In early March 2023, I mixed with the Make America Great Again faithful at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference – a popular meeting, often known as CPAC, for conservative activists and political figures. I walked, ate and sat with the attendees at the National Harbor in Maryland over the course of four days. Many […]Continue Reading
FastBeetle’s success on Shark Tank India is motivating youngsters in the region to dream big.Continue Reading
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Americans will be deploying as many as 200 troops to Taiwan to serve in training and advisory roles to Taiwan’s military. This is a good development. If properly deployed, a hundred or two hundred troops can have a positive, even outsized, effect. Among other things, the Americans can train more of Taiwan’s […]Continue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Tuesday (Mar 14), South Korea’s military said, the latest in a series of weapons tests as the South and the United States conduct their largest joint military drills in years. The missiles were fired at around 7.40amContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: China will once again start issuing a range of visas to foreigners as of Wednesday (Mar 15), the country’s embassy in Washington said, a major easing of travel restrictions in force since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move marks the latest step towards reopening China to theContinue Reading
BEIJING: China said that it will reopen its borders to foreign tourists for the first time in three years since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic by restoring the issuance of all types of visas from Wednesday (Mar 15). The removal of this last cross-border control measure imposed to guardContinue Reading
The US, UK and Australia say new nuclear-powered submarines will help ensure stability in the Pacific.Continue Reading
We know climate change is a serious issue, but don’t practise sustainable behaviour all the time. CNA explores the mental hurdles possibly standing in the way.Continue Reading
India is well-positioned to seize opportunities from the changing geopolitical climate, but it will have to invest to ensure good jobs for its young workforce, says NUS Institute of South Asian Studies’ Iqbal Singh Sevea.Continue Reading
An anti-government group tried to confront Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha during his official tour in Ratchaburi yesterday, as pickets against political parties at their campaign trails could be expected to be more common.Continue Reading