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More than half of the summer's top trending travel destinations are in Asia
Tokyo, Osaka, Paris and Shanghai lead the world for growth in summer travel bookings, according to a report published Monday by Mastercard Economics Institute.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:
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Is ASEAN Falling Short, or Are We Expecting Too Much?
Due to its cultural and political diversity, Southeast Asia lacks the ideational substructure on which to build an organization akin to the European Union.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:International visitors to US decrease by 11 percent in March
International visitors to US decrease by 11 percent in March Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Tue, 05/13/2025 - 21:11 Visitor numbers to the US have fallen due to backlash on US politics, tariffs and fears of being denied entry on valid visas Workers sweep water off the floor of the arrivals area at John F Kennedy International airport's terminal four, in New York, on 7 January 2018 (Jewel Samad/AFP) Off The United States...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Risk and Reward in Central Asiaโs Critical Raw Materials Boom
As Brussels, Beijing, Moscow, and Washington scramble to secure key materials for clean energy and new tech, they have begun to size up the region's potential.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Central Asian Conference of Women Journalists Abruptly Cancelled in Dushanbe
While it is unclear who stands behind the push to cancel the event, it is another sign of the deterioration of press freedom in the region.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Post-US-China truce, wiser for Seoul, Tokyo to take the long road
The Donald Trump administration is pursuing a flurry of activities designed to convey the impression that a wave of trade deals is underway. The announcement of anagreement frameworkwith the United Kingdom was followed by talks between Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Chinese counterparts. The United States and China agreed to a ninety-day pause [โฆ] The post Post-US-China truce, wiser for Seoul, Tokyo to...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Rights groups say Starmer's migration comments risk reigniting far-right riots
Rights groups say Starmer's migration comments risk reigniting far-right riots Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Tue, 05/13/2025 - 15:42 The prime minister has drawn fire for a speech which critics said recalled Enoch Powell's notorious 'rivers of blood' speech Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a press conference on migration, in London, 12 May 2025 (Reuters) Off Rights groups say Prime Minister Keir Starmerโs...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:US Navy wants sea-launched nuke missiles to hold China at bay
Amid rising nuclear tensions with China, the US Navy is advancing its most consequential theater nuclear weapon in decades: the sea-launched, low-yield cruise missile. In a statement delivered this month before the US House Armed Services Committee (HASC), Vice Admiral Johnny Wolfe mentioned that the US Navy is set to make a milestone decision in [โฆ] The post US Navy wants sea-launched nuke missiles to hold China at...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Attack on South Korean live-streamer in France sparks outrage, police investigation
Content creator Jinnytty was verbally abused while filming her walk around Toulouse, reigniting debate on anti-Asian racism and safety.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Re-elected Albanese heads to Indonesia first, signalling Australiaโs Southeast Asia focus
The prime ministerโs visit to his โgood friendโ Prabowo shows that the region is central to Australiaโs foreign policy agenda, experts say.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Why Trumpโs China trade war retreat may be fleeting
Donald Trumpโs Liberation Day sure seems like a long time ago. In its place comes Capitulation Day, as the self-proclaimed โTariff Manโ caved in to Chinaโs Xi Jinping faster than even the investment bulls had hoped. Blinked. Flinched. Retreated. Quit. Swerved. Blanched. Forfeited. Wavered. All are words Americaโs most mercantilist leader in 125 years hates now that theyโre being used to describe how China outmaneuvered...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:China paves path for South Americaโs break from US
South Americaโs largest trading bloc, Mercosur (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay), recently inked a comprehensivefree trade dealwith the European Union after more than 20 years of negotiations. The deal now awaits ratification and implementation. On the other side of the Andes, Chile is negotiating a comprehensiveeconomic partnershipwith India, the worldโs fourth-largest economy. Meanwhile, American trade policy [โฆ...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:The Rise and Fall, and Rise Again, of Sea Ltd
The Southeast Asian tech giant has just come off its best year yet, and finally appears to be on a path toward stable profits.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:China must bolster stability, national security amid โhostile forcesโ: Beijing white paper
Asia-Pacific region described as scene of โpower playโ by Western entities seeking to โcurtail, suppress and contain Chinaโ.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:US eases trade war, pursues โstrategic decouplingโ from China
China and the United States agreed to de-escalate their trade war by significantly lowering tariffs for each other and forming a mechanism to start a trade negotiation in the next 90 days. According to a US-China joint declaration released on Monday, the US will reduce its tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%. This [โฆ] The post US eases trade war, pursues โstrategic decouplingโ from China appeared first on Asia...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Chinaโs New Silk Road: Opportunities and Challenges for Latin America
Chinaโs New Silk Road, launched in 2013, has become a global infrastructure and cooperation project that is transforming Latin Americaโs economic and geopolitical landscape. This initiative aims to strengthen connectivity and trade between Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America, already driving major projects in the region and opening a path toward sovereignty and comprehensive development. [โฆ]
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:After the ceasefire: What lies ahead for India and Pakistan?
After the ceasefire: What lies ahead for India and Pakistan? Submitted by Zia Ur Rehman on Mon, 05/12/2025 - 18:04 Root causes of India-Pakistan conflict remain unaddressed, leaving the two a hair-trigger away from another war Pakistani Rangers perform during the โBeating Retreatโ ceremony at the border gates of Pakistan and India at the Wagah crossing near Lahore, Pakistan, on 4 May 2025 (Amir Ali/AFP) Off Air...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Time to develop US industrial strategy โ which requires allies
This article was originally published by Pacific Forum. It is republished with permission. The 21st century global economy is increasingly shaped by two defining pillars of national power: financial dominance and industrial capacity. On the one hand, the United States maintains an enduring edge in global finance, with the US dollar still entrenched as the [โฆ] The post Time to develop US industrial strategy โ which...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:In case a future Fed withholds needed bailout: a dollar coalition
In the event of dysfunction in dollar funding markets, the Federal Reserve can supply liquidity through standing central bank swaps. This column considers a scenario in which the Fed declines to extend such credit. It argues that 14 major central banks hold roughly $1.9 trillion in US safe assets. They could form a dollar coalition [โฆ] The post In case a future Fed withholds needed bailout: a dollar coalition appeared...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Tracking Conflict in the Asia-Pacific: May 2025 Update
An overview of conflict, from protests to military and militant violence, in the Asia-Pacific in April 2025.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:China and Indiaโs Quiet Competition in the South Caucasusย
Can the rival Asian giants expand their influence without destabilizing the region?
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Nepal: Ensure Credible Transitional Justice Appointments
Click to expand Image Nepalese human rights activists and relatives point to photographs of disappeared persons at an event to mark the International Day of the Disappeared, in Kathmandu, August 30, 2011. 2011 AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha (Geneva) โ TheNepal government should urgently heed the demands of conflict victims and amend the process for appointing commissioners to the countryโs two transitional justice bodies,...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:US-China tariff truce gives Asia time and space to reset
The US and China have agreed to sharply lower tariffs for the next 90 days, offering a crucial pause in a trade war that is straining global supply chains and testing the patience of capital markets. The deal, struck in Geneva, Switzerland, and announced on Monday (May 12), cuts US tariffs on Chinese goods from [โฆ] The post US-China tariff truce gives Asia time and space to reset appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Quantum computers could crack satellite security codes
Satellites are the invisible backbone of modern life. They guide airplanes, help us find our way with GPS, deliver TV and internet, and even help emergency services respond to disasters. But a new kind of computer โ quantum computers โ could put all of this at risk. Quantum computers are not just faster versions of [โฆ] The post Quantum computers could crack satellite security codes appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Holy See: Review Vatican-China Agreement
Click to expand Image The new Pope Leo XIV on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. 2025 Domenico Stinellis/AP Photo (London) โ The new Pope, Leo XIV, should direct an urgent review of theVaticanโs 2018 agreement with theChinese government that allows Beijing to appoint bishops for government-approved houses of worship, Human Rights Watch said today. He should also press the...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Cold War bomber, 21st century bill: B-52 upgrade faces fire
The B-52โs radar upgrade has exceeded cost projections, triggering a Nunn-McCurdy breach and reigniting debate over whether modernizing the Cold War era bomber is still viable. The B-52 Radar Modernization Program (RMP)โa key step in converting the B-52H to the B-52Jโhas overrun its budget by 17%, surpassing the 15% threshold that mandates congressional review, according [โฆ] The post Cold War bomber, 21st century bill:...
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Trumpian Worldview
A conversation about the crisis of integrity with journalist Huw Watkin.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Asia hopes for cheaper oil as Opec boosts output โ but trade doubts linger
For import-reliant Asia, the Opec+ output rise is a welcome development. Markets are still on edge over US-China trade uncertainty, however.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:New Zealandโs โhawkishโ China turn drives its expanding Asian security footprint
Analysts say Wellingtonโs new visiting forces agreement with the Philippines signals a more โalliance-likeโ approach to foreign policy.
Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source:Laborโs clean sweep in Australian election suggests young male voters are bucking global trends. But why?
Laborโs massive electoral victory goes against trends across parts of the west, Asia and Africa, in which young male voters are leaning towards the right See our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen UFC president Dana White appeared on stage for Donald Trumpโs victory address, he credited a string of controversial male influencers โ the Nelk Boys, Theo...
Published on: May 10, 2025 | Source:What did Houthis achieve in 18 months of attacks on the Red Sea?
What did Houthis achieve in 18 months of attacks on the Red Sea? Submitted by Rayhan Uddin on Sat, 05/10/2025 - 14:29 As the Yemeni group begins a ceasefire with the US, the maritime campaign bolstered military leverage but deepened domestic and international challenges Smoke billows from the British oil tanker MV Marlin Luanda as it transits the Gulf of Aden in the Arabian Sea on 27 January 2024 (AFP/Indian Ministry...
Published on: May 10, 2025 | Source:PPPโs midnight coup leaves South Koreaโs democracy on the brink
Around 1 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2025, South Koreaโs main conservative party, the People Power Party (PPP), executed what amounts to a quiet procedural coup. In the dead of night, three official notices appeared in rapid succession on the partyโs bulletin board โ each one more consequential than the last. The first, titled โAnnouncement [โฆ] The post PPPโs midnight coup leaves South Koreaโs democracy on the brink...
Published on: May 10, 2025 | Source:Time to punish Pakistan as a global terror hub
On April 16, Pakistani Army Chief General Asim Munir delivered a provocative and communally charged address that raised serious concerns at the time. Five days later, The Resistance Front (TRF)โa proxy of the UN Security Council-designated terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT)โclaimed responsibility for the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26. The attack [โฆ] The post Time to punish...
Published on: May 10, 2025 | Source:What the turmoil in Asian currencies tells us
The really big risks to the dollar remain US geopolitical and policy errors
Published on: May 10, 2025 | Source:Classical music hits an air pocket in China
โChinaโs piano boom has gone quietly bust,โ critic Norman Lebrecht wrote last month. โNew piano sales in China are thought to be down to half of the peak 400,000 and the resale value has plummeted. An upright piano bought at 50,000 RMB fetches less than one-tenth of the purchase price in online sales sites.โ New [โฆ] The post Classical music hits an air pocket in China appeared first on Asia Times.
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