s Internal Experiment: Analysts
The Chinese regime has released data in recent days to tout its success with the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) since its launch a...
US, South Korea to Cooperate Closely on Development of Nuclear-Powered Submarines, Says Seoul
South Korea’s defense ministry said on Jan. 26 that U.S. Undersecretary of War Elbridge Colby and South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back agreed to...
Ferry With More Than 350 People Sinks in the Southern Philippines Leaving at Least 15 Dead
MANILA, Philippines—A ferry with more than 350 people on board sank during the night early Monday near an island in the southern Philippines and...
Why the CCP Grabbed Chen Zhi Before the US Could
Chinese state television aired footage on Jan. 8 showing armed police escorting Chen Zhi into custody after Cambodia extradited him to China a day...
Why a Waning Iranian Regime Is a Major Setback for China
News Analysis The Iranian regime appears more fragile than ever. What began as an economic protest by business owners in Tehran quickly escalated into...
American Rock Climber Alex Honnold Reaches Top of Taipei 101 Skyscraper Without Ropes
TAIPEI, Taiwan—American rock climber Alex Honnold ascended the Taipei 101 skyscraper on Sunday without any ropes or protective equipment. Cheers erupted from a street-level...
Indonesia Finds Bodies of 10 Passengers on Crashed Surveillance Plane
JAKARTA–Indonesian rescuers on Friday had found the bodies of 10 passengers on a fishery surveillance plane that went missing in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province...
Seven Dead, 82 Missing in Indonesian Landslide, Disaster Agency Says
JAKARTA–Seven people have died and 82 are missing after a landslide hit in Indonesia’s West Java province, Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency said on Saturday,...