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Protests Erupt in Bangladesh Amid Fears of a “Sri Lanka-style” Economic Crisis
SINGAPORE — Tens of thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s main opposition party gathered in Dhaka on December 10, ahead of elections in 2023,...
Taiwan Considers Banning TikTok, Citing Security Concerns
SINGAPORE — Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) will organize inter-ministerial discussions in December to ascertain whether a nationwide ban should be enforced...
Read moreChina’s Rules for “Deepfake” Technology to Take Effect Jan. 10
China’s new regulations for content providers that modify facial and voice data will be enforced beginning January 10, as the country seeks to...
Read moreJapan, U.K., and Italy to Build Joint Jet Fighter in Significant Defense Step
Japan, the U.K., and Italy are collaborating to build their next-generation jet fighters, in a ground-breaking partnership encompassing Asia and Europe. This partnership...
Read moreNew Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern’s Reelection Prospects Looking Tough
New Zealand’s socialist Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s reelection prospects look bleak amid economic woes, rising interest rates, increasing crime, and an impending recession....
Read moreHong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Jailed on Fraud Charge
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was sentenced to a jail sentence of five years and nine months on December 10 after being...
Read moreXi’s Visit to Saudi Arabia Reinforces Sino-Arab Relations in Apparent Snub to U.S.
Chinese President Xi Jinping met Gulf Arab leaders in Riyadh on December 9 in the first of two “milestone” Arab summits depicting Saudi...
Read moreIndia Plagued by Series of Cyberattacks in Recent Years
India has been plagued with a series of small- and large-scale cyberattacks in recent years. For instance, although five million people globally have...
Read moreNew Zealand Mulls Over Law to Make Facebook and Google Pay for News
The legislation would be based on a similar law in Australia, which reportedly has been very helpful to news businesses. ...
Read moreNew Zealand Court Removes Custody of Ill Baby From Parents After They Decline “Vaccinated” Blood
Rather than allowing the parents of a baby needing surgery to choose an unvaccinated blood donor, the court instead gave custody of the...
Read moreNorth Korea to Convene a Rubber-stamp Parliament in Mid-January
The Parliament seldom gathers, and typically functions to assent to decisions that have already been made by the state’s ruling Workers’ Party....
Read moreChina’s Zero-Covid Policy Has Largely Failed
The public outcry over China’s stringent zero-Covid measures, which provoked historic mass nationwide protests, finally compelled authorities in the communist state to ease...
Read moreU.S. to Support Taiwan’s Air Force With $428 Million in Spare Parts
The U.S. State Department has given the green light for the potential sale of $428 million in aircraft parts for Taiwan to enhance...
Read moreFormer Chinese President Reappears After “Mysterious Exit” From Party Congress
Former Chinese president Hu Jintao emerged in public again for the first time since his mysterious exit from the closing ceremony of the...
Read moreIndonesia Criminalizes LGBTQ+ Relationships and Extramarital Sex With New Law
Under the new law, people who have premarital or extramarital sex can expect up to a year in prison, and those who cohabit...
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