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Russia Reaffirms Its Support for Venezuela’s Entry Into BRICS
The Kremlin also supports the development of ties between Venezuela and the Eurasian Economic Union. On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro signed a “Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement” in the Kremlin’s Malachite Hall. RELATED: Presidents Maduro and Putin Agree on Strategic Cooperation on Victory Day “The agreement consolidates the high […]
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:
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Kashmiris experience night of terror as India-Pakistan fighting escalates
Kashmiris experience night of terror as India-Pakistan fighting escalates Submitted by MEE correspondent on Wed, 05/07/2025 - 17:01 Witnesses tell Middle East Eye they saw fighter jet wreckage in a village in India-administered Kashmir People stand near a fuel tank of an aircraft in Wuyan near Indian-administered Kashmir's main city of Srinagar, on 7 May 2025 (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP) Off In the dead of night between...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Digital trade pact with Singapore starts Šefčovič's Asia tour
EU trade commissioner Maros Šefčovič on Wednesday signed a digital trade with Singapore at the start of a three day mission to Singapore and Japan, with the EU hoping to expand its trade relations in the Far East.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings Send Signal to South Asia: Fix the Fundamentals
How are the region’s low-income economies navigating the intersection of climate vulnerability and crippling levels of debt?
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Saudi Arabia Suspends E-Visas for Citizens of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
While likely temporary, the suspension is the latest example of visa restrictions faced by the citizens of the Central Asian country.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Asia-Pacific air passengers unaware of lithium battery risks, poll finds
A quarter of respondents reported storing batteries in checked luggage, while 28 per cent admitted to having no knowledge of the potential dangers.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Belgian teenagers with 5,000 ants in Kenya get US$7,700 fine or 1-year jail
Authorities said the ants were destined for European and Asian markets in an emerging trend of trafficking lesser-known wildlife species.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Why India-Pakistan are most likely going to war
India conducted military strikes against Pakistan overnight, hitting numerous sites in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and deeper into Pakistan itself. Security officials say precision strike weapon systems, including drones, were used to carry out the strikes. While there’s still much uncertainty around what’s happened, it is clear both sides are closer to a major conflict than they […] The post Why India-Pakistan are...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Bringing India-Pakistan back from the brink of a disastrous war
Two weeks after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir that claimed 26 lives, India and Pakistan appear to be on the brink of war. Now a further 26 people in Pakistan are reported to have been killed in Indian missile strikes against what the government called “terrorist infrastructure.” Pakistan claims it has shot […] The post Bringing India-Pakistan back from the brink of a disastrous war...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Will a $1 trillion defense budget better protect America?
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has sent the Trump administration’s FY2026“Skinny Budget”to Congress, and it’s a whopper. Overall, it cuts billions of dollars of spending, but for the first time, the proposed defense budget tops US$1 trillion. It far exceeds armaments spending anywhere in the world. And it is supposed to protect US […] The post Will a $1 trillion defense budget better protect America?...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Trump tariffs put China on a deflationary razor’s edge
TOKYO – US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent should be careful what he wishes for when he demands that the International Monetary Fund be a “brutal truth teller” on China. At a business conference on Monday (May 5), Bessent urged IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva to “call out countries” that “have pursued globally distortive policies and […] The post Trump tariffs put China on a deflationary razor’s edge...
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Australia’s Election Result Offers Certainty to a Region in Flux
Prime Minister Albanese’s victory offers the kind of stable partnership that Southeast Asia requires at a time of trade disruptions, climate pressures, and growing great power rivalry.
Published on: May 07, 2025 | Source:Has Asia just taken a step away from the US dollar?
Asia’s largest economies have broken new ground by approving an emergency financing tool using the yuan and other local currencies.
Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source:China’s snooker ‘Cyclone’ Zhao Xintong earns applause, forgiveness and national hero tag
Shenzhen-raised world snooker champion tipped to push his sport to new heights and inspire players all over Asia.
Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source:Popes have been European for hundreds of years. Is it time for one from Africa or Asia?
A Filipino or Congolese pope would signal that Catholicism’s demographic heart now beats in Manila and Kinshasa, rather than Milan and Cologne.
Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source:Trump’s speech at Tokyo press club 32 years ago proved prophetic
In April, the US president, Donald Trump, announced a policy of reciprocal tariffs, arguing that America had been taken advantage of by “cheaters” and “pillaged” by foreigners. Since then, stock markets around the world have plummeted, and concern has spread that Trump’s moves will trigger a recession that risks bringing down the system of trade […] The post Trump’s speech at Tokyo press club 32 years ago proved...
Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source:Traveling to my ancestral village in Guangdong unearthed tragedy
My book Red Pockets explores questions of inheritance: what we owe to ancestors and to future generations, and what we owe to the places that we inhabit. It was inspired by visiting my ancestral village in Guangdong in south China, after nearly a century of intergenerational separation due to migration, war and revolution. My grandfather […] The post Traveling to my ancestral village in Guangdong unearthed tragedy...
Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source:Handicapping the US-China trade war’s likely outcome isn’t easy
The battle in the trade war that matters most is the one between the United States and China. Handicapping the likely outcome isn’t as easy as you might think. It’s true that the United States holds a lot of cards. China sells a lot to the US. But the Chinese hold some cards, too. The […] The post Handicapping the US-China trade war’s likely outcome isn’t easy appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source:Is N Korea cranking out tanks to help Russia in Ukraine?
North Korea may be ramping up tank production in the next possible step of its quid pro quo assistance to Russia in the Ukraine war. Multiple media outlets this month reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a major tank production facility, emphasizing the urgent need to modernize the country’s armored forces with […] The post Is N Korea cranking out tanks to help Russia in Ukraine? appeared first on...
Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source:Trump risks falling into an ‘airpower trap’ in Yemen
In the first 100 days of his second term, US President Donald Trump has shown a willingness to lean on airpower when his administration decides that military force is necessary abroad. So far, the second Trump administration has launched limited airstrikes in Somalia and carried out a weekslong air campaign against the Iranian-aligned Houthis who […] The post Trump risks falling into an ‘airpower trap’ in Yemen...
Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source:AI-driven job loss is no cause for panic
Artificial intelligence (AI) software’s uncanny ability to emulate some important human behaviors has sparked speculation about its impact on employment. Will increasingly intelligent robots replace human workers, creating massive unemployment with heavy social costs? Some writers, for example, The New Yorker’s John Cassidy, recall the textile industry’s tumultuous history in the early 19th-century United Kingdom, […]...
Published on: May 06, 2025 | Source:US, China have started to speak more diplomatically of each other
The trade war between China and the United States has shown signs of de-escalation as both Washington and Beijing are now more willing to communicate. Xie Feng, Chinese Ambassador to the US, on May 4 urged the US to “act in the spirit of equality, respect and reciprocity” if it wants to hold trade talks […] The post US, China have started to speak more diplomatically of each other appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source:What does Mary Fowler's injury mean for the Matildas heading into the Asian Cup?
Mary Fowler's injury is a devastating blow for the Matildas, raising questions as to who can step up and fill the void that she leaves.
Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source:Iran watches US reshuffle Patriot air defence system from Israel to Ukraine, officials say
Iran watches US reshuffle Patriot air defence system from Israel to Ukraine, officials say Submitted by Sean Mathews on Mon, 05/05/2025 - 17:55 Trump's approval of Patriot pullout from Israel could signal de-escalation to Iran, current and former US officials say A US-made Patriot surface-to-air missile is launched during a live fire exercise at Chiupeng missile base in Pingtung county, Taiwan, on 20 August 2024 (Sam...
Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source:China’s economy on cusp of a deflationary death spiral
China is sliding deeper into economic weakness that is being worsened by its response to external shocks. Tariffs are drying up international demand for Chinese goods, and in a bid to keep factories alive, Beijing is urging exporters to turn inward. However, that pivot is compounding the very problem it aims to solve. Chinese authorities […] The post China’s economy on cusp of a deflationary death spiral appeared first...
Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source:How to deal with America while also living without it
Last week Canada’s Mark Carney and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy taught the world some lessons about how to deal with Donald Trump. Yet what Ukraine’s success has also shown is that reaching a deal with Trump brings only limited benefits, and even those are unreliable. The broader and deeper lesson is that whatever deals are made, […] The post How to deal with America while also living without it appeared first on Asia...
Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source:Can China’s security doctrine build trust with Asian neighbours and keep US out?
Analysts caution that there are still challenges to overcome in Beijing’s efforts to project itself as a benign partner in the region.
Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source:Iranian FM Araghchi Leaves for Pakistan Amid India-Pakistan Tensions
Pakistani FM Dar and Araghchi agreed on the need to resort to dialogue to resolve the ‘evolving situation in South Asia.’ On Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi departed Tehran for Islamabad, where he is scheduled to hold talks with senior Pakistani officials on bilateral and regional issues. RELATED: India Cuts Off the Chenab […]
Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source:Japan sets the pace for private sector economic security management
Japan continues to pace like-minded governments when making economic security policy. Successive administrations in Tokyo have made economic security a priority, passing legislation and adjusting the bureaucracy to realize those ambitions. Those efforts continue. Governments concerned about economic security should be studying Japan’s efforts and work with Tokyo to address these challenges. Only concerted efforts […]...
Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source:Militants’ denial of Pahalgam atrocity blame was predictable
This article was originally published by Pacific Forum. It is republished with permission. On April 22, four terrorists armed with automatic rifles shot dead 26 tourists in the Baisaran meadow of Pahalgam in Kashmir. The murdered victims were male civilians and all but one was Indian. Witnessesreportthat the assailants were Islamist extremists who determined whom […] The post Militants’ denial of Pahalgam atrocity...
Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source:Taiwanese dollar hits 3-year highs as Asian currencies rally amid greenback weakness
Japanese, South Korean, Hong Kong and Chinese markets were closed for holidays.
Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source:Albanese has a mandate to shift Australia’s strategic ties
The re-election of the Albanese Labor government by such a wide margin should not mean “business as usual” for Australia’s security policy. The global uncertainty instigated by US President Donald Trump means Australia’s security landscape is very different today from when Labor was first elected in 2022, or even when its Defence Strategic Review was […] The post Albanese has a mandate to shift Australia’s strategic...
Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source:Albanese win opens the way for a Trump bromance
It took an election win, but Anthony Albanese on Monday finally received that much-awaited phone call from US President Donald Trump. The conversation was “warm and positive,” the prime minister told a news conference, thanking the president for “reaching out.” “I won’t go into all of the personal comments that he made, but he was […] The post Albanese win opens the way for a Trump bromance appeared first on Asia...
Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source:Asia’s fossil-free future demands real transformation – not a false transition
As it meets this week, the Asian Development Bank should stop supporting fossil gas as a "bridge" fuel and back renewable energy The post Asia’s fossil-free future demands real transformation – not a false transition appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: May 05, 2025 | Source:US fires hot shot in hypersonic sea race with China
The US Navy fired a major shot in the race for sea-based hypersonic dominance, aiming to turn a long-troubled stealth destroyer into tomorrow’s fastest naval strike platform. This month, the US Navy successfully conducted an end-to-end flight test of a conventional hypersonic missile, marking a pivotal step toward its first sea-based hypersonic capability. The test, […] The post US fires hot shot in hypersonic sea race...
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