Former California Mayor Pleads Guilty to Acting as Agent for China
Eileen Wang, the former mayor of Arcadia, California, pleaded guilty on May 29 to one count of acting in the United States as an...
Taiwan Flags 4 Chinese Apps Over Covert User Data Collection
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Four Chinese-made apps have been found to pose cybersecurity risks to users because they secretly harvest data from users’ devices, Taiwan’s Ministry of...
EU Commission Declares Trade Ties With China ‘Not Sustainable’
The European Commission said on May 29 that the European Union’s current trade and investment relationship with China is no longer sustainable, reflecting growing...
Rescuers Free 4 Men Who Had Been Trapped in a Flooded Laos Cave, Search for 2 Still Missing
BANGKOK—Rescue workers in Laos said Saturday they have safely evacuated four villagers trapped in a flooded cave for 10 days, the day after another...
Hegseth Stresses Need for Defense Burden-Sharing in Indo-Pacific to Check China
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on May 30 called for allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region to bolster their armed forces to...
AUKUS Reveals Project to Develop Underwater Drones by 2027
The United States unveiled a partnership with Australia and the United Kingdom to develop unmanned and underwater drones by 2027. U.S. Secretary of War...
Japan, Philippines Begin Talks on Military Information-Sharing Pact
Japan and the Philippines said Thursday that they would begin negotiations on a military information-sharing agreement, deepening security ties as both countries face growing...
Rescuers Pull First Trapped Person From Flooded Laos Cave
A team of specialist divers said they pulled one man from a flooded cave in central Laos on Friday, as four more people remained...
More Chinese Food Delivery Riders Report Bringing Children to Work Amid Sluggish Economy
More and more Chinese food delivery riders are taking their young children with them while delivering food as the economic situation in China continues...