Taiwan’s President Says Security ‘Non-Negotiable’ as Defence Budget Climps
President Lai Ching-te’s remarks come days after Taiwan unveiled a $40 billion supplementary defence budget, part of an ongoing military overhaul launched in response...
China, Japan Clash Over Senkaku Islands Maritime Encounter
The Senkaku Islands called the Diaoyu Islands by China are an uninhabited chain in the East China Sea administered by Japan but claimed by...
British MP Tulip Siddiq Sentenced to Two Years in Bangladesh Corruption Case
A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced British parliamentarian Tulip Siddiq to two years in prison over a corruption case involving the alleged illegal allocation...
Bribery Trial Opens for South Korea’s Unification Church Leader Han Hak-ja
The bribery trial of Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja began on Monday in South Korea. Han, 82, is accused of offering luxury gifts, including...
Hong Kong’s Worst Fire in 75 Years Leaves 146 Dead, Police Sweep Ravaged Towers
Hong Kong is reeling after the city’s deadliest fire in more than seven decades tore through the Wang Fuk Court housing estate, killing at...
Taiwan’s New Eyes in the Sky: Civilian Airline Steps Into China Surveillance Race
As China ramps up near-daily military pressure around Taiwan, Taipei has launched a “whole-of-society resilience” initiative that encourages private companies to contribute to national...
Thailand’s Hat Yai Floods Exposes Deadly System Failures
The catastrophe in Hat Yai one of southern Thailand’s major urban centres reveals how climate-intensified rainfall and weak local preparedness can combine to produce...
Putin to Visit India for High-Stakes Talks With Modi Amid Shifting Oil Ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India on December 4–5 for a state visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Kremlin...
Taiwan taps U.S.-trained official for defence overhaul
Taiwan has accelerated defence modernization in recent years as China increases military pressure through near-daily air and naval activity around the island. President Lai...
Thailand Deploys Drones for Flood Relief as Indonesia Cyclone Deaths Rise
Heavy rains and severe flooding have killed at least 33 people in southern Thailand and two in neighboring Malaysia, with tens of thousands displaced....