| Date | Title | Description |
| 02.09.2026 | Commentary: Rebuilding Nepal without repeating mistakes of 2015 earthquake | SALT LAKE CITY, Utah: As of Sep 1, the unfolding flood disaster in Nepal has left at least 1,000 people dead and nearly 4,500 missing after millions of cubic metres of water raced down the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers.
The immediate econ... |
| 25.08.2026 | Commentary: Trump’s ‘57 nukes’ assessment and the hollowing out of North Korean denuclearisation | BOSTON, Massachusetts: Donald Trump’s recent public acknowledgement that North Korea possesses “57 very powerful nuclear weapons” was framed by the United States president himself as evidence of his pragmatic ability to manage the threat.
Y... |
| 20.08.2026 | Why Taiwan and the South China Sea matter to the US and the world | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO
BEIJING (AP) — When U.S. Sen. Darline Graham struggled to answer in a debate whether the U.S. has a national security interest in Taiwan and the South China Sea, she drew cri... |
| 20.08.2026 | Commentary: Asia is rearming fast - but counting the wrong kind of military power | BEIJING: For six decades, Nissan’s Oppama plant south of Tokyo built cars - some 18 million, including the Leaf, the world’s first mass-market electric car.
The plant is due to close in 2028. Its next life may be building military drones: A... |
| 13.08.2026 | Mecca Pact Signals US Credibility Crisis in Gulf; Iran Answers With Hormuz Control Law | By Kyle Belmonte
Published: Aug 13 2026, 11:48 AM EDT
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard |
| 06.08.2026 | Taiwan War Games Cut Officer Scripts to Counter China Decapitation Strikes | By Kyle Belmonte
Published: Aug 06 2026, 3:13 PM EDT
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard |
| 29.07.2026 | Australia Picks AUKUS Dry Dock Designer as Virginia-Class Submarine Deadline Nears | By Jackie Manning
Published: Jul 29 2026, 9:45 AM EDT
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard |
| 18.07.2026 | Commentary: Hormuz is no longer one front in US-Iran war - it is becoming a test | CANBERRA: United States President Donald Trump’s proposal to charge a 20 per cent fee on cargo moving through the Strait of Hormuz under US protection was quickly walked back within a day. But it revealed how much the war is shifting.
More ... |
| 15.07.2026 | Commentary: What's behind North Korea's recent economic boom? | SEOUL: A June 2026 Wall Street Journal article described North Korea as “the world’s most surprising economic success story” - a claim many would instinctively dismiss, yet one that warrants closer examination. The debate has gained enough ... |
| 11.07.2026 | Cuba Grid Collapses Twice in Five Days: Fuel Starvation Stripped All Redundancy | By Jerry Owens
Published: Jul 11 2026, 4:07 PM EDT
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard |
| 10.07.2026 | CNA Explains: Why China's rare missile test is putting the Pacific on edge | Listen
8 min
New: You can now listen to articles.
This audio is generated by an AI tool.
China’s recent test of a long-range ballistic missile into the Pacific has raised alarm across the region and drawn scrutiny from the United States and... |
| 07.07.2026 | Why oil investors fear the next toll fight could be the Strait of Malacca | The prospect of fees to transit the Strait of Hormuz has sparked alarm, not least by investors who fear it could be replicated in other maritime corridors.
Janiv Shah, vice president of commodity markets at Rystad Energy, told CNBC that som... |
| 26.06.2026 | Mediators worked through threats and strikes to broker the US-Iran deal, and challenges remain | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By MUNIR AHMED, ABBY SEWELL, SAMY MAGDY and E. EDUARDO CASTILLO
ISLAMABAD (AP) — As the U.S. and Iran exchanged escalating strikes on June 11, a plane carrying Qatari mediators was stranded on the ... |
| 16.06.2026 | US military to build war-ready stockpile in Australia: Documents | SYDNEY: The US military is planning a permanent war-ready weapons stockpile for its Marine Corps on Australia's southeast coast beyond the range of most Chinese missiles, tender documents showed and officials confirmed to AFP.
The developme... |
| 21.05.2026 | Commentary: The haze over Southeast Asia clouds more than the sky | PEKANBARU, Indonesia: As warnings grow over the possible arrival of a “Godzilla” El Nino in Southeast Asia later this year, rising temperatures and intensifying drought conditions are once again increasing fire risk across the region’s vast... |
| 16.05.2026 | Commentary: Vietnam wants to be a global semiconductor hub, and America is all in | BENGALURU, India: With an ambitious goal to enter the middle-income bracket by 2030 and to become a developed country by 2045, Vietnam sees innovation and digital transformation as “golden keys” to unlock the doors to its new phase of devel... |
| 14.05.2026 | Commentary: The odds racket in prediction markets | NEW DELHI: A multi-billion-dollar industry is thriving around a contemporary obsession with scientistic soothsaying. Prediction pays.
Want odds on the prospect for Donald Trump to take military action against Cuba? Or the chances for succes... |
| 29.04.2026 | Commentary: Beijing intensifies diplomatic isolation of Taiwan’s president | WASHINGTON: Last week, Beijing deployed a new tactic for diplomatically isolating Taiwan.
On Apr 21, President Lai Ching-te postponed a trip to Eswatini, Taiwan’s last remaining diplomatic partner in Africa, after three countries abruptly r... |
| 28.04.2026 | Commentary: China is remaking the South China Sea with a return to island-building | SYDNEY: After nearly a decade of relative pause, China has resumed large-scale island-building in the South China Sea.
Satellite images of Antelope Reef in the Paracel Islands show a once-submerged feature rapidly transformed into what coul... |
| 15.04.2026 | Commentary: ASEAN’s energy crisis is not about energy | SEMARANG, Indonesia: The Hormuz blockade has exposed something deeper than a supply disruption – the overarching limits of Southeast Asian agency in a crisis it cannot shape.
Six weeks into the worst energy disruption in modern history, the... |
| 18.03.2026 | Commentary: Beware the long reach of the Iran war in Asia’s food systems | SYDNEY: The Iran war threatens more than global energy supplies – it also looms as a potential food shock. Emerging South and Southeast Asian economies are particularly exposed.
Much of the oil that would ordinarily transit the Strait of Ho... |
| 03.03.2026 | Commentary: Japanese investment in China keeps rising despite political tensions | TAIWAN: For China-Japan relations, 2026 feels like a strange moment, perhaps the worst of times, and the best.
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a landslide victory in the snap election on Feb 8, a move she framed as a way to consol... |
| 03.03.2026 | War on Iran: 5 questions confronting China as conflict widens | Listen
15 min
New: You can now listen to articles.
This audio is generated by an AI tool.
BEIJING: The United States and Israel’s sweeping strikes on Iran have upended the Middle East, unleashing retaliatory strikes by Tehran across multipl... |
| 26.02.2026 | Commentary: My aunties now debate Trump’s tariffs on Indonesia. Here’s what they miss | JAKARTA: Indonesian family WhatsApp groups are often a reliable barometer of national mood. So, when my aunties started debating tariff percentages – rather than forwarding TikTok videos about herbal remedies – it was clear that trade polic... |
| 25.02.2026 | Commentary: Myanmar and Timor-Leste quarrel calls ASEAN’s conventional wisdom into question | SYDNEY: The conventional account of why Timor-Leste’s membership of the Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is good for regional security goes something like this: Timor-Leste is a young, post-conflict, least-developed country. ... |
| 16.02.2026 | Myanmar expels Timor-Leste's representative over war crimes case | YANGON: Myanmar's junta on Sunday (Feb 15) announced the ejection of Timor-Leste's top representative in the country, after a rights group said Dili had opened a legal case against the military for war crimes.
Myanmar's military - which sna... |
| 13.02.2026 | Commentary: Chinese electric vehicles made in the US - is that possible? | MELBOURNE: The fortress built by Washington to keep Chinese electric vehicles out is no longer looking so impregnable.
On many metrics, certainly scale and affordability, Chinese companies are well ahead of the rest when it comes to manufac... |
| 16.01.2026 | Commentary: Indonesia’s gamble on mega merger of ride-hailing firms | SYDNEY: Speculation is mounting over a potential merger between Southeast Asia’s two largest superapps – Indonesia’s GoTo, listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, and Singapore’s Grab Holdings, listed on the Nasdaq in the United States. If ... |
| 17.12.2025 | Commentary: How Asia’s Gen Z is losing out to China’s US$1 trillion surplus | SINGAPORE: China’s new economic model is putting the future of Asia’s Gen Z at risk.
The continent is home to some of the world’s most trade-oriented economies and rode globalisation to lift the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of millions... |
| 13.12.2025 | Commentary: Why North Korea is modernising its conventional arsenal | BOSTON, Massachusetts: For North Korea's nuclear arsenal, 2025 has been a relatively quiet year. It neither tested a nuclear weapon nor fired an intercontinental ballistic missile.
The story is different with regard to its conventional arse... |
| 09.12.2025 | Commentary: Sumatra floods show Indonesia is stuck in a cycle of crisis management | SYDNEY: As the floodwaters in Sumatra started to recede, the full extent of the devastation became painfully clear: more than 900 lives lost, over 3.2 million people affected and entire communities left underwater. It ticked every box for n... |
| 05.11.2025 | Commentary: To join the ASEAN neighbourhood, Timor-Leste should connect with Indonesia | SYDNEY: Wandering through the cavernous, white-tiled port building of Kupang, in Indonesia’s West Timor, you might momentarily think you’re in the maritime gateway to a much bigger place. But linger a little longer and it’s clear the gliste... |
| 31.10.2025 | Commentary: A dynamite film, but a house of cards on nuclear reality | WASHINGTON DC: Three years ago, when I was serving at the United States National Security Council, we were faced with a nuclear crisis. As Bob Woodward described it in his book War, the intelligence community assessed that if Russian forces... |
| 29.10.2025 | Commentary: Is the India-China detente real? | Listen
5 min
New: You can now listen to articles.
This audio is generated by an AI tool.
GOA, India: This week, Indian airline IndiGo flew one of its A320 planes from Kolkata to Guangzhou. It was the first direct flight from India to China ... |
| 09.10.2025 | Commentary: Vietnam is courting North Korea – and still winning Western friends | Listen
5 min
New: You can now listen to articles.
This audio is generated by an AI tool.
BOSTON, Massachusetts: The pandemic rudely interrupted plans, but Vietnam is finally getting around to reciprocating the 2019 visit by North Korean lea... |
| 09.09.2025 | Commentary: Who is Thailand’s new prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul? | SYDNEY: The rapid demise of two Thai prime ministers in as many years has paved the way for a third: Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the third largest party in the Thai parliament, Bhumjaithai.
Who is Anutin, and what does his appointment sa... |
| 06.09.2025 | Commentary: Afghanistan’s earthquake is a force multiplier of fragility | KABUL: After four decades of war in Afghanistan, an earthquake is just one more serving of misery. The disasters this week have claimed more than 2,200 lives and injured over 3,000 people, deepening an already dire situation since the Talib... |
| 04.09.2025 | Commentary: What resuming direct India-China flights reveals about Modi’s and Xi’s priorities | LONDON: No direct commercial flights have connected the world’s two most populous countries for the past five years, a consequence of COVID-19 shutdowns and then simmering tensions between India and China.
So, it was a surprise to many that... |
| 03.09.2025 | China’s military parade reveals new hypersonic missiles, drone submarines and ICBMs | The display of the three systems together is noteworthy, said Meia Nouwens, senior fellow for Chinese security and defense policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.
“All of that, of course, goes back to this key... |
| 30.08.2025 | Commentary: The bigger story behind Modi’s China trip | SINGAPORE: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to travel to China this weekend to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. In the United States, this revived India-China dialogue – it will be the first visit b... |
| 27.08.2025 | Commentary: Why fears about Japan going nuclear are likely overblown | SEOUL: Concern about a potential nuclear arms race in Asia has been growing ever since North Korea’s first atomic test in 2006, which served as a wake-up call to the international community and regional neighbours. While much attention has ... |
| 20.08.2025 | Commentary: North Korea's Kim Jong Un is building warships his grandfather never could - but to what end? | BOSTON, Massachusetts: When a warship capsized as it was being launched at a North Korean shipyard in May - the debacle watched by leader Kim Jong Un - it was easy to miss the main message. North Korea is pursuing its most ambitious naval m... |
| 13.08.2025 | Commentary: The dangers of US-Russia dealmaking without Ukraine at the table | WELLINGTON: Uncertainty, and no little trepidation, surrounds the upcoming Trump-Putin meeting on Aug 15 in Alaska.
While Trump has (for now) ruled out attendance at the meeting by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, it’s still not cle... |
| 08.08.2025 | Kremlin says Trump, Putin to meet soon as Ukraine seeks role for Europe | WASHINGTON: Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet in the coming days, the Kremlin said on Thursday (Aug 7), as the US president seeks a breakthrough to end the Ukraine war after voicing mounting frustration with his Russian counterpart ... |
| 07.08.2025 | Commentary: Prabowo’s Indonesia draws opposition via cartoon pirates | CANBERRA: The lead up to Indonesia’s Independence Day on Aug 17 is a colourful affair. Red and white blankets every surface and pole in the country ahead of celebrations. This year will mark an 80-year milestone – one the government isn’t k... |
| 01.08.2025 | Commentary: Air force modernisation in Southeast Asia – deterrence or danger? | SYDNEY: Southeast Asia is in the midst of a sweeping wave of air force modernisation, signalling a profound transformation in the region’s defence posture. From Indonesia and Malaysia to the Philippines and Thailand, governments are investi... |
| 31.07.2025 | Trump to announce tariff rate for Malaysia on Aug 1, will attend ASEAN Summit in October: Anwar | New: You can now listen to articles.
This audio is generated by an AI tool.
KUALA LUMPUR: United States President Donald Trump will announce the tariff rate for Malaysian imports on Friday, said Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, confi... |
| 28.07.2025 | Thais and Cambodians refuse to leave homes on clash frontier | SURIN, Thailand: Under the drumbeat of artillery fire near Thailand's border with Cambodia, farmer Samuan Niratpai refuses to abandon his buffalo herd, stubbornly risking his life to tend his livestock.
"At 5am every day, I hear the lo... |
| 15.07.2025 | Commentary: Can Malaysia nudge ASEAN beyond non-interference to tackle the scam crisis in Myanmar? | SINGAPORE: ASEAN’s traditional non-interference doctrine has posed an acute challenge for the regional body in responding to the 2021 coup in Myanmar.
A Five-Point Consensus proposal has seen little progress, with a major obstacle that memb... |
| 27.06.2025 | Bridging Innovation and Diplomacy: The ASEAN Landscape in 2025 | In 2025, Southeast Asia stands at a crossroads. Two significant events highlight the region's dual focus on innovation and diplomacy. Malaysia's launch of the Startup ASEAN platform aims to unify and empower startups across the region. Mean... |
| 27.06.2025 | Commentary: Thailand-Cambodia tensions reveal risks of backchannel diplomacy | SYDNEY: On Jun 15, Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra made a private phone call to Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen, a former prime minister who remains the dominant political figure in the country.
The call was meant to de-escal... |
| 22.06.2025 | Commentary: India and Pakistan are on a global charm offensive to tell their version of the conflict | LONDON: In the past fortnight, multi-party parliamentary delegations from India and Pakistan have stopped in London as part of a world tour. Having had the opportunity to interact with both delegations, one thing becomes abundantly clear: D... |
| 27.05.2025 | The Ceasefire Tango: Russia and Ukraine's Negotiation Dance | The Russia-Ukraine conflict has become a tragic ballet, with each side performing its own choreography. The latest round of ceasefire negotiations, held in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, marks a significant moment in this ongoing drama. It’s a da... |
| 27.05.2025 | Developing nations face 'tidal wave' of China debt: Report | SYDNEY: The world's poorest nations face a "tidal wave of debt" as repayments to China hit record highs in 2025, an Australian think-tank warned in a new report Tuesday (May 27).
China's Belt and Road Initiative lending spree of t... |
| 24.05.2025 | Commentary: Israeli embassy staff killings expose the limits of diplomatic protection | SYDNEY: The brutal killing of two embassy staff from the Israeli mission in the heart of Washington DC is a chilling marker of the dangers in an age of lone-wolf terrorism and transnational radicalisation.
Diplomats have long known the risk... |
| 22.05.2025 | Commentary: What to make of the restart in Russia-Ukraine ceasefire negotiations | PYEONGTAEK, South Korea: Last week, Russian and Ukrainian ceasefire negotiators met face-to-face for the first time since March 2022. The location for the talks was the same as three years ago, some of the negotiators were the same, but the... |
| 25.04.2025 | Commentary: In US-China rivalry, Southeast Asia is no one’s prize. Why do we insist otherwise? | WASHINGTON, DC: It’s 2025, yet we’re still talking about Southeast Asian countries as outposts – spheres of influence, in wonk speak – for imperial influence.
Ten years since the great power competition framework returned to Washington, ten... |
| 11.04.2025 | Commentary: Indonesia is making big moves to modernise its military – but can it sustain the shift? | SYDNEY: For decades, Indonesia has spent little – by global standards – on its military. And the modest resources available have been mostly directed to the army rather than the navy or air force.
Investments in these latter two services ha... |
| 06.04.2025 | Commentary: What’s in a name? China tests Trump’s resolve on Taiwan | BEIJING: China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) this week deployed the aircraft carrier Shandong alongside 19 warships in military exercises encircling Taiwan. Initially conducted without an official codename – a departure from previous pra... |
| 03.04.2025 | The Philippines: Balancing Development and Sovereignty Amidst Chinese Influence | The Philippines finds itself at a crossroads. It’s a nation caught between the need for development and the desire for sovereignty. The tug-of-war is palpable. On one side, there’s China, offering a tempting array of financial aid. On the o... |
| 03.04.2025 | Polar bear-inhabited islands affected by Trump tariffs | The only inhabitants on Jan Mayen, part of Norway since 1930, are staff of the Norwegian military and the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. The island — 370 miles northeast of Iceland — is partly covered by glaciers.
The Norwegian militar... |
| 28.03.2025 | Commentary: The Philippines walks a tightrope with Chinese aid | SYDNEY: At last week’s Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, the Philippines’ Armed Forces Chief didn’t mince words, calling on India and South Korea to join an Indo-Pacific “squad” to push back against China’s aggressive tactics in the South Chin... |
| 27.03.2025 | Commentary: Made in Vietnam or a backdoor for Chinese exports? | Listen
7 min
New: You can now listen to articles.
This audio is generated by an AI tool.
SYDNEY: Vietnam was one of the biggest beneficiaries of the tariffs imposed by Donald Trump during his first term. This time, Vietnam could be among th... |
| 16.03.2025 | Commentary: Myanmar’s junta may have struck a deal with Russia to boost its imagery intelligence – but why? | BRISBANE: There is one aspect of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing’s recent visit to Russia that has largely escaped notice. This was Vladimir Putin’s offer to help Myanmar’s military regime improve its access to satellite imagery.
This not on... |
| 31.01.2025 | Nuclear Energy: The Silent Giant in Australia’s Energy Future | Australia stands at a crossroads. The energy landscape is shifting, and nuclear power is emerging as a key player. A recent survey by Energy News Bulletin reveals a striking trend: 78.5% of energy sector professionals support nuclear energy... |
| 31.01.2025 | Commentary: Be careful about predicting downfall of Myanmar's 'failed junta' as it enters fifth year in power | Listen
6 min
New: You can now listen to articles.
This audio is generated by an AI tool.
BRISBANE: Activists, pundits and even some academic commentators have described the military power grab in Myanmar on Feb 1, 2021 as a “failed coup”. I... |
| 27.01.2025 | New report by Energy News Bulletin reveals strong support within the energy industry for Coalition's nuclear plans | 78.5% of all respondents said they would like to see nuclear energy as part of Australia's energy mix in the next 25yrs
86.3% of all respondents cited the reliability of nuclear energy as a power source as the main benefit/opportunity of nu... |
| 21.01.2025 | Commentary: Whatever Elon Musk says, DOGE is not the answer to improving productivity | SUTTON, Australia: US President Donald Trump has asked Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to establish a Department of Government Efficiency – to be known by the acronym DOGE – to “dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut ... |
| 19.01.2025 | Commentary: The report card for Prabowo’s first 100 days? A confused one | CANBERRA: One of the great questions that lingered after former army general Prabowo Subianto won Indonesia’s presidential election with a landslide last February was: What kind of president would this man be?
As Indonesia’s notoriously lon... |
| 18.01.2025 | China’s Jetliner Ambitions: A Flight into the Future or a Grounded Dream? | China's aviation industry is soaring. The C919, dubbed the "Great Airplane," recently took its first international flight. It connected Shanghai to Hong Kong, a significant milestone for a nation eager to showcase its engineering ... |
| 17.01.2025 | Commentary: China’s jetliner dreams are getting real, but it's too early to celebrate | LONDON: To ring in the new year, China’s homegrown jet, the C919 – nicknamed “daifeiji”, or “Great Airplane” – took its first regularly scheduled passenger flight outside the Chinese mainland.
The new daily route, linking Shanghai Hongqiao ... |
| 07.01.2025 | Senseera: Liquid Biopsy Company Raises $7.1 Million (Seed) | Senseera – a liquid biopsy company pioneering chromatin epigenomics – announced closing a $7.1 million seed funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from I-Next Capital and the Lowy Medical Research Institute.
Th... |
| 20.12.2024 | Australia agrees deal to finance, train Solomon Islands police | Australia said on Friday (Dec 20) it has agreed to boost Solomon Islands' police force with a finance and training package for the Pacific nation, which has fostered close ties with China.
The deal includes A$190 million (US$118 million) in... |
| 17.12.2024 | Navigating the Storm: ASEAN's Role in Myanmar's Crisis | The winds of change are blowing through Southeast Asia. Myanmar, once a land of promise, now finds itself in turmoil. The military coup of 2021 shattered the dreams of democracy. Since then, the region has been grappling with the fallout. T... |
| 16.12.2024 | Anwar forming advisory team for Malaysia's ASEAN chairmanship; names include Thaksin and reportedly George Yeo | Listen to this article
Anwar forming advisory team for Malaysia's ASEAN chairmanship; names include Thaksin and reportedly George Yeo
6 min
New: You can now listen to articles.
This audio is generated by an AI tool.
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia Prim... |
| 10.12.2024 | Pacific Islands wait for Trump, wary of climate and China stance | Pacific island nations at the centre of a strategic rivalry between the US and China that brought infrastructure and funding hope President-elect Donald Trump stays engaged in the region but are wary of competition spilling into confrontati... |
| 23.11.2024 | Cambodia's flagship canal in hot water as China funding dries up | PHNOM PENH: At a ceremony in August, Cambodia's leader Hun Manet knelt to receive blessings from saffron-robed monks as fireworks and balloons heralded the breaking of ground for a canal he hopes will transform his country's economic fortun... |
| 18.11.2024 | Southeast Asia needs serious money to get to net zero | A successful transition to a low-carbon economy – especially in the region’s low- and middle-income countries – will rely heavily on two things.
The first is international concessional finance and the second, stronger climate targets to acc... |
| 29.10.2024 | Indonesia's Balancing Act: Navigating Tensions and Energy Needs | Indonesia stands at a crossroads. The recent incidents in the North Natuna Sea highlight a delicate dance between asserting sovereignty and maintaining crucial ties with China. As the new Prabowo Subianto government takes the helm, the nati... |
| 25.10.2024 | Chinese vessel in Natuna: Indonesia’s response ‘shows resolve’ by new Prabowo government without harming ties, say analysts | Listen to this article
Chinese vessel in Natuna: Indonesia's response 'shows resolve' by new Prabowo government without harming ties, say analysts
1 min
New: You can now listen to articles.
This audio is generated by an AI tool.
SINGAPORE: ... |
| 06.10.2024 | Commentary: New slate of leaders will grapple with contentious issues at Laos ASEAN summit | SYDNEY: Over the next few days, one of Southeast Asia’s smallest countries, Laos, will play host to its neighbours for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. It will also welcome the region’s great powers, including the ... |
| 28.09.2024 | A Delicate Balance: Japan, China, and the Seafood Saga | In the intricate dance of international relations, few issues are as slippery as trade. The recent developments between Japan and China over seafood imports reveal a complex web of diplomacy, public sentiment, and economic strategy. As the ... |
| 27.09.2024 | Commentary: China’s removal of Japan seafood ban comes at a time of high bilateral tensions | TOKYO: On Sep 20, Beijing announced it would soon begin removing a blanket ban on the import of Japanese seafood products originally imposed in August 2023.
The news came in a press release stating Japan and China had reached a “shared unde... |
| 24.09.2024 | Commentary: Sri Lankans made it clear they want change in a historic election | COLOMBO: It’s a slightly scary feeling when the hotel manager calls you in your room and tells you that the police have put the whole country into curfew, and you cannot go outside. But perhaps that’s my fault for travelling to Sri Lanka du... |
| 18.09.2024 | Commentary: The whole world risks losing from the US-China rivalry | LONDON: American and Chinese foreign policy sometimes feel like mirror images. The Americans are obsessed by containing Chinese power. The Chinese are obsessed by containing American power.
But the mirroring stops when it comes to how these... |
| 07.09.2024 | Commentary: China-Philippines trust in troubled waters | CANBERRA: China and the Philippines reached a deal in July to enable the continuation of Philippine resupply missions at the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. The confrontation reached new heights in June when Manila accu... |
| 05.09.2024 | Commentary: Can the US and China avoid a catastrophic clash? | NEW YORK: Last week, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan travelled to China for a multi-day trip in an attempt to keep relations between Washington and Beijing on a somewhat even-keel as the United States prepares for a political tra... |
| 01.09.2024 | Commentary: Is Russia really European anymore? | MELBOURNE: The Russian government issued a strategic planning document on foreign policy in March 2023, a year after troops rolled across the Ukraine border for a full-scale invasion. The planning document reconceptualised Russia not as a E... |
| 30.08.2024 | Pacific island nations call for greater focus on sea level rise as UN and experts warn of urgent global threat | Listen to this article
Pacific island nations call for greater focus on sea level rise as UN and experts warn of urgent global threat
1 min
New: You can now listen to articles.
This audio is generated by an AI tool.
BANGKOK: When United Nat... |
| 29.08.2024 | Rising Tensions in the Pacific: A New Era of Security and Diplomacy | The Pacific region is a chessboard, with powerful players maneuvering for control. Recent events highlight the growing tensions between China and its neighbors, particularly Japan and the Pacific Island nations. As nations scramble to asser... |
| 28.08.2024 | Pacific Island leaders endorse joint policing plan | NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga: Pacific Island leaders endorsed a landmark regional policing plan on Wednesday (Aug 28) at a summit in Tonga, a contentious move seen as trying to limit China's security role in the region.
Leaders unveiled a plan to crea... |
| 28.08.2024 | Commentary: Indonesia’s U-turn on election law after protests is only a partial victory | CANBERRA: On Aug 22, following a massive social media backlash and star-studded protest movement organised by civil society groups, Indonesia’s House of Representatives (DPR) capitulated to protesters’ demands to abort a controversial Local... |
| 21.08.2024 | Commentary: Is Japan ready for a female prime minister? | Listen to this article
Commentary: Is Japan ready for a female prime minister?
1 min
New: You can now listen to articles.
This audio is generated by an AI tool.
SINGAPORE: With Fumio Kishida last week announcing that he will not re-contest ... |
| 15.08.2024 | Legal Missteps and Undersea Vulnerabilities: A Tale of Accountability and Consequences | In the world of law and international relations, the stakes are high. A recent case in Singapore highlights the delicate balance between legal ethics and the protection of individuals' identities. Meanwhile, a maritime incident in the Balti... |
| 15.08.2024 | Commentary: Beijing’s Baltic confession exposes undersea vulnerability | CANBERRA: China has finally acknowledged that the Hong Kong-flagged ship NewNew Polar Bear was responsible for damaging critical undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea.
The incident - which Beijing is calling an “accident” - occurred in ... |
| 09.08.2024 | Commentary: Muhammad Yunus faces the most extraordinary test - as Bangladesh’s saviour | CANBERRA: What a wild ride 2024 has been for Muhammad Yunus. In June, he was indicted on charges of embezzlement, while on Jan 1, he was found guilty of labour law violations, for which he faced the prospect of six months in jail.
Now, he’s... |
| 04.08.2024 | Commentary: Will Malaysia build ASEAN with BRICS? | KUALA LUMPUR: Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia’s prime minister, is known to be bold.
Anwar’s decision to join BRICS, with Malaysia this week formally submitting its application, is in keeping with his determination to pursue a “fiercely independent... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Dual Edge of Progress: Intel's AI Innovations and Vietnam's Economic Struggles**
** | ** In the world of technology, Intel stands as a titan. Its recent partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) showcases a bold vision. The goal? To make artificial intelligence (AI) accessible to developers and athletes alik... |
| 19.07.2024 | Commentary: Political upheaval in Vietnam is holding its economy back | SYDNEY: Vietnam in many ways seems the belle of the ball in Southeast Asia. Economically it has been amongst the top beneficiaries as multinational firms and supply chains look to diversify out of China.
And that’s because in part geo-strat... |
| 04.07.2024 | Commentary: Why is Indian PM Modi going to Russia? | NEW DELHI: Indian foreign policy is playing at a consistent tempo. Just four days after being sworn in for a third term last month, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Italy attending the outreach session of the G7 summit, reinforci... |
