New Cold War Alliances Forming
News Analysis Western economic sanctions may drive Russia closer to communist China, with their axis of authoritarianism expanding to include countries in both the Chinese… Read More »New Cold War Alliances Forming
News Analysis Western economic sanctions may drive Russia closer to communist China, with their axis of authoritarianism expanding to include countries in both the Chinese… Read More »New Cold War Alliances Forming
TOKYO—World shares were mixed Tuesday after talks between Russia and Ukraine aimed at ending the war just yielded an agreement to meet again. European markets… Read More »Global Shares Mixed as Russia, Ukraine Plan Further Talks
A map showing Chinese surveys in the South China Sea during 2020-2021. The paths of Chinese survey vessels across the South China Sea for the… Read More »New report reveals extent of Chinese surveys in South China Sea
People remove debris at the site of a military-base building that, according to Ukrainian ground forces, was destroyed by an air strike, in Okhtyrka town… Read More »Singapore sanctions Russia over Ukraine invasion, but ASEAN statement omits ‘I’ word
Aircraft carrier Liaoning, other vessels and fighter jets in the PLA Navy maritime parade, April 12, 2018. China has recently deployed both of its active… Read More »Recent South China Sea missions seen as sign China confident in carrier fleet
SAN DIEGO鈥擳he U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Dec. 20 declared聽one of Southern California’s rarest butterflies鈥攖he Hermes copper butterfly鈥攁s a threatened species under the Endangered Species… Read More »San Diego Butterfly Declared a Threatened Species for Protection
News Analysis Australia discovered Huawei’s cyber spying in about 2012 and informed the United States, according to a new Bloomberg News investigation. Aussie discovery started… Read More »Chinese Tech Giant Huawei Attacked Aussie and US Networks in 2012
LOS ANGELES鈥擜 former Chinese official who was a fugitive for聽more than five years is expected to plead guilty Dec. 20 to a federal conspiracy聽charge alleging… Read More »Former Chinese Official to Plead Guilty in LA to Money Laundering
Australian government has agreed to help national industry rapidly design and develop new urea manufacturing capabilities to tackle a looming shortfall that could ground the… Read More »Australia to Boost Urea Production to Keep Trucking Industry Moving
Jetstar Asia will resume its flights between Singapore and Darwin after a two-year pause in travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a media release on Monday… Read More »Jetstar Asia Flights Between Singapore and Darwin Resume After 2 Year Hiatus
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said on Dec. 19 that she had never accused anyone of sexually assaulting her, and that her post on social… Read More »Tennis Star Peng Shuai Walks Back Sexual Assault Claim in Interview
HONG KONG—Blank check companies known as SPACs can list in Hong Kong starting Jan. 1, the stock exchange operator said on Friday, making it the… Read More »Hong Kong’s tweaked regime for SPAC listings starts on Jan. 1
Vaccination helps protect against COVID-19 and no safety issues have surfaced after millions of children aged 5 to 11 around the world have been vaccinated,… Read More »Benefits Outweigh Risks in Vaccinating Children: Singapore Senior Minister of StateCOVID-19 Statistics
German navy frigate Bayern docked at the International Cruise Terminal, in Tokyo, Japan, during its current deployment to the Indo-Pacific, Nov. 5, 2021. The frigate… Read More »German warship enters South China Sea on 1st deployment to region in 20 years
Infosys Ltd. extended its digital innovation partnership with the Australian Open (AO) until 2026. expanded collaboration will see Infosys and Tennis Australia continue to harness Big Data… Read More »Infosys, Australian Open Extend Collaboration Until 2026
Singapore will review the validity period for full vaccination status as new variants emerge, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung in a press release on… Read More »Boosters Needed to Extend Full Vaccination Status in Singapore
A new type of saliva-based Antigen Rapid Testing (ART) technology to diagnose COVID-19 has been developed by scientists in Singapore, co-developed by the SingHealth Duke-NUS… Read More »New Saliva-Based Antigen Rapid Testing Technology Developed by Singapore Scientists
Boys are falling behind girls in every category of literacy and numeracy at every school level, according to the 2021 NAPLAN results. worst performing category… Read More »Australian Boys Are Falling Behind in School NAPLAN Results Reveal
Telstra has been fined $2.53 million (US$1.8 million), the largest fine ever issued by the Australian Communications and Media Authority after the company breached privacy rules… Read More »Telstra Fined Millions for Security Breach
United States said that it is advancing on a $23 billion defense deal with the United Arab Emirates after the Arab state threatened to pull… Read More »Sale of 50 F-35 Stealth Jets to United Arab Emirates Will Move Ahead
News Analysis On Dec 9, 2021, Taiwan announced that a researcher working in a Biosafety-level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory in Taipei had tested positive for the… Read More »Taiwanese Lab Leak Sharpens Debate on Pandemic Origin
A screengrab from footage released by CCTV on 26 September – two days before the start of the Airshow China 2021 defence exhibition – showing… Read More »Signs that China stealth jet is assigned to skies over South China Sea
Australian and Victorian state government has inked a $2 billion (US$1.4 billion) deal with U.S. pharmaceutical giant, Moderna, to build a new facility that will… Read More »Moderna Inks Deal With Australia, Victoria to Produce 100 Million mRNA Vaccine Doses
Indonesian president Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo greets US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jakarta, Dec. 13, 2020. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed to… Read More »Blinken starts SE Asia tour, promises stronger economic ties with Indonesia
JAKARTA—Indonesia will start administering COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged between 6–11 on Tuesday, a health ministry official said, as the Southeast Asian country becomes one… Read More »Indonesia to Start Vaccinating Children Aged 6–11 Against COVID-19
Homebuyers should “exercise prudence” in taking out new mortgages as interest rates are expected to increase, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said in its… Read More »MAS Warns Singapore Homebuyers of Expected Interest Rate Hike
China’s Belt and Road Initiative has resulted in debt traps for a number of countries. Laos may have just joined the list with the opening… Read More »China to Reap Benefits and Laos Falls into Debt Trap as China-Laos Railway Begins Service
Australia, Japan, and the United States will fund an undersea cable to drive faster internet and grow connectivity to three Pacific countries. Pacific allies will… Read More »Australia, Japan, US to Fund Pacific Sea Internet Cable
Taiwanese navy sailors taking part in the commissioning ceremony of a two guided missile frigates, at Kaohsiung’s Zuoying naval base, Taiwan Nov. 8, 2018. Taiwanese… Read More »US defense bill could open way to Taiwan joining RIMPAC naval exercise
Saudi human rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has sued spyware firm DarkMatter Group and three former U.S. intelligence officials for their role in a scandal that… Read More »Former U.S. Intelligence Officials Sued by Saudi Activist for Role in Spying on Her