As public anger over China’s draconian Covid-19 lockdowns erupted in the form of nationwide protests last weekend, the long arm of the communist state’s surveillance apparatus has since caught...
China’s strict Covid-19 controls are coercing farmers into eliminating their harvested crops that they can no longer sell, sparking worries about food shortages and fueling anger on social media....
Not only is China's arsenal set to reach about 1,500 warheads by 2035, but the country is upgrading its ballistic missiles that could deliver nuclear weapons. ...
After the Nov. 18 test of the country's largest ICBM, Kim called the missile the "world's strongest strategic weapon" and said it showcases North Korea's resolve and ability to...
Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen, 90, was charged with failing to register a now-defunct fund for pro-democracy protesters. As a result, he was fined HK$4,000 (US$512) last Friday by...
Chinese authorities have begun investigating some of the people who convened at last weekend’s protests against Covid-19 restrictions, according to three people who were at the Beijing demonstrations, as...
After a yearly top-level meeting in Singapore on Tuesday, Singapore and China reached 19 agreements boosting bilateral cooperation in fields from green financing to digitalization to innovation. That is...
On Tuesday, Nov. 1, the Japanese capital of Tokyo began issuing partnership certificates to same-sex couples who live and work in the capital. The certificates regard LGBTQ+ partners as...
Major amendments were made to the charter of the Communist Party of China (CPC), also called the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), further securing Chinese President Xi Jinping’s grip on...
Singapore authorities have issued a stern warning to fashion magazine Vogue Singapore and shortened the magazine’s permit after it repeatedly violated content guidelines in the island nation of around...
Many Chinese internet users have pleaded desperately for permission to access to their WeChat accounts after the authorities blocked hundreds of accounts over posts about a rare protest in...
Chinese President Xi Jinping kickstarted the once-in-five-years Communist Party Congress on October 16 with a lengthy speech outlining the party’s actions and its intended direction for the future. In...
Taiwan’s pool of military conscripts for 2022 will be the smallest in 10 years, as the island faces a population crisis owing to falling birth rates. Based on estimates...
China’s internet censors eradicated on Friday, October 14 all online mentions of a protest in Beijing that featured banners criticizing Chinese President Xi Jinping as well as the country’s...
SINGAPORE — Earlier in May this year, Tesla chief executive and billionaire Elon Musk tweeted a warning that Japan will “cease to exist” unless it deals with its declining...
SINGAPORE — Myanmar’s junta leader has been excluded from a regional Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in November, host Cambodia acknowledged on October 5, in efforts to...
SINGAPORE — Pharmaceutical giant MSD (known as Merck & Co. in the United States and Canada) unveiled a new packaging facility and broke ground for a new manufacturing plant...
SINGAPORE — Amid escalating friction between Japan and China — as well as deteriorating public sentiment in Japan toward its larger neighbor — Japanese lawmakers are increasingly cautious about...
SINGAPORE — The pro-Beijing government of Hong Kong has denied imprisoned media tycoon Jimmy Lai the right to be represented by a British lawyer at his impending national security...
SINGAPORE — On Oct. 4, North Korea launched a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years, leading Tokyo to turn on its missile alert system...
