‘When China Attacks’ – and the US goes down to defeat
“It’s a year or two from now” and here’s what we see: explosions at Pearl Harbor and nearby Hickam Air Force Base, a drone attack at Naval Base San Diego, the collision of a Chinese-crewed fishing vessel with a US oil tanker departing Hawaii for the Western Pacific. Meanwhile, “the People’s Liberation Army is ashore […]Continue Reading
China’s industrial profits slump in January-February as COVID-19 pain lingers
BEIJING: Profits at industrial firms in China declined 22.9 per cent in the first two months of 2023 from the year before, official data showed on Monday (Mar 27), as the factory sector struggles to claw its way out of the slump caused by COVID-related disruptions. The contraction followed aContinue Reading
Malaysia aims for milk self-sufficiency by 2025, but more needs to be done to help farmers
Currently, less than half of about 80 million litres of milk consumed each year are produced locally, while the rest is imported.Continue Reading
U-20 World Cup draw in Bali postponed amid protest against Israel participation
The draw for the Under-20 FIFA World Cup that was scheduled to take place in Indonesia next week will be postponed, a source told Reuters after Bali’s governor refused to host Israel’s team. The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) said the draw that was to be held on Friday (Mar 24)Continue Reading
Can the Japan-South Korea rapprochement stick?
The Tokyo summit that brought together South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on March 23, 2023, cleared away much of the accumulated debris of the last five years of dysfunctionality. The two-day official visit — the first by a South Korean president in a dozen years — checked off a […]Continue Reading
Army reacts to influx of drugs across North border
CHIANG MAI: The army has tightened security along the northern border following reports of greater quantities and varieties of illegal drugs flowing into the country from Myanmar, which is also said to harbouring a rise in opium-growing facilities.Continue Reading
North Korea fires ballistic missile: Seoul
SEOUL: North Korea fired at least one unidentified ballistic missile on Monday (Mar 27), South Korea’s military said, the latest in its flurry of weapons tests in recent weeks. “North Korea fires an unidentified ballistic missile towards the East Sea,” Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, referring to the bodyContinue Reading
Kerala: A ghost town in the world’s most populated country
A town in the southern Indian state of Kerala is grappling with the consequences of an ageing society.Continue Reading
‘There is one in all of us’: Could the Singaporean Aunty be our national treasure?
In the first of a light-hearted CNA Women series on the Singaporean Aunty, correspondent Hidayah Salamat finds out how an enduring stereotype has become an endearing archetype – and a national symbol.Continue Reading
Democrats pitch recovery plan
The Democrat Party on Sunday unveiled its economic team with a promise to inject 1 trillion baht into the country’s financial system to boost the economic recovery.Continue Reading