US investors drive record outlay in Taiwan’s equities market on the back of AI boom
The Taiwan Stock Exchange has become increasingly tied to American capital, as the global artificial intelligence boom drew a record amount of US investments...
China’s war on corruption – is this just the end of the beginning?
In the run-up to this year’s ‘two sessions’ – the annual meetings of China’s top legislature and political advisory body – high-level policymakers have...
Under Trump, the US has unleashed its own wolf warriors
A suspected CIA-funded publication in Asia recently asked where all the Chinese wolf warriors have gone. It was referring to those supposedly rude envoys...
Trump says he’ll cut off trade with Spain over Iran war stance
Donald Trump said he would “cut off all trade with Spain” after the country denied access to its military bases for his bombing campaign...
US and China trade chiefs to meet mid-March before Trump-Xi summit
US and Chinese trade negotiators are slated to meet in mid-March, according to people familiar with the matter, signalling that a planned summit between...
China urges Israel to end war in Iran as regional tensions escalate
Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi urged his Israeli counterpart to help bring about an immediate end to the war in Iran during a call...
Iran will not ‘automatically’ fall after Khamenei’s death, shah’s widow says
Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei’s death is “historically significant” but will not “automatically” lead to the fall of the Iranian system, the widow of...
Dad who gave gun to US school shooting suspect found guilty of second-degree murder
A US man who gave his teenage son the gun he is accused of using to kill two students and two teachers at a...
More than 1 million Philippine overseas workers at risk amid Middle East crisis
Philippine carers have described racing to bomb shelters in Israel as the US-Israeli war in Iran sends missiles across the Middle East. More than...