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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanTaiwan is preparing for a Chinese attack but its people don't think war is coming soon
Leaders are strengthening its defence, but most Taiwanese believe it is unlikely China will invade soon.
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How Taiwan is preparing for Chinese attack with acting, fake blood and mock missile strikes
Leaders are strengthening its defence, but most Taiwanese believe it is unlikely China will invade soon.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Why Vietnamโs Demographic Decline Will Reinforce Its Non-Aligned Foreign Policy
The country's falling birthrate increases the urgency of creating a streamlined military deterrent โ and maintaining good relations with regional powers.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:'How will I pay workers?': Indian factories hit hard by Trump's 50% tariffs
BBC correspondents visit export hubs across India to assess how steep US tariffs are impacting business owners.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Re-engagement, Not Alignment: The Pakistani Foreign Ministerโs Visit to Bangladesh
Bangladeshโs rapprochement with Pakistan, while significant, should not be interpreted as alignment Pakistani strategic objectives.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:A New Beginning for Japan-South Korea Relations โ Again
For both President Lee and Prime Minister Ishiba, domestic politics loomed large over a significant moment in the bilateral relationship.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:The Missed Opportunity of the Japan-South Korea Summitย
Lee Jae-myungโs visit to Japan provided some promising areas of cooperation, but also avoided the hard questions on history, trade, and Taiwan.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Why Did Pakistan Create Its Army Rocketย Force?
Itโs not a coincidence that the new force was announced shortly after the India-Pakistan conflict, which involved heavy use of long-range rockets.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Taiwanโs Great Recall Movement Is Officially Over
The second round of voting had the same result as the first: all the KMT legislators kept their seats.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Will Former Presidentโs Arrest Mark a Break From Elite Impunity in Sri Lanka?
Ranil Wickremesinghe's arrest signals that once untouchable leaders can be brought before the law.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Differences in Language on Taiwan Reflect Persistence of China-India Mistrust
According to the Chinese readout, the Indian foreign minister said that โTaiwan is a part of China.โ However, Jaishankarโs opening remarks made no mention of Taiwan.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Hard rivalry for Buddhismโs soft power
In an era of geopolitical uncertainty, punctuated by trade wars, rising costs, and fractured alliances, diplomacy is increasingly being conducted not just in boardrooms and embassies but in temples and pilgrimage sites. From May to June this year, India loaned sacred relics of the Buddha to Vietnam for a historic multi-city exposition. Drawing nearly 15 [โฆ] The post Hard rivalry for Buddhismโs soft power appeared first...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:When the world converges against Trump
India could become a significant and unexpected complication in US President Donald Trumpโs efforts to secure a peace deal on Ukraine. The meeting at the end of August in Beijing between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping โ with Russiaโs blessing โ could provide Moscow with precious wiggle room to stall [โฆ] The post When the world converges against Trump appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:From Genocide to Coup, Justice for the Rohingya Remains Elusive
Eight years ago, Myanmar's military launched a campaign of ethnic cleansing that drove more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims into Bangladesh.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Vietnam On Track to โSurpassโ China in Spratly Island Building, Report Says
Hanoi has now begun land reclamation work at all 21 of the rocks and low-tide elevations that it occupies in the disputed island group.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Cambodia punches above weight in asymmetric regional order
This article first appeared on Pacific Forum and is republished with kind permission. Read the original here. The geopolitical reverberation from the May 2025 border skirmish between Cambodia and Thailand near the Techo Morakot village illustrates not only the persistence of contested sovereignty in mainland Southeast Asia but also the strategic resilience of small states [โฆ] The post Cambodia punches above weight in...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Gold losing its shine as a hedging safe haven
The price of gold reached a historic high in April and remains close to that value. Conventional investing wisdom puts gold as a โsafe-havenโ asset โ one that investors move into in times of crises as they desert higher-risk assets such as stocks. But in August, the S&P 500 stock index also hit a record [โฆ] The post Gold losing its shine as a hedging safe haven appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Chinese calligraphy can bring creative freedom in the age ofย AI
Many of us would struggle to recall the last time we wrote anything substantial by hand. Digital devices often feel more convenient and efficient. But research shows that the intricate motor skills and visual processing required for handwriting encourage more extensive brain activity than typing. The tools we use and our daily writing habits can [โฆ] The post Chinese calligraphy can bring creative freedom in the age of...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Japan provides Africa an alternative to the US, China
The Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), held from August 20- 22 in Yokohama, brought leaders from 49 African countries to Japan to discuss development projects as well as related issues, such as protectionism and unfavorable financial structures, that make economic development more difficult than it has to be. Sponsored by the Japanese government since 1993. TICAD is co-hosted by the...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Thaksin Not Guilty of Royal Insult Charge, Thai Court Says
The past year has seen a gradual souring of relations between the Shinawatra clan and the conservative powers-that-be.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Chinese property giant Evergrande delisted after spectacular fall
The embattled property giant's shares were taken off the Hong Kong stock market on Monday.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:On Palestine, itโs time for Saudi Arabia to show some courage
Europeans should enjoy it while it lasts. The invasion of the White House last Monday by seven European leaders, in effect as bodyguards for Volodymr Zelenskyy, produced a rare alignment of diplomatic positions with Donald Trumpโs America, even persuading him to talk approvingly of some sort of still-undefined American involvement in providing security guarantees for [โฆ] The post On Palestine, itโs time for Saudi...
Published on: August 24, 2025 | Source:Chinese property giant Evergrande to be delisted after spectacular fall
The embattled property giant's shares will be taken off the Hong Kong stock market on Monday.
Published on: August 24, 2025 | Source:Rentiers of the World, Unite
Because of rampant speculation in real estate, home ownership is now a fleeting dream for many Vietnamese.
Published on: August 24, 2025 | Source:Floods keep ravaging Pakistan - how can it protect itself?
In June of this year alone, monsoon rains have killed at least 750 people across the country.
Published on: August 24, 2025 | Source:Monsoon rains happen every year. So why do so many die in Pakistan?
Since June of this year alone, monsoon rains have killed at least 750 people across the country.
Published on: August 24, 2025 | Source:China, Japan, and Shifting Narratives of War
During the Maoist period, Chinaโs official framing of WW2 was remarkably similar to Japanโs. Not anymore.
Published on: August 24, 2025 | Source:More than 500,000 ordered to evacuate as typhoon heads for Vietnam
Typhoon Kajiki is brushing past Hainan in China before heading for Vietnam, forecasters say.
Published on: August 24, 2025 | Source:Bhavani Fonseka on Mass Graves and Transitional Justice in Sri Lanka
โWith renewed interest in the Chemmani mass grave site, will Sri Lanka finally be able to have a genuine process of finding the truth, pursuing justice, and providing closure?โ
Published on: August 24, 2025 | Source:Bangladeshโs Lethal Gameplan in Myanmarโs Arakan
While the "Rohingya Corridor" plan has been dropped, plans to arm, train and repatriate Rohingya refugees are steaming ahead.
Published on: August 24, 2025 | Source:My trip to North Korea's 'Benidorm' - flanked by guards and full of rules
Anastasia, one of the first Russian visitors to North Korea's new resort, tells of "immaculate" beaches, meaty meals and strict rules.
Published on: August 24, 2025 | Source:A man, a plan, an electoral sham in Myanmar
A new name, fresh appointments and a minor reshuffle at the top โ itโs all part of the Myanmar juntaโs bid to prepare the nation and sell the outside world on its controversial general election plan for December. The generals in Naypyitaw are counting on the election to confer the legitimacy theyโve lacked since seizing [โฆ] The post A man, a plan, an electoral sham in Myanmar appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: August 24, 2025 | Source:How researchers recreated faces of 2,500-year-old skulls found in India
The skulls and other goods were found in massive burial urns near Keeladi in Tamil Nadu state.
Published on: August 23, 2025 | Source:The Key to Taiwanโs National Defense Lies Beyond Budget Figures
Alexander Gray is right to caution against complacency. But the solution is not to chase arbitrary spending thresholds.
Published on: August 23, 2025 | Source:Man who alleged hundreds were raped and buried in Indian temple town arrested
The former temple cleaner's startling claims threw the town of Dharmasthala in Karnataka into turmoil.
Published on: August 23, 2025 | Source: