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The Philippines Bids Farewell to Pope Francis With a Mass at the Manila Cathedral
With over 90 million faithful, the Philippines is the country with the largest Catholic population in Asia. On Tuesday, the Philippines held a Mass in honor of Pope Francis at Manila Cathedral, after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. bid farewell to the pontiff, emphasizing that he โled with wisdom and an open heart to all.โ RELATED: [โฆ]
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Chinaโs Bet on Railways in Southeast Asia Is Starting to Pay Off
For all its attendant controversies, Beijing's focus on transport infrastructure is closely aligned with the region's development priorities.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:When Pope Francis spoke to Asia Times on China
Pope Francis gave his first-ever interview on China and the Chinese people on January 28, 2016, to then-Asia Times columnist and China Renmin University senior researcher Francesco Sisci. The Pope urged the world not to fear Chinaโs fast rise in a historic one-hour interview at the Vatican. He said the Chinese people are in a [โฆ] The post When Pope Francis spoke to Asia Times on China appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Online Scam Syndicates Expanding Within and Beyond Southeast Asia, UN Warns
Recent regional law enforcement operations have prompted "agile" organized crime groups to expand their regional and global presence.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Vietnam: Crackdown on Dissent Intensifies
Click to expand Image Dao Ba Cuong, a Vietnamese iron worker from Phu Yen province, staged protests inside his house after his son died in police custody. In April 2023, the police arrested and charged him with โabusing the rights to freedom and democracyโ under article 331. Later that year, he was sentenced to two years in prison. 2025 John Holmes for Human Rights Watch TheVietnamese government has intensified its...
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Pope Francis died from stroke followed by heart failure, Vatican says
The late pope's passing was announced earlier on Monday morning with bells tolling in Catholic churches from Latin America to Asia and across Rome as the news spread around the world.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:US finalises tariffs on Southeast Asian solar imports
Tariffs will apply to shipments from some of worldโs biggest solar panel manufacturers, including Chinaโs Jinko Solar and Trina Solar.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:โChina Plus Oneโ Should Be a Strategic Win for America in Southeast Asia
ASEANโs strategic interests lie in autonomy, market access, and meaningful economic alternatives to China. Can the U.S. take advantage of the opportunity this presents?
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:UN warns of massive cyberscams spreading across the world
Crime syndicates have made billions scamming victims in Asia and are now expanding their operations to Africa, Europe, South America and further, according to a UN report.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Predominantly Catholic Timor-Leste mourns its 'king'
Catholics across the world are pausing to remember the life of Pope Francis. And the pontiff's death is being keenly felt in the Asia-Pacific region, where he leaves a significant legacy.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Asian scam operations worth โฌ35 billion spreading across the world, UN warns
New online markets, money laundering networks, stolen data products, malware, artificial intelligence and deepfake technologies are laying the ground for the rise of crime as a service, the UN report says.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Trump no longer needs to indoctrinate the world - only Americans
Trump no longer needs to indoctrinate the world - only Americans Submitted by Joseph Massad on Mon, 04/21/2025 - 12:29 The US administration is dismantling USAID's ideological indoctrination programmes abroad while increasing conservative influence at home, particularly in universities, and cracking down on dissent Protesters gather outside the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) building in the...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:โA cancerโ: UN warns Asia-based cybercrime syndicates expanding worldwide
Agency says gangs caused $37bn in losses in Asia as they gain new footholds in Africa, South America, and Middle East.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Justice remains elusive for Hasina killing machineโs victims
Alliance for Witness Transparency, a US-based human rights organization, has published a series of interviews with individuals coerced by Hasina into giving false testimonies against top opposition leaders handed out life sentences by Hasinaโs judiciary. โI hope he forgives me. Can God forgive someone whom only a human being has the right to forgive?โ a [โฆ] The post Justice remains elusive for Hasina killing machineโs...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Xi Jinpingโs Tour Highlights Southeast Asia as the Frontline of the Global China-US Competition
During his tour of Southeast Asia, Xi presented Chinaโs vision for the region, emphasizing unity against external confrontation (read the U.S. trade war).
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Pope Francis: World, religious leaders pay their respects
Leaders from Asia to the Americas have paid tribute to Pope Francis following his death at the age of 88 on Easter Monday.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:After the fanfare, what did Chinaโs Xi Jinping achieve on his trip to Southeast Asia?
Xi was hoping to galvanise support for a united front against US tariffs. Each country had its own response, observer says.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Asiaโs megacities at a crossroads as climate and population challenges grow
Asiaโs sprawling megacities โ which are driving economic growth โ face an uncertain future as rising temperatures, aging populations and unplanned urban development tests their resilience.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:The Meth King of Asia | True Crime Reports
The ruthless leader of Asiaโs most powerful drug syndicate.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Hollow HALO: US admits defeat in hypersonic missile program
The US Navy has killed its next-generation hypersonic missile, slamming the brakes on a once-promising development program amid soaring costs, shaky performance and Chinaโs growing arsenal. This month, Naval News reported that the US Navy has terminated its Hypersonic Air-Launched Offensive (HALO) missile initiative, originally part of the Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare Increment 2 (OASuW Inc [โฆ] The post Hollow HALO:...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Abandoning AUKUS: a better way to defend Australia
For more than a century, Australia has followed the same defence policy: dependence on a great power. This was first the United Kingdom and then the United States. Without properly considering other options, successive federal governments have intensified this policy with the AUKUS agreement and locked Australia into dependency on the US for decades to [โฆ] The post Abandoning AUKUS: a better way to defend Australia...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Myanmar juntaโs ceasefire breach a show of desperation
Just days after a historic diplomatic initiative led by Malaysiaโs Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in his capacity as ASEANโs rotational chairman, the ink on Myanmarโs latest ceasefire understanding had scarcely dried before it was shattered. Once again, Senior General Min Aung Hlaingโs Tatmadaw launched fresh bombings, this time targeting Sagaing, the epicenter of a devastating [โฆ] The post Myanmar juntaโs ceasefire...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:SE Asia keeps the peace 50 years after Vietnam War
On April 30, 1975, the last American helicopter lifted off the roof of the US embassy in Saigon hours before North Vietnamese tanks crashed through the gates of then-South Vietnamโs presidential palace, marking the end of the Vietnam War. Since then, Southeast Asia has been mostly unafflicted by interstate war. There was, of course, Vietnamโs [โฆ] The post SE Asia keeps the peace 50 years after Vietnam War appeared...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Asian elephant calf is born at Zurich Zoo โ and his name will start with the letter Z
Swiss zoo breeds the critically endangered elephants as part of conservation efforts under the European Endangered Species Programme.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Trump tariffs push Asian trade partners to weigh investing in massive Alaska energy project
A pipeline, gas processing plant on the North Slope and plant to liquify the gas for export at Nikiski come at an estimated, combined cost of $42 billion.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Chinaโs C909 passenger jet spreads wings with VietJet, after TransNusa, Lao Airlines
Vietnam becomes third Southeast Asian country to sign on the Comac-made aircraft, which will be operated on lease from Chengdu Airlines.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:1 man, 10,000 durian trees: Chinaโs planting pains give way to golden home-grown bounty
Tropical Hainan province has defied sceptics and rewarded investors with China-grown durian, but it โsimply cannot competeโ with booming imports from Southeast Asia.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Amid โJumboโ success, can Indonesia become an animation powerhouse?
The Indonesian film has become Southeast Asiaโs biggest ever animation release in terms of revenue, at US$10 million as of April 14.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Timothy McVeigh and Donald Trump, two peas in an extremist pod
This week, it will be 30 years since the Oklahoma bombing. On the morning of April 19, 1995, anti-government right-wing extremist Timothy McVeigh parked a Ryder truck loaded with 5,000 pounds of agricultural fertiliser and diesel fuel at the front of the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. At 9 am, McVeigh lit [โฆ] The post Timothy McVeigh and Donald Trump, two peas in an extremist pod appeared first on...
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Should Africa be worried about earthquakes?
Myanmar's deadly earthquake has raised alarms beyond Southeast Asia. In Africa, fault lines stretching across the continent pose serious risks, yet preparedness remains low.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:US canceling Chinese student visas without just cause
Rising geopolitical conflicts and trade wars are affecting people-to-people exchanges between the United States and China as Washington tightens its student visa issuance. Over the past month, the Trump administration has reportedly revoked visas of more than a thousand international students without providing concrete reasons. Some media reports said the move could be related to [โฆ] The post US canceling Chinese...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:US-China tensions impact visa issuance for Chinese students
Rising geopolitical conflicts and trade wars are affecting people-to-people exchanges between the United States and China as Washington tightens its student visa issuance. Over the past month, the Trump administration has reportedly revoked visas of more than a thousand international students without providing concrete reasons. Some media reports said the move could be related to [โฆ] The post US-China tensions impact...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:A world on edge is headed for a geopolitical reckoning โ in May
Lasting changes could arise from the Trump vs Xi diplomatic chess, EUโs emerging strategy and political flux in Seoul, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Did Xi Jinping succeed in winning support against Trumpโs tariff war?
Chinese president visits three Southeast Asian nations amid global uncertainty.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Checkers, chess and go
Subscribe nowwith a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Checkers, chess and go David Goldman analyzes the global economic and geopolitical fallout from President Trumpโs escalating tariff war, highlighting goldโs 29% year-to-date surge as a reflection of investor anxiety over inflation, weak currencies, and [โฆ] The post Checkers, chess and go appeared first on Asia...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source: