Hoarding billionaires stunting global growth
US income inequality grew in 2021 for the first time in a decade, according t...
China Asia Economy
China-Russia axis solidifying against the West
As the tragic bloodletting in Ukraine continues to unfold with new intensity,...
The wicked weaponization of Ukrainian refugees
Since the Russian invasion in February, about 8 million Ukrainians have fled ...
US turns blind eye to Iran’s drone exports to Russia
Beyond rushing deliveries of very costly and unproven air defense systems to ...
Chinese chip makers seek way out of US curbs
Some Chinese semiconductor makers are reported to have taken the initiative t...
Yuan’s global ascent puts Xi on the spot
TOKYO - The trend is your friend, as they say in the investment game. That ca...
Marcos Jr looks to China for money, US for muscle
MANILA – Amid a rapid revival in Philippine-US relations, the Marcos Jr admin...
For tech war win, US must tackle Chinese spies
It’s gradually sinking in that the Biden administration has launched perhaps ...
Huawei’s industrial 5G takes off
Huawei’s sales and profits are showing signs of recovery after more than thre...
Stocks jump, workers run away over China Covid tales
Once again Covid and China’s policy for combating it are causing a lot of exc...
Middle East faces fallout from Iran’s drones in Ukra...
Iran’s decision to supply Russia with kamikaze drones and short-range ballist...
Korea’s Halloween tragedy already haunting Yoon
SEOUL – Is the Itaewon Halloween tragedy President Yoon Suk-yeol’s “Sewol” mo...
Comeback kid Lula in the eye of a volcano
Luis Ignacio “Lula” da Silva may be the ultimate 21st century political comeb...
US ‘suggests’ EU impose a chip export ban on China
The United States reportedly is calling on the European Union to impose a sem...
Malaysia mulls Anwar’s last chance to rule
SINGAPORE – Malaysia’s political reformers, now seemingly accustomed t...
Pros and cons of negotiating with Russia
With progressive members of the US Congress recently calling for a resumption...
Education
Don’t Forget to Breathe
By James Prescott-Kerr When you’re abroad and know you have limited time in ...
