Hong Kong Teachers Instructed to Snoop on Students and Co-workers in Free Speech Clampdown by China
Teachers in Hong Kong will be mandated to report "potential violations" of the city's laws to the authorities, in a further suppression of...
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A Glimpse of China’s Persecution of Christianity
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has, particularly under the aegis of President Xi Jinping, been undying in its moves to suppress Christianity amid...
Read moreIndia to Dispatch Ballistic Missiles Near China and Pakistan
SINGAPORE — India has authorized the purchase of 120 Pralay quasi-ballistic surface-to-surface missiles to be stationed along the country’s borders with Pakistan and...
Read moreForced Participation in Religious Activities to Be Considered ‘Child Abuse’ in Japan
Concerns have arisen that the guidelines curtailing parental influence on the religious upbringing of children could eventually lead to more state interference in...
Read moreSingapore Plans to Have at Least 5 Vaccine Plants ‘By Next Pandemic’
Over the past two years, five pharmaceutical companies have decided to establish plants projected to produce over a billion doses yearly in the...
Read moreGovernment Sources: Chinese Military Simulated Attacks on Nansei Islands
SINGAPORE — A Chinese carrier strike group has been staging drills simulating attacks on Japan’s Nansei Islands since December 16, Yomiuri Shimbun quoted...
Read moreTaiwan to Extend Compulsory Military Service, Increase Soldier Pay & Training to Counter China
Critics have long posited that Taiwan’s military service program, which presently encompasses bayonet drills, is too obsolete and in need of an overhaul....
Read moreUkraine’s Zelensky Asks India for Help Against Russia With ‘Peace Formula’
Zelensky urged the G20 major economies last month to apply Ukraine’s 10-point peace formula to end the war, and India holds the G20...
Read moreIs the U.S. Able to Protect the Indo-Pacific?
After President Biden signed the 2023 NDAA into law last Friday, China responded with “joint firepower strike drills" near Taiwan on Sunday, adding...
Read moreIndia Builds One of World’s Largest Facial Recognition Systems, Arousing Fears Over Mass Surveillance
Following the Islamist bombings that shook the south-central Indian city of Hyderabad in 2013, officials scrambled to install 5,000 CCTV cameras to enhance...
Read moreJapan Authorizes Return to Nuclear as Trauma of Fukushima Fades
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s advisory panel has authorized a plan to prolong the lifespans of nuclear reactors beyond 60 years and construct...
Read moreTaiwan Scrambles Jets to Warn Away Chinese Air Force Provocation
Taiwan hastily gathered fighter jets to warn away 39 Chinese aircraft that came into its southeastern air defense zone, the island’s Defense Ministry...
Read moreTaliban Forbids University Education for Afghan Girls, U.S. Slams Decision
SINGAPORE — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have forbidden university education for women throughout the country, eliciting criticism from the United States and the UN....
Read moreU.S. Backs Philippines Amid Beijing’s Forays in South China Sea
SINGAPORE — The United States on Tuesday reinforced its backing for its military ally, the Philippines, in wake of Beijing’s “escalating” forays near...
Read moreNorth Korea Claims Sanctions Won’t Deter Missile Buildup
SINGAPORE — On Tuesday, Dec. 20, North Korea slammed South Korea for impeding its weapons development, claiming additional sanctions will not deter its...
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