China Asia Economy

Ismail floods Malaysia with cash then calls snap polls

SINGAPORE – Malaysia is headed toward a controversial early general election ...

MHI, Hitachi reviving Japan’s nuclear power industry

After Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in late August, ordered the deve...

Iranian, Turkish moves to join SCO raise its profile

Held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from September 15 to 16, the 2022 summit of th...

Taking the measure of Marcos Jr’s first 100 days

MANILA – Ferdinand Marcos Jr has defied both his allies and critics in his fi...

How Biden is and isn’t responding to Putin’s nuclear...

Joe Biden has warned that any use of tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine by R...

Has Russia’s far-right outflanked Putin?

Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 this year, the Kremlin has s...

Truck bomb explodes on Russia’s Crimea bridge

In what looks like a spectacular espionage operation, the Kerch Strait Bridge...

US looks on while China takes the Gulf digital

The US-China strategic rivalry extends to the struggle for control over the d...

Top lawyer who busted Najib faces vengeful legal fire

SINGAPORE – Tommy Thomas, the lawyer who set in motion the landmark prosecuti...

Samsung rings the alarm for electronics sales

SEOUL – The long, happy times enjoyed by the electronics sector are coming to...

Clock ticking down on US debt time bomb

TOKYO – As milestones go, the US national debt surging past the US$31 trillio...

China Fashion Industry in the Next Decade

October 6, 2022 By CIW Team The domestic demand for shoes and clothi...

Why Biden thinks he needs a new Cold War

“We do not seek a Cold War,” declared President Joe Biden in front of world l...

US hypersonic program back on a fast track

The US has just successfully tested a Tactical High-speed Offensive Ramjet fo...

Sri Lanka must rescue its tourism sector

The tourism sector plays a key role in Sri Lanka’s economy by providing it wi...

Putin’s nuclear threats as Cuban Missile Crisis 2.0

The United States and the Soviet Union came dangerously close to war in Octob...