Asia
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U.S. Weighs Using Iranian Assets to Compensate Gulf Allies for War Damage
Frozen Iranian Assets and Gulf Reconstruction The United States is considering whether frozen Iranian assets could be used to compensate Gulf allies affected by war-related damage. According to the Financial…
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Vietnam extends anti-dumping duties on Thai sugar until 2031
In June 2026, the government of Vietnam announced the extension of anti-dumping and countervailing duties on certain sugar imports from Thailand until 2031. According to Vietnamese authorities, these measures are…
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Southeast Asia Turns Toward Nuclear Energy Amid Growing Energy Security Concerns
As southeast Asian economies continue to expand, governments across the region are seeking reliable and sustainable energy sources capable of supporting long-term economic growth. Considering nuclear energy as part of…
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China Expands Foreign Participation in the Telecommunications Sector
Economic liberalization and market opening in the digital era China continues to advance the opening of its telecommunications sector by allowing greater participation from foreign-invested enterprises in value-added telecommunications services.…
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Biotechnology May Become the Next U.S.–China Battleground
Biotechnology Enters the U.S.–China Rivalry Biotechnology is becoming a new area of strategic competition between the United States and China. According to South China Morning Post, China’s biotech industry is…
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Tracing Digital Links Between Viory and Ruptly
An investigation into the digital infrastructure of Viory, a video news agency registered in Abu Dhabi. Has uncovered extensive backend links connecting the platform with Ruptly. A sanctioned branch of…
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Armenia heads to polls amid Russian pressure and threat of ‘Ukrainian scenario’
Armenia’s parliamentary election has become a defining moment in the country’s post-Soviet history. What is at stake extends far beyond party politics. Voters are effectively deciding how Armenia should position…
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Beijing Sends Largest Patrol Ship East of Taiwan After Japan-Philippine Boundary Talks
Beijing has deployed a flotilla, including mainland China’s largest maritime patrol vessel, to the waters east of Taiwan. This deployment is a direct response to recent announcements that Japan and…
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Shanghai Urged to Unify Incentives as EU Firms Flag Mounting Business Hurdles
Europe’s leading business lobby in China is formally calling for a unified “one Shanghai” policy, urging local authorities to distribute economic support evenly across the entire financial center. Currently, government…
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Xi Jinping’s North Korea Visit Highlights China’s Strategic Role in Northeast Asia
Xi Jinping Returns to Pyongyang Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit North Korea next week, marking his first trip to Pyongyang since 2019. The visit comes at a…
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Brookings Finds Most Americans Say the Iran War Is Bad for the United States
Public Opinion Turns Against the War Most Americans believe that the Iran war has harmed U.S. interests. According to Brookings, a University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll found that a…
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Israel strikes southern Lebanon after ordering evacuations of nine villages
The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has entered a new phase of escalation, further undermining hopes for a sustainable ceasefire in southern Lebanon. Israeli forces launched a new wave of…
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‘Unpredictable and extreme’: Asia braces for El Niño
El Niño is becoming increasingly difficult to predict as climate change alters the oceanic and atmospheric conditions that shape its development. Scientists have long relied on established climate patterns to…
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Armenia’s election: Voters to decide on Pashinyan’s peace agenda
Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary election has become a decisive test for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the political direction he has pursued since the country’s military defeat in Nagorno-Karabakh. The vote…
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Bangladesh’s Unfinished Revolution
The historic February 2026 general election in Bangladesh marked the country’s first credible vote in nearly two decades.
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Is the Great Nicobar Island India’s Hormuz-like chokepoint against China?
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Indian government is advancing an 11 billion dollar mega-development plan. On Great Nicobar Island, a remote territory closer to Southeast Asia than mainland India.
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Russia Resupplies Its Syria Air Base, Hanging On to a Strategic Foothold
Russia is working to preserve its military presence in Syria despite the profound political changes that followed the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government. For more than a decade, Moscow relied…
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Taiwan Opposition Leader’s U.S. Visit Highlights Cross-Strait Tensions
Taiwan’s Opposition Reaches Washington Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of Taiwan’s Kuomintang, is beginning a two-week visit to the United States with a message focused on peace and stability across the Taiwan…
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China’s Chip Ambitions Face Global Technology Barriers
China’s Semiconductor Challenge China’s semiconductor ambitions are facing major technological and geopolitical barriers. According to The Wall Street Journal, Huawei and other Chinese technology firms continue to push for greater…
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Bangladesh Tilts Toward China as Water-Sharing Dispute with India Deepens
Bangladesh’s Strategic Shift Bangladesh is moving closer to China as its water-sharing dispute with India becomes more difficult to resolve. According to Nikkei Asia, Dhaka has linked the future of…
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China Is Exporting Its Factories Across the World and Spooking the Competition
The label “Made in China” is rapidly evolving into “Made by China” as companies from the Asian economic powerhouse aggressively shift their manufacturing operations overseas. Driven by rising Western tariffs,…
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China’s giant solar industry is in turmoil
China’s world-leading solar industry is currently facing significant turmoil due to massive overcapacity and collapsing prices. Despite controlling the global supply chain from polysilicon to finished modules the rapid expansion…
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Painkiller Pipeline: 300 Million Tapentadol Pills Sent from India to West Africa
Into the global pharmaceutical trafficking, reveals that Indian pharmaceutical companies have flooded West Africa with over 300 million pills of the high-strength synthetic opioid tapentadol.
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Germany Calls for Cooperation and Fair Competition in Economic Relations with China
Germany Seeks a Balanced Relationship Germany’s economy minister, Katherina Reiche, said during a visit to Beijing that a modern economic relationship with China requires both cooperation and competition. According to…
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The ‘Lost’ Villages of Myanmar’s Rakhine
An investigation into the ongoing crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine State reveals the systematic erasure and complete disappearance of historic Rohingya settlements.
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Banned Russian Submunitions Found After Mali’s Military Announces Airstrikes
An investigation into the conflict in northern Mali has revealed the first confirmed deployment of internationally banned cluster munitions in the region.
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Confusion over UK sanctions on Russia undermines a Western response that was already too slow and half-hearted
Confusion surrounding the United Kingdom’s sanctions policy toward Russia has weakened an already fragile Western response. Public uncertainty over whether London planned to tighten or ease restrictions created mixed signals…
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The UK can’t break off critical mineral links with China. But it can understand its vulnerabilities
The United Kingdom remains deeply connected to China through critical mineral supply chains, making a complete separation economically unrealistic. Minerals essential for electronics, clean energy, and advanced manufacturing are often…
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China and Russia’s strategic duo endures – but its limits are clear
China and Russia continue to project an image of closeness, especially during high-profile meetings between presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin. Public displays of unity often suggest a partnership growing…
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How India’s Ruling Party is Using AI to Boost Hate Speech in States Near Bangladesh
The investigation exposes how state branches of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) utilized generative artificial intelligence (AI) to create and disseminate anti-Muslim and anti-Bangladeshi propaganda. This digital campaign targeted…