Xi’s Crackdown and Covid Fatigue Drive Chinese Billionaires to Singapore
SINGAPORE — A new wave of Chinese immigration and investment has recently arrived in Singapore, which is becoming a major draw for the...
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UN Biodiversity Summit Concludes With Agreement to Save “Mother Earth” by Taxing and Shackling Humanity
So, you (and the world) survived the giant UN COP27 Climate Summit that finished up last month in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. And you...
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As China Ends Its Zero-Covid Policy, Vaccine Hesitancy Runs Deep
Hesitancy regarding Covid-19 vaccines permeates key sections of mainland China’s population, constituting an increasing challenge for Beijing as it attempts to convince more...
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Japan Labels China an “Unprecedented Challenge” in Policy Shift
SINGAPORE — Japan’s new national security policy has labeled China as an “unprecedented strategic challenge,” replacing a direction that emphasized possible cooperation, a...
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Australia Targets Apple and Microsoft Over Online Child Safety
SINGAPORE — An Australian regulator lambasted Apple and Microsoft for not doing enough to halt child exploitation content on their platforms. ...
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Indonesia Struggles to Build Military That Can Counter China
SINGAPORE — Indonesia is struggling to expand its declining military despite a spending splurge to counter threats arising from a long-standing territorial dispute...
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South Korea Becoming Key Asian Arms Exporter
SINGAPORE — In November 2022, South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol pledged to enhance weapons exports and secure trailblazing defense technologies as he strives...
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North Korea Claims It Tested “High-thrust Solid-fuel Motor” at Satellite Launch Site
SINGAPORE — North Korea has tested a “high-thrust solid-fuel motor,” state media claimed on December 16, as the communist hermit state aims to...
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Xi Met With Top Officials to Discuss China’s “Covid-19 Recovery”
Chinese President Xi Jinping, his ruling Politburo, and senior government officials convened with top officials at a major annual economic policy conference to...
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Sri Lanka Won’t Get IMF Bailout by Year End
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...
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China Removes 6 Diplomats From Britain Over Manchester Violence
Bob Chan, from Hong Kong, was protesting Xi Jinping outside China's consulate in the U.K. when he was apparently attacked by Chinese diplomats....
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Pro-Beijing Student Arrested After Threatening Pro-democracy Activist in Boston
The student reported the activist's actions to Chinese authorities to investigate her family in China, and threatened to cut off her hands. ...
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Japan Expanding Military Presence in Okinawa to Counter China
SINGAPORE — Japan is planning to expand an Okinawa-based ground force unit to protect remote southwestern islands and prepare for a Taiwan-linked military...
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Report: CCP Operating More Than 100 Illegal “Police Stations” Globally
SINGAPORE — The communist regime in China has established more than 100 “police stations” globally for surveillance of its citizens based overseas. Occasionally,...
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Chinese Surveillance Tech Helping Iran Clamp Down on Protests
SINGAPORE — Iran has been witnessing escalating nationwide demonstrations protesting the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died on September 16...
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