SINGAPORE — North Korea’s state media KCNA reported on December 19 that the hermit state has conducted an “important, final-phase” test for the construction of a spy satellite, which it hopes...
SINGAPORE — Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that a Hindu group associated with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had been inspired by Adolf Hitler, inciting the latest verbal feud...
SINGAPORE — A new wave of Chinese immigration and investment has recently arrived in Singapore, which is becoming a major draw for the super-rich due to socioeconomic problems back in China,...
SINGAPORE — Japan’s new national security policy has labeled China as an “unprecedented strategic challenge,” replacing a direction that emphasized possible cooperation, a Bloomberg source said. The new strategy highlights plans...
SINGAPORE — Indonesia is struggling to expand its declining military despite a spending splurge to counter threats arising from a long-standing territorial dispute with its largest trading partner, China. Jakarta has...
SINGAPORE — In November 2022, South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol pledged to enhance weapons exports and secure trailblazing defense technologies as he strives to encourage the country’s weapons industry to become...
SINGAPORE — North Korea has tested a “high-thrust solid-fuel motor,” state media claimed on December 16, as the communist hermit state aims to manufacture a new strategic weapon and accelerate its...
SINGAPORE — The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not expected to formally authorize Sri Lanka’s planned US$2.9 billion bailout before year end. Sri Lanka inked an IMF...
SINGAPORE — Japan is planning to expand an Okinawa-based ground force unit to protect remote southwestern islands and prepare for a Taiwan-linked military emergency in light of China’s rising bellicosity, according...
On Wednesday, the G7 nations announced that they are giving loans and grants totaling $15.5 billion to Vietnam in order to assist the Southeast Asian nation in switching from coal-based energy...
SINGAPORE — In the wake of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in August 2022, observers have noted that it has become Beijing’s “new normal” to punish Taiwan by...
An Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) branch claimed responsibility for an attack on Monday at a Kabul hotel popular among Chinese businessmen and diplomats. This attack was the first...
SINGAPORE — Last Friday, Indian and Chinese troops sustained mild injuries in a clash in the Tawang area of India’s Arunachal Pradesh state, the Indian army announced on Monday, the first...
SINGAPORE — Tens of thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s main opposition party gathered in Dhaka on December 10, ahead of elections in 2023, to protest against the government of Prime Minister...
SINGAPORE — Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) will organize inter-ministerial discussions in December to ascertain whether a nationwide ban should be enforced on TikTok. This comes after the MODA banned...