SINGAPORE — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have forbidden university education for women throughout the country, eliciting criticism from the United States and the UN. Despite international protests and pledging a...
SINGAPORE — The United States has announced that it is prepared to aid China with its surging “Covid-19 outbreak,” cautioning that an unabated spread there may have consequences for...
SINGAPORE — Chinese President Xi Jinping told former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday that his country would like to see discussions on Ukraine, remarks that come amid Beijing’s...
SINGAPORE —Iran has been plagued by weeks of unrest after a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, died in police custody after being arrested by the Iranian morality police. Recently,...
SINGAPORE — The United States on Tuesday reinforced its backing for its military ally, the Philippines, in wake of Beijing’s “escalating” forays near the contested Spratly Islands in the...
SINGAPORE — On Tuesday, Dec. 20, North Korea slammed South Korea for impeding its weapons development, claiming additional sanctions will not deter its missile buildup, state media KCNA said....
SINGAPORE — North Korea’s state media KCNA reported on December 19 that the hermit state has conducted an “important, final-phase” test for the construction of a spy satellite, which...
SINGAPORE — Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that a Hindu group associated with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had been inspired by Adolf Hitler, inciting the latest...
SINGAPORE — In August this year, Catalyst Cloud, a Wellington cloud-services provider, contested Google’s claim that the latter will enable New Zealanders to have total control over their own...
SINGAPORE — A new wave of Chinese immigration and investment has recently arrived in Singapore, which is becoming a major draw for the super-rich due to socioeconomic problems back...
Hesitancy regarding Covid-19 vaccines permeates key sections of mainland China’s population, constituting an increasing challenge for Beijing as it attempts to convince more to get the shot amid the...
SINGAPORE — Japan’s new national security policy has labeled China as an “unprecedented strategic challenge,” replacing a direction that emphasized possible cooperation, a Bloomberg source said. The new strategy...
SINGAPORE — An Australian regulator lambasted Apple and Microsoft for not doing enough to halt child exploitation content on their platforms. ...
SINGAPORE — Indonesia is struggling to expand its declining military despite a spending splurge to counter threats arising from a long-standing territorial dispute with its largest trading partner, China....
SINGAPORE — In November 2022, South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol pledged to enhance weapons exports and secure trailblazing defense technologies as he strives to encourage the country’s weapons industry...