New search begins for missing MH370 plane
This is likely the final attempt to find the aircraft that disappeared 11 years ago.
United States
Defence Ministry to test out generative AI in South Korea-US military drill
If incorporated during the annual South Korea-US Freedom Shield exercise scheduled for next month, it will mark the first time that generative AI is used in a joint military drill…
State Palace, armed forces laud US decision to exempt Philippines from security aid freeze
Among the security exemptions were the $336 million for modernizing Philippine security forces, $870 million for programs in Taiwan, and more than $21.5 million for body armor and…
US President Trump’s chip tariff threats raise stakes for Taiwan
These complicate Taiwan’s bid to remain a global powerhouse in the critical sector and stay onside with key backer Washington, analysts said.
US security assistance to the Philippines exempted from aid freeze
A Reuters report earlier said that the Trump administration had released $5.3 billion in previously frozen foreign aid, including $870 million for programs in Taiwan, $336 million…
$29m spent to prop up ‘radical left communist’ in Bangladesh: US President Trump
In Bangladesh, the Strengthening Political Landscape (SPL) programme -- backed by USAID and UK's DFID, and run by Democracy International from 2017 to 2024 -- aimed to boost…
US President Trump orders tighter curbs on Chinese investments in key sectors
The move includes an expanded role for a foreign investment review panel.
A different America
If President Trump thinks that he can bamboozle the rest of the world into getting what he wants, the rest of the world has ways of making him get a rude awakening.
US President Trump says new China trade deal is ‘possible’ despite tensions
Mr Trump has ratcheted up pressure on China with an additional 10 percent tariff on all imports from the country, punishment for what he said are unfair Chinese trade practices…
ASEAN has a better chance in any US-China trade war
As ASEAN has been able to overcome many issues in the past, often by learning from the best practices of the West and itself, it stands to reason that ASEAN has the diplomatic…