Indonesian police in the market for hi-tech Chinese equipment
Indonesia is considering buying hi-tech policing equipment from China, setting out a shopping list for technology rangin...
Energy now a focus of US-China contest of the century
Given that control over energy reinforces superpower status, the contest of the century has morphed into an intense riva...
KMT leader says Taiwan can preserve peace by avoiding ‘de jure independence’
Taiwan’s main opposition leader said cross-strait peace can be maintained as long as Taipei did not move towards “de jur...
Trump urges new spy chief Pulte to gut US intelligence community
US President Donald Trump said Friday he wants his incoming acting spy chief to start firing employees, deepening the co...
Death of girl, 11, in France sparks storm over cracks in judicial system
A firestorm of recrimination raged in France on Friday over failures in the justice system that kept a man now suspected...
US judge strikes down Trump policies targeting immigrants from 39 countries
President Donald Trump’s administration unlawfully barred applicants from 39 travel-ban countries from receiving decis...
How Chinese drink chains are testing the limits of soft power
Makeda George steps out of a Mixue store in downtown Brooklyn, New York, clutching a bubble tea as she weaves through a ...
UK’s Keir Starmer says Russia could attack Nato within 4 years
Russia could attack a Nato country within four years according to western intelligence assessments, UK Prime Minister Ke...
Hong Kong ideal platform for Uzbek firms to spread wings globally, John Lee says
Hong Kong serves as an ideal platform to help Uzbek enterprises expand through its world-class professional services and...
Most Asia-Pacific firms use AI for tasks without cutting jobs: survey
While a wave of job cuts across Asia’s finance and other industries due to wider use of artificial intelligence has spur...
Xi Jinping’s ‘chief of staff’ Cai Qi takes Central Party School helm
Cai Qi, the fifth-ranked member in the Communist Party’s hierarchy, has been picked to head the Central Party School, th...
Summer most likely window for US attack on Cuba, Chinese defence tech firm says
Any US military attack on Cuba would most likely take place this summer, according to a Chinese defence technology compa...
China launches space computing hub as SpaceX gears up for historic IPO
China is ramping up its bets on space-based artificial intelligence computing with the launch of a state-backed research...
Norway crown princess awaits lung transplant
Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant after a significant deterior...
Do China-Russia trade payment frictions show limits of de-dollarisation?
China and Russia have largely moved away from the US dollar in bilateral trade settlement, with most transactions now se...
EU needs a ‘dedicated instrument’ to unwind China dependencies, trade chief says
The EU’s trade chief has confirmed publicly for the first time that the bloc is considering a specific rule to compel co...
US adds 172,000 jobs in May, strongly beating expectations
US employment growth surged in May, beating market expectations, while the unemployment rate remained steady, government...
Thailand to join UN maritime arbitration with Cambodia
Thailand said on Friday it will join a UN arbitration process chosen by Cambodia to resolve a festering maritime boundar...
Trump is turning allies and partners into friends of China
China-Canada relations are undergoing a thaw after years of estrangement and recrimination. China and India are seeking ...
Asia’s marine pledges face credibility test at global ocean conference
Asia’s governments have spent years promising to protect the seas that feed their people, shelter their coasts and suppo...