WASHINGTON: A US congressional war game simulating a Chinese invasion of Taiwan showed the need to arm the island “to the teeth”, the chair of a committee on China said on Thursday (Apr 20), after the exercise indicated the US must boost production of long-range missiles and businesses must braceContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: China is increasing its Antarctic footprint according to new satellite imagery collected by a Washington-based think tank that shows construction has resumed for the first time since 2018 on the country’s fifth station in the southern polar region. Beijing has sought to develop new shipping routes in the ArcticContinue Reading
Taiwan, a self-governing island that China claims as its territory, is holding elections next year that could have a major impact on US-China relations.Continue Reading
. MEXICO CITY: Authorities claimed that on Saturday, April 15, armed men stormed a beach in the state of Guanajuato in northern Mexico, where drug cartel violence was becoming more and more pervasive. The aftermath of the assault was captured on video that was widely circulated on social media inContinue Reading
HANOI: Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday (Apr 15) expressed a desire to deepen their ties, ideally in coming months, as Washington seeks to solidify alliances to counter an increasingly assertive China. In his first visit to the key southeast Asian countryContinue Reading
SYDNEY: Following his arrest the day before, the second person ever accused of breaking Australia’s’s laws against foreign interference appeared in a local court on Saturday( Apr 15 ). Witnesses for Reuters claim that Alexander Csergo, 55, requested a postponement of the case until Monday when he appeared via videoContinue Reading
For Hanoi, it has been a difficult balancing act, being open to more cooperation with Washington without upsetting Beijing, even though Vietnam has been alarmed by China’s growing military claims in the South China Sea. The diplomatic calculus is further complicated by the increasingly close relationship between Beijing and Moscow,Continue Reading
HANOI: United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will visit Vietnam this week hoping for progress towards upgrading relations with a key trade partner that shares US worries about China’s growing might. For Hanoi, it will be a delicate test: How to show openness to the United States without angeringContinue Reading
The Indonesian island of Bali was next on the itinerary, but after that, anything is possible. “They call it ‘gap year’, but it’s the gap to what? Let me be clear, I have no idea what’s coming next,” Healey said. “At a place like Brown, you get a lot ofContinue Reading
is opposed by an Indian senator. AHMEDABAD: According to a filing on Tuesday( Apr 12 ), an Indian state lawmaker who accused Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the Congress party’s’s main opposition, of defamation, has objected to his appeal. Gandhi, 52, lost his political chair next month after a lowerContinue Reading