A Glimpse of China’s Persecution of Christianity
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has, particularly under the aegis of President Xi Jinping, been undying in its moves to suppress Christianity amid an estimated increase in the number...
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India to Dispatch Ballistic Missiles Near China and Pakistan
SINGAPORE — India has authorized the purchase of 120 Pralay quasi-ballistic surface-to-surface missiles to be stationed along the country’s borders with Pakistan and China, the ANI news agency reported,...
China Tells Citizens That Harsh Lockdowns Were “Worthwhile”
China’s communist propaganda newspaper Global Times declared in a recent editorial post that almost three years of the Communist Party’s “zero-Covid” policy — which entailed locking people up in their homes...
Forced Participation in Religious Activities to Be Considered ‘Child Abuse’ in Japan
Concerns have arisen that the guidelines curtailing parental influence on the religious upbringing of children could eventually lead to more state interference in family and personal affairs. ...
U.S. Rushes to Prevent Iran From Supplying Drones to Russia
Notwithstanding years of sanctions on Iran’s defense sector, Iranian drones still are constructed mainly with American and Western parts. ...
Australia Considers Giving MPs Say in War Matters Amid Worsening Regional Security
Amid deteriorating regional security largely due to China's pugilism, Australia is considering whether future decisions to go to war should lie with the prime minister or Parliament. ...
Singapore Plans to Have at Least 5 Vaccine Plants ‘By Next Pandemic’
Over the past two years, five pharmaceutical companies have decided to establish plants projected to produce over a billion doses yearly in the city-state of around six million inhabitants....
Government Sources: Chinese Military Simulated Attacks on Nansei Islands
SINGAPORE — A Chinese carrier strike group has been staging drills simulating attacks on Japan’s Nansei Islands since December 16, Yomiuri Shimbun quoted Chinese government sources as saying. The...
Taiwan to Extend Compulsory Military Service, Increase Soldier Pay & Training to Counter China
Critics have long posited that Taiwan’s military service program, which presently encompasses bayonet drills, is too obsolete and in need of an overhaul. ...
Ukraine’s Zelensky Asks India for Help Against Russia With ‘Peace Formula’
Zelensky urged the G20 major economies last month to apply Ukraine’s 10-point peace formula to end the war, and India holds the G20 presidency for a year. ...
Xi Hopes China Can Increase Self-reliance in Agricultural Technology
SINGAPORE — Chinese President Xi Jinping hopes China can ramp up efforts to attain self-reliance in agricultural technology, exemplifying seed development and core equipment among areas to concentrate on,...
India Builds One of World’s Largest Facial Recognition Systems, Arousing Fears Over Mass Surveillance
Following the Islamist bombings that shook the south-central Indian city of Hyderabad in 2013, officials scrambled to install 5,000 CCTV cameras to enhance security. Today, in 2022, there are...
Australia Limits Oil and Gas Prices for 1 Year, Inciting Backlash From Energy Sector
Australia has enforced temporary limits on domestic oil and natural gas prices on the pretext of tackling rising prices, but the move has provoked a heated backlash from energy...
Japan Authorizes Return to Nuclear as Trauma of Fukushima Fades
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s advisory panel has authorized a plan to prolong the lifespans of nuclear reactors beyond 60 years and construct new units to replace decommissioned ones,...
Taiwan Scrambles Jets to Warn Away Chinese Air Force Provocation
Taiwan hastily gathered fighter jets to warn away 39 Chinese aircraft that came into its southeastern air defense zone, the island’s Defense Ministry announced on Thursday. Taiwan has slammed...