China’s Official Birth Rate Falls to Lowest in Decades
China recorded its lowest birth rate ever in 2025, underscoring the challenges Beijing faces in averting a demographic crisis of its own making. Only...
Japan–Philippines Defense Pacts Critical to Stifling China Threat: Analysts
Tokyo and Manila, the Philippines, have inked two pivotal security agreements to cement a United States-led “Asian NATO” structure that effectively counters Beijing and...
Beijing Exploits Economic Pact to Penetrate Ottawa, Split US–Canada, Analysts Say
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney concluded a four-day visit to China on Jan. 17 with a provisional agreement, but analysts warn the move empowers...
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Calls Snap Election
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has called a snap election for the lower house of parliament, saying she wanted voters to decide whether to...
Russia Says It Could Resume Power Supplies to China Depending on Terms Agreed
Russia said it was ready to resume electricity sales to China and that talks between the two countries are taking place after it suspended...
Seeing No Hope for the Future, China’s Youth Are Choosing Failure
In a large shopping mall in China’s Inner Mongolia, hundreds of people recently met for a live-streamed contest. The rules were straightforward: lay on...
Sri Lanka Unveils a Rare Purple Star Sapphire Claimed to Be the Biggest of Its Kind
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—A Purple Star Sapphire weighing 3,563 carats which is claimed to be the world’s biggest of its kind was unveiled on Saturday...
6 Killed in Fire at Shopping Plaza in Karachi, Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan—Firefighters in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Sunday finally extinguished a blaze at a multistory shopping plaza after a nearly 24-hour-long...
Texans Report Surge in Mystery Seeds Mailed From China
Texas state agricultural officials issued fresh warnings on Jan. 15 after hundreds of residents received unknown seeds in the mail that they never ordered....