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America and rare earths: a little urgency, please
America usually has other countries over a barrel. Not the other way around – unless you’re old enough to remember when the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cracked the whip and Washington and the West usually fell in line. But last week China forced President Trump to back down on tough tariffs that were […] The post America and rare earths: a little urgency, please appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:
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What the capsizing and relaunching of a warship tells us about North Korea's regime
The intrigue has less to do with the failure itself and more with how Kim Jong Un reacted.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:China’s fast-growing high-speed railway network faces reality
The financial situation of China’s high-speed railway network has raisedconcerns among Chinese commentators as the facility is facing growing debt and weakening passenger spending power. In February this year, a group of Chinese commentators said a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) had found that China’s high-speed railway saw an “about 100 billion yuan […] The post China’s fast-growing high-speed railway...
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:How a Secret Tobacco Deal in Laos Enriched a Political Insider
The 2001 deal delivered millions to an in-law of the former president, Bounnhang Vorachit, while blocking tobacco tax hikes for 25 years.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:What Does South Korea’s New Progressive Administration Portend for Northeast Asia?
Will Lee Jae-myung succeed in implementing a pragmatic foreign policy?
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Amid US Trade War, China and the EU Explore Economic Cooperation
The European Central Bank president's visit to China is the latest sign that Brussels and Beijing are seeking to mend ties.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Why Israel’s Attack on Iran Is a Geopolitical Blow for India
A weakened Iran will jeopardize India's foothold in the region, while benefitting archrival Pakistan.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:The Battle for TikTok Is at the Forefront of a Deeper Geopolitical Trend
What started as a China-U.S. controversy over data privacy now has global implications for the future of the internet.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Russia’s Rosatom Selected to Take Lead on Kazakhstan’s 1st Nuclear Power Plant
A deal with China is reportedly in the works to construct a second nuclear power plant.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Bihar Yearning for Change But the Election Is Wide Open
The Bharatiya Janata Party has successfully positioned itself as the chief custodian of Indian nationalism, but that is unlikely to help it electorally in Bihar.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:South Korea’s Emerging AI Gap
While South Korea’s powerful professionals are busy erecting barriers to protect their turf, another group is being left behind entirely: the socially and economically marginalized.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:How Exiled Academics Are Strengthening Myanmar’s Revolution
In exile, Myanmar’s scholars have continued to engage in teaching, research, and collaborative initiatives to exchange knowledge, while building solidarity and resistance.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:O Kashmir: A Primer on South Asia’s Forever War
Ishtiaq Ahmed and Siddharthya Roy discuss the conflict's origins, its importance to India and Pakistan, and the evolution of the Kashmir insurgency.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:National Elections in April 2026, Says Bangladesh’s Interim Chief Adviser Yunus
Previously, he had said that elections would be held in June next year.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:In Thailand, Recreational Cannabis Use Is Set to Go Up In Smoke
Three years after becoming the first Asian nation to decriminalize cannabis, Thailand is readying new legislation that will restrict the drug to medical use.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Australian police officer shot dead at rural property
The officer was undertaking "routine duties" when he was fired at by "a member of the public", police say.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Could CPEC Become South Asia’s Peace Corridor?
The recent decision to extend CPEC into Afghanistan is a boost to regional cooperation. But geopolitical rivalries cloud hopes.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Investigators find cockpit voice recorder from crashed Air India flight
The recovery of the recorder is a key step in uncovering what caused last week's deadly plane crash.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:The ‘But’ in the India Story
India is the fastest-growing major economy, but challenges persist.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Former Philippine President Files Request for Interim Release From ICC
Rodrigo Duterte's lawyers say that an unnamed third country has agreed to take in the 80-year-old prior to his trial.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Marcos Jr should follow his father on China
If the past is any reference, the current rift between the Philippines and China is an aberration. The two countries are now marking the golden anniversary of official relations but trade and people-to-people linkages go back centuries. Interestingly, formal ties were forged by President Ferdinand Marcos Sr, father of the incumbent leader, Ferdinand Jr. The […] The post Marcos Jr should follow his father on China...
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Lee’s election in S Korea: The time for wishful thinking has come
South Korea has a new President. President Lee Jae-myung is a lifelong leftist with an affinity for the People’s Republic of China and North Korea, and has no great love for the United States. He has referred to American troops in South Korea as “occupiers” and said China should do what it wants to Taiwan. […] The post Lee’s election in S Korea: The time for wishful thinking has come appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:World Bank Downgrades Economic Outlook for Cambodia, Laos
The Bank's new forecasts put Cambodia and Laos well below targeted sustainable growth.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:No good options for Iran in Israel war
The scale of Israel’s strikes on multiple, sensitive Iranian military and nuclear sites on Friday was unprecedented. It was the biggest attack on Iran since the Iran–Iraq War in the 1980s. As expected, Iran responded swiftly, even as Israeli attacks on its territory continued. The unfolding conflict is reshaping regional dynamics, and Iran now finds […] The post No good options for Iran in Israel war appeared first on...
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Cambodia Officially Requests ICJ Intervention in Thai Border Dispute
With nationalistic sentiment now mobilized in both countries, tensions will likely get worse before they get better.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:India breaks with China, Russia on Israel-Iran war
India’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MEA)clarifiedover the weekend that India “did not participate in the discussions” on theShanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) statementearlier that day condemning Israel for its latest strikes on Iran. The absence of any clause in the group’s statement indicating that India disagreed with them initially suggested consensus (including with rival Pakistan), but […] The post India...
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:New US nuke missile drops first-strike gauntlet on China
The US Air Force has revealed the first image of its next-generation nuclear cruise missile, signaling a significant step in modernizing the aging air-based leg of America’s nuclear triad. This month, Air & Space Forces Magazine reported that the Air Force has publicly released the first conceptual image of the AGM-181 Long-Range Stand-Off (LRSO) missile, […] The post New US nuke missile drops first-strike gauntlet...
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Philippine President Wants Police to Target Small-Time Drug Dealers
Is Ferdinand Marcos Jr. preparing to restart his predecessor's violent "war on drugs"?
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Israeli attack on Iran a major failure of US power and diplomacy
If America genuinely did not want Israel to attack Iran and its nuclear facilities, then the launching by its ally of what in effect is now an all-out war must represent a major failure of US power and diplomacy. That failure should not all be laid at the door of President Donald Trump, as the […] The post Israeli attack on Iran a major failure of US power and diplomacy appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: June 15, 2025 | Source:Air India plane crash death toll rises to 270
Dr Dhaval Gameti said 270 bodies have been recovered from the site of Thursday's plane crash in Ahmedabad.
Published on: June 15, 2025 | Source:Seven people killed in India helicopter crash
The aircraft was flying to a popular pilgrimage site in the Himalayan mountains, according to local media.
Published on: June 15, 2025 | Source:Wait for bodies deepens pain of families after Air India crash
Officials said on Saturday that 11 victims had been identified so far based on their DNA samples.
Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source:Who are the victims of the Air India plane crash?
Details are still emerging, but these are the people so far confirmed by the BBC to have died.
Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source:Netanyahu’s Iran strike is a well-laid trap for Trump
On the morning of June 13, 2025, explosions rang out over Tehran, shattering the fragile calm of the Islamic world’s sacred day of prayer. The targets were reportedly Iranian military and nuclear infrastructure. And unlike past episodes of strategic ambiguity, this operation was not denied. It was explicitly approved by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. […] The post Netanyahu’s Iran strike is a well-laid trap...
Published on: June 14, 2025 | Source:The silence of icons in hours of need
Two articles–one from The Caravan, the other from The Atlantic–circle around a deceptively simple yet thought-provoking question: Can a global icon, someone capable of shaping the public thought of hundreds of millions, if not billions, of people, afford to remain silent during times of political and moral crisis? Take Sachin Tendulkar, cricket’s eternal deity and […] The post The silence of icons in hours of need...
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