Blast hits school in north Afghanistan, killing at least 16, mostly students
More than 20 people were also wounded in the explosion at a religious school in the ancient provincial capital of…
Technology propels China’s Gulf strategy forward
Authors: N Janardhan, Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy and Gedaliah Afterman, Reichman University A ‘flying car’ built by Chinese company Xpen…
The United States doubles down on its tech war with export and IP controls that target China but also hit Taiwan and South Korea
Author: June Park, Schmidt Futures The United States has unleashed its arsenal to go ‘full throttle’ in the chip war…
Time for ASEAN to recognise Myanmar’s shadow government
Author: Htet Aung, Yangon At a special summit in April 2021, Myanmar military junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing and…
Can Pakistan avoid becoming an international basket case?
Author: Feisal Khan, Hobart and William Smith Colleges The infelicitous phrase ‘international basket case’ might better apply to Pakistan today…
Event held in Hong Kong’s Central to remember victims of Xinjiang fire
Activist ‘Grandma Wong’, 66, injured after man snatches her trademark yellow umbrella.
Somali forces storm hotel held by extremists, free 60 people
All 6 attackers – who had been holed up in the building for 18 hours after killing 8 civilians and…
Taiwan elections: could rising KMT star Wayne Chiang be a presidential contender?
The 43-year-old great-grandson of late leader Chiang Kai-shek, Wayne Chiang Wan-an, won Taipei’s mayoral race, sweeping aside veteran opponents on…
Strong dollar snowballs across Asia
Author: Brad Setser, Council on Foreign Relations The dollar’s strength is placing pressure on economies around the world, including in…
Friendshoring and onshoring: protectionism, industrial policy and geopolitical blocs by another name
Author: Editorial Board, ANU It is one of the blessings of old friends, as Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, that…