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A reported 1 trillion yuan relief package underscores how far Beijing is from solving the LGFV problem.
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Nvidia boss 'disappointed' by reported China chip ban
Jensen Huang said the US needs "to make sure that that people can access this technology from all over the world".
Published on: September 17, 2025 | Source:Timor-Leste scraps plan to buy MPs free cars after protests
Demonstrators had burned tyres and set a government vehicle alight, while police responded with tear gas.
Published on: September 17, 2025 | Source:A Japanese debt crisis is closer than you think
TOKYO — As Kazuo Ueda mulls whether to hike interest rates this week, a powerful constituency is staring back at the Bank of Japan governor: the “bond vigilantes.” Very few think Ueda’s BOJ will hike rates on Friday, despite Japanese policymakers going out of their way to claim the rate “normalization” process remains on track. […] The post A Japanese debt crisis is closer than you think appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: September 17, 2025 | Source:US Typhon in Japan stirs a missile storm on China’s doorstep
By wheeling the Typhon missile system into Japan, the US has planted a mobile, multi-mission spear at China’s doorstep—extending strike range even as its bulky footprint invites satellite surveillance, missile attacks and drone swarms. This month, multiple media outlets reported that the US Army has deployed its Typhon mid-range missile system to Japan for the […] The post US Typhon in Japan stirs a missile storm on...
Published on: September 17, 2025 | Source:Japan Inc stunted and strained by anti-H-1B visa talent bias
As Japanese companies expand operations into the United States, a troubling trend has emerged: they continue to rely heavily on costly expatriate placements while neglecting investment in local, US-educated talent, particularly those requiring visa sponsorship. This approach reflects not only a misallocation of resources but a deeper strategic blind spot in how globalization is practiced […] The post Japan Inc stunted...
Published on: September 17, 2025 | Source:US tennis star sorry for 'offensive' comments on Chinese food
She described the turtle and frog dishes as "crazy" and "wild", causing a social media storm.
Published on: September 17, 2025 | Source:A data breach of epic proportions in Vietnam
This month, over 160 million credit records held at Vietnam’s National Credit Information Center (CIC), a unit managed by the State Bank of Vietnam, were stolen and posted for sale online for US$175,000. The massive breach, allegedly carried out by the hacker group ShinyHunters, exposed the personal data of virtually every Vietnamese citizen above the […] The post A data breach of epic proportions in Vietnam appeared...
Published on: September 17, 2025 | Source:From tanks to hashtags: South Asia’s new age of regime change
Not long ago, the fate of governments in South Asia was decided in the barracks. Generals whispered in midnight meetings, tanks rumbled into capitals by dawn, and radio stations announced “new orders” with military precision. From Islamabad to Dhaka, it was a grimly familiar theater: coups carried out under the watchful gaze of Washington or […] The post From tanks to hashtags: South Asia’s new age of regime change...
Published on: September 17, 2025 | Source:The China angle in Trump’s Venezuela adventure
On September 2, aUS Navy destroyeropened fire on a vessel in the southern Caribbean, sinking it and killing 11 people. Washington described the craft as a “narco-boat” linked to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Days later, two Venezuelan fighter jets buzzed theUSS Jason Dunhamin what thePentagoncalled a “highly provocative” maneuver. Caracas denounced the strike […] The post The China angle in Trump’s Venezuela...
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:Politicians get rich while we suffer - so I helped bring down our government in 48 hours
Gen Z protesters in Nepal tell the BBC of their pride and heartbreak after last week's momentous protests.
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:US officers tied us up and pointed guns at us, South Korean engineers tell BBC
Korean workers who were detained in the US say they were treated like criminals and are still in shock.
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:Fed’s expected rates cut could reshape global markets
The latest data from the US labor market point to a structural weakening that will likely compel the Federal Reserve to initiate a cycle of interest rate cuts. This policy pivot, marking the end of the post-pandemic tightening era, is not merely a domestic decision but a key event with profound consequences for global markets. […] The post Fed’s expected rates cut could reshape global markets appeared first on Asia...
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:Deal is done to keep TikTok in the US, says Trump
The social media platform had faced a ban in the US over national security concerns.
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:Internal Party Politics Roil Taiwan’s Main Political Parties
Pressure is growing on the DPP's longtime caucus leader to resign. For the KMT, the selection of a party chair looms large.
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:The Devil Is in the Details: US and South Korea Seek Alliance Modernization, But How?
It’s not clear that common worldviews will be enough to keep the alliance moving in a positive direction.
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:Cambodia’s Decline Under 2 Years of Hun Manet
Hun Manet’s two years in power have witnessed a decline in any semblance of a government functioning in the interests of its people.
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:Chinese-linked mining firms sued over 'ecological catastrophe' in Zambia
Million of litres of highly acidic waste spilled into rivers in a copper-mining area, farmers say.
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:Why Do University Students and Locals Keep Clashing in Bangladesh?
While campuses have long been notorious for political violence, violent clashes between students and local residents are increasing.
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:What Are China and Central Asia’s Shared Interests in Afghanistan?
As neighbors to Afghanistan, both China and the Central Asian states have vested interests in the country, desiring a peaceful, prosperous, and stable Afghanistan.
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:The AI Race: How China Inherited (and the West Lost) the Apollo Blueprint
China’s strategic ambition is reminiscent of the pioneering spirit of the Apollo missions that won the Space Race for the U.S.
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:BNP Could Win Bangladesh’s National Elections for the Same Reason Shibir Is Sweeping Campuses
There is a growing trend of strategic voting within Gen Z, a demographic committed to making their first votes count.
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:From Scam Centers to Scam State: The Road to Myanmar’s Scam Election
The military’s upcoming election is essentially a scam, with local warlords and the militia-business complex positioned to profit.
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:Sri Lanka’s Development Financing Crossroads: Lessons for a Post-Aid Era
Sri Lanka faces both the constraints of a post-crisis economy and the opportunities of a shifting global aid architecture.
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:Peru’s ‘Active Neutrality’ Between China and the West
Peru’s ability to successfully balance between the United States and China will depend on putting its own true interests first.
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:What Singapore’s Poseidon Purchase Tells Us About Its Foreign Policy Worldview
It reflects the city-state’s confidence in advancing its own national interests together with those of neighbors, major powers, and the wider maritime commons.
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:Frontline lifelines: Putting grassroots first in global health aid
In a jungle hut on the Thailand-Myanmar border, a rice cooker hissed in the corner – not to make rice, but to sterilize surgical instruments. There was no electricity or medical equipment. Only the hum of a generator, the sharp scent of iodine, and the quiet defiance of a Burmese doctor who refused to let […] The post Frontline lifelines: Putting grassroots first in global health aid appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:Prime Minister Modi Finally Visits Troubled Manipur
The border state in India’s Northeast erupted in violent ethnic clashes over two years ago. Modi’s absence evoked much criticism.
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:B-21 rollout nears as China boasts it can shoot it down
The US Air Force has doubled its B-21 Raider test fleet, flying a second prototype in a milestone that signals faster progress toward its next-generation nuclear and conventional strike arm. This month, multiple media sources reported that the US Air Force confirmed the maiden flight of its second B-21 stealth bomber, marking a significant milestone […] The post B-21 rollout nears as China boasts it can shoot it down...
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:US ‘pivot to Asia’ never happened and likely never will
More than a decade after President Barack Obama first announced America’s “pivot to Asia” in 2011, it’s time for an honest autopsy of what was supposed to be the defining strategic reorientation of the 21st century. What we find is a textbook case of strategic overreach meeting geopolitical reality—a familiar pattern for anyone who has […] The post US ‘pivot to Asia’ never happened and likely never will appeared first...
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:Gen Z’s Gambit: Can Nepal’s New Prime Minister Deliver?
If elections cannot be organized in six months, Nepal could descend into a grave political and constitutional crisis.
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:China is quietly saving the world from climate change
The People’s Republic of China is still the world’s biggest single source of environmental harm. Chinaoverfishes the world’s oceans, blastsmercuryandnitrous oxideand other pollutants into the atmosphere, anddumps plastic wasteinto the sea. It has made progress on many of these problems, but when you’re the biggest global manufacturer, it’s very hardnotalso to be the biggest global […] The post China is quietly saving...
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:Chinese teens to pay $300,000 for urinating in soup
A court orders their parents to compensate Haidilao for reputational and operational losses.
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:Why more women get cancer in India - but more men die
Women account for just over half of all new cases, but men make up the majority of deaths.
Published on: September 16, 2025 | Source:China accuses Nvidia, other US chipmakers of monopoly and dumping
China has used antitrust and anti-dumping regulations to curbAmerican chipmakersafter the United States added 23 Chinese firms to its Entity List for national security reasons. Citing apreliminary investigation, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) said Monday that Nvidia, the world’s largest graphics processing unit (GPU) maker, violated China’s antitrust regulations, as it acquired Mellanox […] The...
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