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Quad Signals Renewed Momentum at New Delhi Meeting Amid Growing Competition With China

The recent Quad foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi on May 26 (Tuesday) produced a series of initiatives covering strategic infrastructure, maritime and energy security, critical minerals supply chains, and

US Delay of $14 Billion Taiwan Arms Package Raises Questions Over America’s Defense Capacity and China Strategy

JuJust a week after the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing, the U.S. paused a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan to ensure it had sufficient weapons stockpiles for the Iran war,
Xi Clashed With Trump Over Japan’s ‘Rearmament’ During Beijing Summit: Insiders
As Trump Met Xi in Beijing, Japan Was Watching Closely
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent meets with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo in May 2026
Xi-Putin Summit Underscores China-Russia Push for Multipolar World Order: Reports
India-Nordic Summit: $100 Billion Trade Framework to Boost Tech, Green Transition and Arctic Cooperation
Why Do Japanese People Prefer Wooden Houses?
Trump’s Warning Against ‘Taiwan Independence’ Seen as Tactical Play in Talks With Beijing: Analysts
Victoria cancelled the DANOUT license plate because it was "offensive" to Premier Daniel Andrews
Victoria Government Cancels License Plates Protesting Premier
A government agency in Australia’s Victoria State has canceled a man’s license plates because they protest...
New Zealand is to debate lowering the voting age to 16 after the Supreme Court ruled the current age of 18 to be discriminatory. Lucy Fielder has more. (Image: Screenshot / Reuters)
New Zealand Court Rules Voting Age of 18 is Discriminatory
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON - New Zealand's highest court ruled on Monday that the country's current...
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Iran Protests Akin to Revolt, Regime Not Yet in Danger – Israeli Spy Chief
Israel's military intelligence chief said on Monday (November 21) that protests rocking Iran were beginning...
Kim Jong Un Oversees Latest North Korean Nuclear Missile Test, Brings Daughter to Launch Site
North Korea tested its new Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Friday, Nov. 18, sending...
Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated to a 40-year high in October, driven by currency weakness and imported cost pressures that the central bank shrugs off as it sticks to a policy of ultra-low interest rates. (Image: Screenshot / Reuters)
Japan’s inflation hits 40-year high as BOJ sticks to easy policy
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO - Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated to a 40-year high in October...
The Dunhuang Caves: An Earthly Glimpse Into Otherworldly Realms
In China’s northwest, on the edge of the Gobi Desert, lies a town that was once a blessed stopover for...
Dollar Advances Ahead of Inflation Data As Cryptocurrencies Crumble
SINGAPORE — The dollar regained its footing on Wednesday, Nov. 9 ahead of key U.S. inflation data due...
A staff wearing a face shield sells fish at Japan's supermarket group Aeon's shopping mall as the mall reopens amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Chiba, Japan May 28, 2020. (Image: Screenshot / REUTERS)
Japan Household Spending Extends Growth in September on Economic Reopening
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO - Japanese households ramped up spending in September from a year earlier...
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Chinese Economic ‘Pivot’ Could Seek to Take Advantage of High US Interest Rates: Reuters
By Jamie McGeever What the Fed taketh away, China could be about to giveth back. Speculation is...