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North Korea Confirms Important Test to Build Spy Satellite
SINGAPORE — North Korea’s state media KCNA reported on December 19 that the hermit state has conducted an “important, final-phase” test for the...
New Claims of Hitler-Modi Link Incite Dispute Between India and Pakistan
SINGAPORE — Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that a Hindu group associated with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had been inspired...
Read moreNew Zealand Cloud Provider Contests Google’s Claims on Regional Data Control
SINGAPORE — In August this year, Catalyst Cloud, a Wellington cloud-services provider, contested Google’s claim that the latter will enable New Zealanders to...
Read moreXi’s Crackdown and Covid Fatigue Drive Chinese Billionaires to Singapore
SINGAPORE — A new wave of Chinese immigration and investment has recently arrived in Singapore, which is becoming a major draw for the...
Read moreUN Biodiversity Summit Concludes With Agreement to Save “Mother Earth” by Taxing and Shackling Humanity
So, you (and the world) survived the giant UN COP27 Climate Summit that finished up last month in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. And you...
Read moreAs China Ends Its Zero-Covid Policy, Vaccine Hesitancy Runs Deep
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...
Read moreJapan Labels China an “Unprecedented Challenge” in Policy Shift
SINGAPORE — Japan’s new national security policy has labeled China as an “unprecedented strategic challenge,” replacing a direction that emphasized possible cooperation, a...
Read moreAustralia Targets Apple and Microsoft Over Online Child Safety
SINGAPORE — An Australian regulator lambasted Apple and Microsoft for not doing enough to halt child exploitation content on their platforms. ...
Read moreIndonesia Struggles to Build Military That Can Counter China
SINGAPORE — Indonesia is struggling to expand its declining military despite a spending splurge to counter threats arising from a long-standing territorial dispute...
Read moreSouth Korea Becoming Key Asian Arms Exporter
SINGAPORE — In November 2022, South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol pledged to enhance weapons exports and secure trailblazing defense technologies as he strives...
Read moreNorth Korea Claims It Tested “High-thrust Solid-fuel Motor” at Satellite Launch Site
SINGAPORE — North Korea has tested a “high-thrust solid-fuel motor,” state media claimed on December 16, as the communist hermit state aims to...
Read moreXi Met With Top Officials to Discuss China’s “Covid-19 Recovery”
Chinese President Xi Jinping, his ruling Politburo, and senior government officials convened with top officials at a major annual economic policy conference to...
Read moreSri Lanka Won’t Get IMF Bailout by Year End
SINGAPORE — The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not expected to formally authorize Sri Lanka’s planned US$2.9 billion bailout...
Read moreChina Removes 6 Diplomats From Britain Over Manchester Violence
Bob Chan, from Hong Kong, was protesting Xi Jinping outside China's consulate in the U.K. when he was apparently attacked by Chinese diplomats....
Read morePro-Beijing Student Arrested After Threatening Pro-democracy Activist in Boston
The student reported the activist's actions to Chinese authorities to investigate her family in China, and threatened to cut off her hands. ...
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