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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #African10 Years of Inaction: Gui Minhai’s Ordeal and Europe’s Inability to Fight China’s Repression
Exactly ten years ago, a Swedish publisher was kidnapped in Thailand. Europe's response has been disheartening.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:
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China Expands Missile Forces in Tibetan Plateau
New facilities near Golmud in Qinghai Province suggest an expansion of the PLARF's long-range conventional and nuclear strike capabilities, with major implications for India, Taiwan, and the U.S.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Rickover’s Ghost: Can AUKUS’s Fail-Safe Culture Build a Fail-Fast Fleet?
The “fail-safe” ethos of the nuclear age clashes with the “fail-fast” innovation cycle of the digital age.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Zijin Completes First Gold Mine Acquisition in Kazakhstan
The deal should net businessman Bulat Utemuratov around $780 million.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:India casts doubt on Trump's claim Modi will stop buying Russian oil
The Indian government says it is "not aware" of a call in which the US president claimed India's leader made the commitment.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:With Presidential Visit, Mongolia and India Envisage Stronger Economic Links
India’s growing role in the Indo-Pacific could open a major door for Mongolia.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Nepal’s Political Elites Dig in Their Heels After Gen Z Uprising
Rather than engaging in retrospection on what drove young Nepalis to the streets, party leaders seem focused on preserving their political relevance.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Last surviving member of first team to scale Everest dies aged 92
Kanchha Sherpa was 19 when he accompanied the team led by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay to the summit in 1953.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Philippines eyes Korean ship-killer missiles to point at China
South Korea is pitching its new anti-ship missile to the Philippines, potentially reshaping the South China Sea’s missile balance. This month, multiple media outlets reported that South Korea’s Hanwha Group is seeking to sell its new Chunmoo Tactical Missile Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile (CTM-ASBM) to the Philippines, part of a broader push to arm coastal and […] The post Philippines eyes Korean ship-killer missiles to...
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Galeries Lafayette to open its first store in India amid luxury boom
The iconic French department store will open its first flagship outlet in the historic Fort area of Mumbai city.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:India's exports to US plunge as Trump's 50% tariffs bite
US has become India's most severely affected market since the tariff war began.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:S Korea tycoon escapes paying $1bn in 'divorce of the century'
The high court has struck down an order for Chey Tae-won to pay a record divorce settlement to his ex-wife.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Ashley Tellis arrest marks US-India point of no return
The October 11 arrest of Ashley J Tellis, a towering figure in US-India relations, by the US Department of Justice has reverberated with shock and disbelief in diplomatic and strategic circles in Washington and New Delhi. The DOJ charged Tellis, a 64-year-old India-born strategist, with illegally possessing thousands of classified national security documents and holding […] The post Ashley Tellis arrest marks US-India...
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Meta’s Vietnam playbook: comply, delete and keep quiet
In early October, Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications proudly announced a new “achievement”: nearly 11,000 Facebook posts had been removed in the third quarter of 2025, along with 705 YouTube videos and 798 TikTok clips. According to the state-run Tuoi Tre Online, these contents were deemed “anti-Party, anti-State or harmful to national security.” The […] The post Meta’s Vietnam playbook: comply,...
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Election Delays and the Crisis of Confidence in the Bangsamoro Peace Process
While legally grounded, the delay is set to test the durability of the political transition in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in the southern Philippines.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Trump to Witness Cambodia-Thailand Ceasefire Deal at ASEAN Summit, Malaysia Says
It remains to be seen whether the Kuala Lumpur Declaration will move much beyond the July 28 ceasefire agreement between the two sides.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:China sacks officials over viral Arc'teryx fireworks show in Tibet
Videos of fireworks resembling a "rising dragon" erupting over Himalayan foothills had drawn backlash.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:US, UK Announce Sweeping Sanctions in ‘Largest Action Ever’ Against Southeast Asia Scam Syndicates
The sanctions targeted Cambodia's Prince Group and its chairman Chen Zhi, whom U.S. prosecutors accuse of running a region-spanning "cyberfraud empire.”
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Australian Olympic swim star Ariarne Titmus retires at 25
It was a tough decision but one she is happy with, Titmus wrote on Instagram.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:Indian cinema tickets are getting pricier - but not everyone's complaining
Experts say while the big-screen magic still matters, it must come at a price that doesn't hurt the pocket.
Published on: October 16, 2025 | Source:China arrested 30 Christians. Some fear it's the start of a bigger crackdown
Activists say the unprecedented round-up could be the beginning of a wider crackdown on China's underground churches.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:China's arrested 30 Christians. Some fear it's the start of a bigger crackdown
Activists say the unprecedented round-up could be the beginning of a wider crackdown on China's underground churches.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:The fundamental task of reconciliation in the Middle East
Few events are more welcome than a ceasefire, even when the ceasefire has come far more slowly than it could and should have done. What now needs to be achieved in Gaza and in the wider Middle East is a task far larger than the also difficult task of sustaining the ceasefire in the short […] The post The fundamental task of reconciliation in the Middle East appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:A big focus on fighting drones at US Army Association show in DC
The Association of the US Army’s annual large scale show in Washington October 13-15 featured a wide range of new products and solutions tailored to army needs. Featured ground systems include theOshkosh Strikerwith the new Medium Caliber Weapon System and theAM General MIMIC-Vfor special operations, while a major focus on drone and counter-drone capabilities was […] The post A big focus on fighting drones at US Army...
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Web of Deterrence: How the Philippines Is Reframing Security Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
For decades, the Philippines’ security rested almost entirely on its alliance with the United States. Now Manila is expanding its list of partners.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:China’s Next Five-Year Plan Will Bet on Technology at Home and Abroad
At the upcoming Fourth Plenum and beyond, we can expect to see the CCP take techno-nationalism to a new level.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:The First Australian War Crimes Case in 30 Years Is Going to Trial
Regardless of the result, Oliver Schulz’s case will have big consequences, both in Australia and globally.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Afghan Taliban and Pakistan agree short truce after deadly clashes
The move comes after fresh fighting and reports of Pakistani air strikes in Kandahar and Kabul.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:From Uzbekistan to France: The Environmental and Geopolitical Fault Lines of Exporting Uranium
Uranium exports from Uzbekistan embody the paradox of modern “clean” energy.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Can India Become a Self-Reliant Space Power?
India wants to balance autonomy (its own space station) and alignment (the Artemis Accords). Will it work?
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:True Patriots on Trial in Hong Kong
The prosecution of the Hong Kong Alliance leaders is of particular interest because they challenge the CCP’s central narrative that dissidents are, by definition, “anti-China.”
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Will Reinstating the Death Penalty Protect Kyrgyz Women?
“[T]he death penalty is not the solution” to Kyrgyzstan’s gender-based violence problem, a group of human rights organizations argue.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:What China and Russia Gained From North Korea’s Parade
Beijing and Moscow no longer fear being seen alongside the region’s most sanctioned regime.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Why Is the US Defense Department Funding China’s Military Research?
It’s time for the U.S. government to start consolidating its blacklists.
Published on: October 15, 2025 | Source:Logistics for Success: How Jana Post is Developing E-Commerce in Central Asia
An IT initiative in Kazakhstan is helping drive the rapid rise in e-commerce in Central Asia.
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