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US military seeks to boost joint operations training in Pacific as Chinaโs strength grows
Pentagon is looking to ensure different branches of US armed forces can work together amid rising regional tensions.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:
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Void left by US aid cuts could be vital test for China-India detente
As the world struggles to send aid to Myanmar, New Delhi and Beijing have a chance to emerge as leaders in humanitarian relief.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:US Treasury secretary calls Chinaโs trade escalation โunfortunateโ
Scott Bessent did not rule out removing Chinese stocks from US exchanges, saying that all options were on the table.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Reimagining Indiaโs Blue Water Navy: Toward a Comprehensive Maritime Doctrine for the Indian Ocean
A truly Indianized maritime doctrine, backed by comprehensive policy instruments, is not only necessary โ it is inevitable.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Modiโs India Is a Dangerous Place for Standup Comedians
Right-wing political activists went on a rampage against comedian Kunal Kamra for cracking jokes about ruling party politicians.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Hong Kongโs finance sector embraces GenAI, with adoption to reach 90% in 5 years: survey
GenAI applications have the potential to lead to a more curated customer experience, Academy of Finance CEO Enoch Fung says.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Beijing white paper outlines Chinaโs trade stance before retaliatory strike on US
Beijing issues a white paper for third time since trade war started in 2018, outlining position on major bilateral concerns.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:US lawmakers urged to โpull back from the brinkโ over Hong Kong trade office bill
Beijing issues warning after US politicians revive bipartisan Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Certification Act.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:18 Hong Kong banks offer flexible loans to SMEs to cope with US-China trade war
Extension of loan repayment periods and partial principal repayment arrangements offered by banks to ease SMEsโ pain.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:China fires back with fresh 50% tariff in stern rebuke to Trumpโs escalation
Matching blows with Washington, Beijingโs tariff hike brings the accumulative tariff total to 84% on goods from US, as trade war rapidly intensifies.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:India readies for โbig winโ US extradition of 2008 Mumbai attack suspect
Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Canadian citizen born in Pakistan, will face trial in India for helping to plan the 2008 Mumbai attack.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:US report warns of โfrighteningโ China biotech rise, urges action to boost local industry
China is โquickly ascending to biotechnology dominanceโ and the US must โtake swift action in the next three yearsโ, the report says.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:12 non-locally trained dentists issued offers to ease shortage in Hong Kong
All 12 are fluent in Cantonese and English, with three already working in the city as authorities push to fill 80 vacancies.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:South Korean man jailed for attempted murder over Chinese insult, revealing racial tensions
The incident occurred when one business partner in Seoul called the other Chinese, reflecting ongoing national identity tensions.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Trumpโs tariffs: Asean urged to tap East Asiaโs US$10 trillion forex reserves, assets
By diversifying its market investment sources, Asean can be less reliant on American capital, a former Malaysian central banker says.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Why China can and should go all out against Trump in his trade war
China has all the cards and the confidence; but for the US, the likely outcome is the bursting of the US financial bubble and the dollarโs demise.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Ukraine captures two Chinese nationals fighting for Russia
President Zelensky says two soldiers were captured while fighting in Ukraine's Donetsk region.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:WWII bomber base enlisted for US power projection against China in the Pacific
Decades of jungle growth stripped away and multiple runways restored on abandoned airfield in the strategic second island chain.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Chinese cancer patient holds park funeral for herself, gains support from passers-by
โI do not fear death. Lifeโs value is not in its duration, but in how fully we embrace each moment,โ says woman.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Malaysiaโs brain drain deepens as 1 in 6 state-funded scholars opts to work abroad
Government data shows over 2,800 scholarship recipients have chosen not to return and fulfil their public service commitments since 2010.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong and Ningxia autonomous region forge trade ties amid US-China tariff war
Deals worth US$616 million were signed at the launch of the Ningxia-Hong Kong Cooperation Advisory Committee.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Korean actress Kim Min-hee and film director Hong Sang-soo welcome baby boy
Actress, 43, who has been in relationship with filmmaker Hong Sang-soo, 65, for about a decade, gave birth at hospital in Hanam, South Korea.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Neither US nor China ready for once-in-a-lifetime trade war
Donald Trumpโs trade war with China is producing one of the most tantalizing split screens in the history of global economics. On one, the US president is going full bore against China and threatening a 104% tariff. This includes Vice President JD Vance dismissing the 1.4 billion-plus people generating the gross domestic product of Asiaโs [โฆ] The post Neither US nor China ready for once-in-a-lifetime trade war appeared...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Work with a smile? But thatโs harassment, say nearly half of Japanese polled
45.7 per cent of respondents say they think asking store staff to smile is harassment, suggesting growing sensitivity to pressures on service workers.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:MTR users urged to plan ahead with work reducing Tung Chung line Saturday night service
Rail operator says second of four devices to be installed overnight to connect track to planned Tung Chung East station.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Chip war: Samsung denies halting foundry services for Chinese clients amid US pressure
Samsung operates one of the few foundries capable of rivalling industry-leading TSMC in producing advanced chips.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Trumpโs tariff wall was never about fairness or reciprocity
Blanket tariffs on all goods imports confirm he is committed to โliberatingโ the US from the very system that made it prosperous.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Why of all days is Xi visiting Cambodia on April 17?
Could Chinese President Xi Jinping have picked a more inconvenient moment to swan into Cambodia than April 17? Not only is it the anniversary of the Fall of Phnom Penh, when the Beijing-backed Khmer Rouge marched into the capital in 1975. Itโs also over Khmer New Year, Cambodiaโs biggest and most sacred national holiday, when [โฆ] The post Why of all days is Xi visiting Cambodia on April 17? appeared first on Asia...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong lawmakers concerned over 52% rise in spending for coming Legco election
Constitutional affairs chief Erick Tsang defends additional resources while lawmakers question whether they will guarantee high voter turnout.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Nursing home fire in China kills 20 people
Authorities have detained the person in charge of the facility as they investigate the cause of the fire.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:US Anti-ship Missile System to Have Extended Deployment in Philippines: Report
The NMESIS system will be used during the upcoming Balikatan military exercises and then remain for further bilateral drills in June.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Karakalpak Refugees Find Asylum in the US
An interview with Tleubike Yuldasheva, Ziuar Mirmanbetova, Raisa Khudaibergenova, and Zhangeldi Zhaksymbetov.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Trump's tariffs are a huge blow to Vietnam's economic ambitions
US exports have driven the economic success of countries like Vietnam and Cambodia.
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Japanโs delicate surge of top-tier Chinese workers
The face of Chinese migration in Japan is changing. Last month, the business magazine Toyo Keizai profiled the phenomenon of Chinese children enrolling in some of Tokyoโs top elementary schools. The article series zoomed in on Tokyoโs Bunkyo-ku, home to the University of Tokyo as well as some of the capitalโs best public schools, noting [โฆ] The post Japanโs delicate surge of top-tier Chinese workers appeared first on...
Published on: April 09, 2025 | Source:Pakistan Sees Opportunity in Trumpโs Tariffs
Its main Asian competitors for access to the U.S. textile market have been slapped with higher tariffs.
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