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If the purpose of a rare joint appearance of the leaders of Russia, North Korea and China on September 3, 2025, was to foster unity among allies, then early indicators suggest itโs already working โ but elsewhere. Two days after the trio met in Beijing, Japan and Australia agreed to strengthen security cooperation in the [โฆ] The post Show of unity with Putin and Kim could complicate Xiโs diplomacy appeared first on...
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:I spent many years investigating corruption in Asia. But itโs the same everywhere. It destroys economies, societies, and the citizens in them (other than the relative few in on the racket). Itโs also part and parcel of Chinaโs operating manual, and a weapon of war. China makes adept use of local corruption โ sometimes even [โฆ] The post Taking on China in the Pacific: Target corruption or donโt bother appeared first on...
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:A confluence of structural domestic decay and a quiet global rebellion against US financial dominance has pushed the dollar to a critical technical juncture. A breakdown here would not be a cyclical downturn but could signal a secular shift in the global monetary order. The most potent threat to the US dollar comes not from [โฆ] The post King Dollar at the precipice: why currencyโs reign is in jeopardy appeared first on...
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:Tens of thousands of civilians died amid Sri Lankaโs defeat of separatists in 2009. Some Israeli military strategists see it as a campaign to be emulated.
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:Aziz Voitov was found guilty but won't serve prison time, reportedly on account of having paid "full compensation."
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:The accusation comes as the US and China hold talks to de-escalate the trade war between the two.
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:The antidote to the flawed China policy of the past is not decoupling or moral grandstanding, but managed interdependence.
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:Even the most limited form of people-to-people contact, which in the past was treated as a confidence-building measure, is now being met with outrage and political exploitation.
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:Many young people were among more than 70 people killed in anti-corruption protests in Nepal.
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:Many young people were among more than 70 people killed in anti-corruption protests in Nepal.
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:It's another worrying sign that the Trump administration is shifting its military strategy away from deterrence โ and increasing the likelihood of nuclear war.
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:Hungary may be the first U.S. ally in Europe for whom decoupling from China is not simply difficult, but virtually impossible.
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:From modest beginnings, India has now built one of the worldโs largest renewable energy markets, with solar leading the way.
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:North Koreaโs hawkish statements over the annual military drills will likely work as justification for upcoming missile tests.
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:The fundamental question remains whether this revolution will produce genuine systemic change or fade into another cycle of instability.
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:Turkish mediarecently claimed that Russia offered to buy back the S-400 surface-to-air missile system that it delivered to the country in 2019, reportedly to then resell them to other clients. Turkey is supposedly receptive to the idea as it seeks to end its spat with the US over the long-range system adept at detecting, tracking [โฆ] The post Turkeyโs S-400s could be headed to India via Russia appeared first on Asia...
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:In addition to the increasing frequency and complexity of naval cooperation, India and the EU are growing closer politically.
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:Over the next decade, Elon Musk could become the worldโs first trillionaire. The Tesla board recently proposed a US$1 trillion compensation plan, if Musk can meet a series of ambitious growth targets. Australiaโs corporate pay packets arenโt quite on that scale. Yet even here, on Friday it was reported departing Virgin chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka [โฆ] The post How much money is enough to be happy? appeared first on...
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:If you are a central banker entrusted with managing your nationโs foreign exchange reserves or a steward of a sovereign wealth fund in a developing country, heed this urgent warning: act decisively and swiftly to safeguard your assets, or risk catastrophic losses. Delay could see the value of your reserves collapse by as much as [โฆ] The post US plotting dollar โrug pullโ with crypto, gold and lies appeared first on...
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:The recent youth-dominated protests in Indonesia brought forth a surge of support from young people across the region.
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:Two separate questions are troubling America and every other country dealing with China: What is Chinaโs military industrial production capacity, and how much do Chinese weapons really cost? The first answer is simple: Chinese industry is unmatched in the world. It operates an independent, self-sufficient production line, perhaps unlike any other nation. It can manufacture [โฆ] The post Why China could well win its Cold...
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:MANILA โ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Monday said police would not stop a nationwide protest planned for this Sunday, while vowing to investigate alleged massive corruption in state infrastructure projects. Filipinos have been glued to their television sets in recent days as both houses of Congress probed graft allegations tied to state-funded flood control [โฆ] The post After Indonesia, Nepal โ is the Philippines...
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:More than 300 South Korean workers returned home on Friday after being held for a week in the US following the raid.
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:โIt always starts with trilateral cooperation, and it often ends the same way โ chaos, power grabs, and foreign money trying to fix the mess.โ
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:With significant lithium, copper, cobalt, nickel, zircon, and beryllium deposits, Pakistanโs untapped mineral wealth is estimated to be worth $6 trillion.
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:The influx of new state-of-the-art aircraft over the remainder of the decade will complete the โprogressive drawdownโ of the RSAFโs ageing F-16 fleet.
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:During September 11-13, the Philippines, Japan, and the United States took part in a "maritime cooperation activity" inside the Philippines' exclusive economic zone.
Published on: September 15, 2025 | Source:While nuclear energy is the best means of avoiding climate catastrophe, many remain irrationally terrified of its risks.
Published on: September 14, 2025 | Source:The BBC hears devastating accounts of Afghan mothers and babies dying after US-backed clinics shut.
Published on: September 14, 2025 | Source:As we try to think through the potential consequences of the assassination of Donald Trumpโs close ally, the 31-year-old conservative activist Charlie Kirk, we need to keep three facts in mind. One is that America is a country in which there are more guns in private hands than there are people. A second is that [โฆ] The post How America could become a dictatorship appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: September 14, 2025 | Source:Sushila Karki said the government must heed protesters' demands for "an end to corruption, good governance and economic equality".
Published on: September 14, 2025 | Source:Local reports say at least 14 fire trucks were called to the fire in the residential area, resulting in an evacuation to two nearby centres.
Published on: September 14, 2025 | Source:In 21 months, citizens have lit up 92 Kolkata landmarks with a simple model: your property, their lights.
Published on: September 13, 2025 | Source:The House of Representatives was dissolved by the country's president, following deadly anti-corruption protests.
Published on: September 13, 2025 | Source:American college campuses from Tucson to Tallahassee are buzzing with the familiar routine of students getting settled in classes and dorms. One new trend, though, is emerging. An estimated 30% to 40% fewer international students are expected on American college campuses in the fall of 2025, compared with trends in the 2024-2025 academic year, according [โฆ] The post The high, high cost of fewer foreign students in...
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