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EU Border Agency: Use Aerial Surveillance to Save Lives at Sea
Click to expand Image Médécins Sans Frontières rescue crew help a man on board following a rescue in the central Mediterranean Sea, September 20, 2024. 2024 Mohamad Cheblak/MSF (Brussels, April 14, 2025) – Frontex, theEuropean Union’s Border and Coast Guard agency, should ensure that its aerial surveillance capacity is used to save lives at sea, Human Rights Watch said today. The organization met with Frontex...
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China’s Xi Hails Ties With Indonesia Ahead of Southeast Asia Tour
The Chinese leader will this week visit Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia, where he will attempt to contrast China's steady economic engagement with the volatility of the current U.S. administration.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:China: Police Arrest Tibetans for Internet, Phone Use
Click to expand Image A Tibetan Buddhist monk and a woman share a mobile phone outside the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, on June 1, 2021. 2021 Kevin Frayer/Getty Images (New York) –China’s government has arrested dozens of people in Tibetan areas since 2021 for politically motived phone and internet-related offenses, Human Rights Watch said today. Tibetan journalists in exile report that...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:US to launch probe that could trigger semiconductor tariffs
The investigation could lead to new tariffs on semiconductors in a move that would have sweeping implications for Asian countries and the tech sector.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Quake fears drive some Hong Kong tourists away from Asian cities: industry leader
Some tour group bookings for Thailand, Japan and Taiwan over Easter holiday have fallen due to concerns over earthquakes, Steve Huen of EGL Tours says.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:China’s ‘Dairy Godfather’ rises from unwanted baby to head US$410 million ice cream empire
Sold by destitute parents as infant, Niu Gensheng has overcome hardships to reach top of a ‘revolutionary’ Asia-wide business.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:UK to deploy largest carrier strike group for 8-month collaborative Indo-Pacific mission
In ‘global messaging’ move, 12-nation force set for drills in key waters near India, Southeast Asia, South Korea and Japan.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:EU's reputation grows among Southeast Asian elites
A new survey of Southeast Asian opinion leaders shows renewed trust in the EU after last year's decline. Also, Brussels is still the preferred "middle power" between the US and China — but Japan is catching up.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:White House hails 'constructive' nuclear talks with Iran; more scheduled
Iran and the United States will hold more negotiations next week over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, Iranian state television reported Saturday at the end of the first round of talks between the two countries since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:As Trump tariffs hit, Chinese EVs threaten Malaysia’s auto industry with price war tactics
Chinese EV makers, facing US tariffs, are targeting Southeast Asia, threatening Malaysia’s auto industry with steep discounts and potential job losses.
Published on: April 12, 2025 | Source:Spurred by China, US and Japan expanding space cooperation beyond civilian projects
East Asia faces ‘severe security environment’ with Beijing and Moscow ‘irresponsible’ in their conduct, senior Tokyo official says.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Xi to visit Southeast Asia amid China’s grievous export crisis
China has vowed to “seek common ground and shelve differences” with Asian neighbours after the United States imposed a 145% tariff on all Chinese goods on April 9. Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to three Southeast Asian countries – Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia – from April 14 to 18, according to the […] The post Xi to visit Southeast Asia amid China’s grievous export crisis appeared first on Asia...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Erik Prince: I’m not so worried about China militarily
The first installment featured critical lessons of the Ukraine war. The second focuses on possible kinetic conflict between the US and China, over Taiwan as many expect, and how US expeditionary forces in the North- and West Pacific might fare against a rapidly arming China. “I’m not so worried about China militarily,” says Erik Prince. […] The post Erik Prince: I’m not so worried about China militarily appeared first...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Cable wars: what to do about deepening conflict beneath the seas
On the day before Christmas in 2024, a Russian shadow-fleet oil tanker dragged its anchor a hundred miles across the Baltic seabed, damaging internet cables and the Finland-to-Estonia Estlink-2 power line. The month before, the Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3 did virtually the same thing, rupturing Baltic Sea internet cables. In January 2025, this […] The post Cable wars: what to do about deepening conflict beneath the...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Why many 2nd-generation Asian Canadians plan to vote Conservative
After months of political decline, the Liberal Party of Canada is showing signs of recovery, buoyed, some suggest, by a surge of national pride in the face of Donald Trump’s tariff war and threats to Canadian sovereignty. But this apparent rebound obscures a more surprising political shift: the growing appeal of the Conservative Party of […] The post Why many 2nd-generation Asian Canadians plan to voteConservative...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Pikachu, Studio Ghibli memes and the subversive power of cuteness
In Antalya, Turkey, in the early hours of March 27, 2025, Pikachu was spotted fleeing the police, making a getaway as fast as his short yellow legs could waddle. The person dressed as the popular Pokémon character had been objecting to the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, whose political party later posted on X, […] The post Pikachu, Studio Ghibli memes and the subversive power ofcuteness appeared first on Asia...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Toxic dust and stressed seals: What the shrinking Caspian Sea could mean for people and nature
An area larger than Iceland is likely to dry up, even if the climate ‘only’ warms up by 2C. Here’s what that means in the Central Asian region.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:The real bond vigilantes hounding Trump are Asian
TOKYO – The dollar extended its biggest plunge in three years on Friday after China raised tariffs on the US to 125% from 84%, a tit-for-tat step that has gold surging, markets everywhere gyrating and investors more uncertain than ever about the global economic and financial outlook. It’s now US President Donald Trump’s move. Does the Trump 2.0 White House double down and increase its own tariff rate, now at 145%, on...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:International Progressive Theater Festival Kicks Off in Venezuela
This year’s edition features Russia as its guest of honor and will showcase Palestinian culture. On Thursday, Venezuela inaugurated the 4th edition of the Progressive International Theater Festival (FITP), where 22 countries from Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe will perform high-quality plays to express the self-determination of peoples, critical and liberating thought, the protection […]
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:EU-Central Asia Summit Offers a New Model of Mutually Beneficial Partnership
At the Samarkand Summit, Central Asia articulated its priorities with cohesion and strategic clarity and Europe made clear its interest in translating these ideas into practical steps.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:EU and Central Asia launch strategic partnership at Samarkand summit
In this episode of Focus, we report from Samarkand, where the EU and Central Asian leaders held a historic first summit, launching a strategic partnership to deepen cooperation across key sectors.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:China Raises Tariffs on U.S. Goods to 125%
Meanwhile, President Xi activates his economic diplomacy in Europe and Asia. On Friday, China raised tariffs on all U.S. goods from 84% to 125% and warned that it would ignore any future duties imposed by Washington, arguing they no longer have any economic effect. RELATED: The EU and China To Hold a Summit in July […]
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:China’s defence chief Dong Jun to visit Vietnam for military exchange and joint patrol
The activities will coincide with Xi Jinping’s state visit to the Southeast Asian country as Beijing seeks to bolster regional ties.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:The EU and China To Hold a Summit in July
EC President urged Chinese Premier Li to avoid a further escalation in the trade war sparked by Trump’s tariffs. On Friday, a spokesperson for the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, announced that the European Union (EU) and China will hold a bilateral summit in the Asian country, on a date yet to be […]
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:All the arguments for Trump’s tariffs are trash
Well, after a stock market crash, a bond market crash, and a blizzard of recession predictions, Donald Trump haspaused some of his massive “Liberation Day” tariffs. But the reprieve is only partial and temporary. The very high tariff on China is still in place and in fact has been increased to 145%. The 10% tariffs […] The post All the arguments for Trump’s tariffs are trash appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:US aircraft carriers adrift as China surges at sea
Production delays, rising threats and shrinking numbers are putting the US’s traditional aircraft carrier dominance on a knife’s edge just as China surges ahead at sea. This month, in a hearing before the US Senate Armed Services Committee, US Navy officials acknowledged schedule setbacks for two Ford-class aircraft carriers under construction. The USS John F […] The post US aircraft carriers adrift as China surges at...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:China is entering a golden age of innovation
This article is the second part of a commentarypublished by Guancha.cn. Hao Ping, which means “good commentary”, is the Guancha column’s title.Asia Times editorial elucidation notes are in brackets. It is republished with permission. In early 2025, China saw a wave of technological innovation achievements—from movies and video games to artificial intelligence and futuristic fighter […] The post China is entering a...
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Detained on arrival: Why US is no longer safe for tourists
The United States is one of the top three most visited countries in the world. The big draw cards – cities such as San Francisco, New York and Chicago and national parks such as Yosemite – have attracted international tourists for decades. This combined with its role as a global business powerhouse meant it had […] The post Detained on arrival: Why US is no longer safe for tourists appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: April 11, 2025 | Source:Trump has no monopoly on trying to restore vanished factory jobs
The first ten days of April have seen the United States single-handedly rewrite the underlying paradigm for global trade – but while it is fair to say that the methods are extreme, the underlying goal of the policy is not unique to the US. Indeed, the push to support, and expand, domestic manufacturing through policy […] The post Trump has no monopoly on trying to restore vanished factory jobs appeared first on Asia...
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:Lingering resentment at unequal treaties stiffens Chinese resolve
Donald Trump has partially walked back on his so-called “liberation day” tariffs on nearly all US imports after fears mounted that the move would result in a global recession and much higher borrowing costs for the US government. On Wednesday, April 9, a mere 13 hours after his higher rate of “reciprocal tariffs” had come […] The post Lingering resentment at unequal treaties stiffens Chinese resolve appeared first on...
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:Enigmatic extinct cousin of modern humans confirmed in Taiwan
An analysis of a jawbone found off the Taiwanese coast reveals it belonged to a Denisovan, a mysterious human species that contributed some genetic material to Indigenous Australians and people living in Asia today.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:US-China trade war: economic fallout and strategic realignment
The intensifying trade war between the United States and China has moved beyond a bilateral economic dispute, evolving into a global geopolitical confrontation with profound implications for East Asia. The economic fallout from escalating tariffs is expected to have wide-ranging consequences, including the restructuring of global supply chains and a realignment of strategic relationships in […] The post US-China trade...
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:HKIC backs fintech unicorn WeLab to bring Hong Kong start-ups to Southeast Asia
The Hong Kong government’s investment arm has acquired an unspecified stake in the Li Ka-shing-backed consumer finance company.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:This chart shows why Trump backflipped on tariffs
The Trump administration has announced a 90-day pause on its plan to impose so-called “reciprocal” tariffs on nearly all US imports. But the pause does not extend to China, where import duties will rise to around 125%. The move signals a partial retreat from what had been shaping up as a broad and aggressive trade […] The post This chart shows why Trump backflipped on tariffs appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: April 10, 2025 | Source:Pakistan mercilessly removing its Afghan refugee crisis
Pakistan’s Illegal Foreigners Return Program (IFRP) has led to the deportation of over 800,000 Afghans since November 2023, making it one of the largest mass deportations in recent history. While the Pakistani government cites security concerns and links undocumented Afghans to rising terrorism, human rights organizations argue that many deportees, including former Afghan government employees, […] The post Pakistan...
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