Trump’s world view offers Beijing a window of opportunity on Taiwan
Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, a growing chorus of Chinese officials and analysts have talked of an unprecedented window of opportunity for Beijing to
Taiwan’s plan to acquire drone ‘takeover’ technology sparks security debate
Network would protect key infrastructure from incursions by small commercial drones but there are concerns over use of takeover function. Taiwan’s plan to acquire Israeli
Ukrainian and US officials meet in Florida to discuss proposals to end Russia’s war
Ukrainian negotiators are meeting with US officials in Florida to thrash out details of Washington’s proposed framework to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, as Kyiv faces pressure
China is bearing down on Taiwan – enabled by Trump’s weakness and vacillation
The US hasn’t just left Ukraine vulnerable; it is also provoking Xi’s intensifying attitude towards what he considers a renegade province. Sheer ignorance, fed by
Thai-U.S. cooperation key to crackdown on transnational scam networks
As cybercrime syndicates seek to expand operations across Southeast Asia, Thailand has emerged as a crucial partner in United States-led efforts to dismantle transnational online
Taiwan’s KMT pushes bill to let Chinese nationals hold political office
Taiwan’s main opposition party is pushing a bill that would allow people born in China to hold government and public positions in Taiwan without renouncing
Russia says leak of Witkoff call recording is unacceptable, amounts to hybrid warfare
Russia said on Wednesday that the leak of a recording of a call between top advisers to Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin was an unacceptable
Japanese companies take another crack at Australian hydrogen
Japan’s Kansai Electric Power and a Kawasaki Heavy Industries-backed company will begin joint hydrogen procurement in Australia as early as 2030, looking to learn from
2 National Guard members shot near White House, with Trump in Florida
Two members of the National Guard were shot on Wednesday in a busy area near the White House in downtown Washington, officials said, putting the building into lockdown with President Donald
Hong Kong fire kills at least 36 people, nearly 300 missing
At least 36 people were killed and 279 were missing on Wednesday after Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in three decades ripped through high-rise residential towers