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China’s energy transition proves a boon in the Iran crisis
As the world’s largest oil and gas importer, China undoubtedly faces a significant disruption, what with the US-Israeli war on Iran and its cascading impact across the Gulf. But it could have been worse. Beijing has worked unstintingly for well over a decade to build energy self-reliance and reduce
Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai will not appeal conviction
Lai was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in jail last month on charges for sedition and collusion with foreign forces.
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Tears and cheers as controversial long-running Australian breakfast radio show implodes
The end of the Kyle and Jackie O Show, whose hosts had a combined A$200m contract, has shocked the media industry.
Measurable goals in China’s new five-year plan
China’s 15th five-year plan lays out a comprehensive set of quantitative socio-economic development targets, ranging from innovation to food and energy security. To navigate external volatility and sluggish domestic demand, Beijing has built in flexibility by allowing specific economic and innovatio
Hitting inflation target is key to China’s other economic goals, adviser says
Achieving this year’s inflation target would be one of China’s top economic tasks, a prominent economist and government adviser said, as it was pivotal to accomplishing other government priorities such as boosting consumption, raising incomes and achieving the required headline growth figures. “The
China says ‘no need’ for yuan depreciation, projects US$14.5tr services scale
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Middle powers Canada, South Korea set Arctic course between China-Russia and US
Canada’s defence agreement with South Korea signals the two countries’ “middle-power answer” to increasing cooperation between Beijing and Moscow in the Arctic region and Washington’s pressure on its allies for defence burden sharing, according to analysts. The agreement, signed on February 25 as pa
China pivots to ‘investing in people’ strategy as growth engine switches gears
China will allocate more of its fiscal spending this year towards human capital and social safety nets, as Beijing seeks to boost domestic demand and unlock new growth through “investing in people”. “Efforts must be sustained to optimise the expenditure structure, with greater emphasis on supporting
‘1,000-year source’: China plans to fire up world-first accelerator-driven nuclear reactor
China will power up an ultra-efficient, nuclear waste-burning reactor with technology that it projects will safely meet humanity’s energy needs for the next 1,000 years. Accelerator-driven subcritical systems (ADS) are advanced nuclear reactors that can both generate energy and transmute long-lived
China’s BYD looks to make electric vehicle charging as fast as filling up with petrol
Leading Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD has unveiled a new-generation battery featuring charging speeds that the company says can rival a refill at a petrol station. BYD’s Blade Battery 2.0, launched on Thursday, can be charged from 10 per cent to 70 per cent in five minutes, and to 9
China’s new 5-year plan targets tax reform as local governments face fiscal strain
With local governments in China struggling to replenish their treasuries while facing growing public service obligations, Beijing is setting its sights on securing more tax revenue as a major reform goal for 2026 and the four years beyond. Compared with the previous five-year plan period’s emphasis
Sri Lanka takes control of second Iranian vessel a day after US sub attack
The South Asian country is caught in the middle of the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran.
'What is the game plan?': The Iran war is unsettling China and its ambitions
China is not feeling the shock of war in the Middle East - yet. But it is feeling the ripples.
Beijing’s Balkan Classrooms
While Confucius Institutes are closing across parts of Western Europe, China has found a more welcoming political environment in the Balkans.
Umar Khalid: 2,000 Days in Prison Without Trial
His continued incarceration is a telling example of the erosion of both India’s judicial independence and its democracy.
America’s Attack on Iran Should Have Asia-Pacific Countries Very, Very Worried
Having overthrown regimes in Latin America and the Middle East, why would Washington draw the line at Asia?
Assessing North Korea’s New Economic Five-Year Plan
From energy to innovation, Kim Jong Un’s growth strategy is up against structural limits.
A Partnership of Convenience: Why China Isn’t Intervening On Iran’s Behalf
The intense U.S. bombing of Iran reveals the limits of Beijing’s relationship with Tehran and the pragmatism of China’s Middle Eastern strategy
‘Strategic Cousins’ Australia and Canada Chart a Closer Course
Both countries are navigating a geopolitical environment far more turbulent than the one that shaped their post-Cold War outlook.
Why Is Afghanistan Developing a Drone Industry?
Air and air-defense capabilities remain Afghanistan’s most vulnerable security component.
Nepalis vote in first election since Gen Z uprising for change
This election will test whether the country is ready for a new, untested generation to shape its future.
Is India Torpedoing Its Claims to Being a Net Security Provider in the IOR?
The U.S. sank an Iranian warship, which was returning home from an India-hosted exercise, off the Sri Lankan coast yesterday. India’s silence in response is deafening.
Veteran Bihar chief minister to step down for move to parliament
Nitish Kumar says the state's new government will have his full cooperation and guidance.
Iran war’s impact on China limited, Mideast scholar Pan Guang says
Professor Pan Guang has spent decades focused on Jewish studies, the Middle East and its ties with China. Among his many roles, Pan is founding director of a research centre on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. This interview first appeared in SCMP Plus. For other interviews in the Open Questio
Is looming Xi-Trump summit behind the PLA’s break in air sorties near Taiwan?
Over six consecutive days since Friday, for the first time in at least three years, Beijing dispatched no warplanes near Taiwan, a pause which analysts say reflects deliberate caution ahead of this month’s Xi–Trump summit. The absence of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft near the self-ruled is
China to step up tech, energy and decarbonisation efforts in next 5-year plan
China will set priorities for technological innovation, economic security, public well-being and carbon reduction over the next five years, vowing to lay a solid foundation for its 2035 target of doubling per capita gross domestic product from 2020 levels. The world’s second-largest economy will rel
Operation Epic Fury Moves East: The Iran Conflict Has Left the Middle East
The possibility of expansion, into Asia and elsewhere, is no longer theoretical.
China’s economic development draft report 2026
China’s National Development and Reform Commission unveiled its 2026 draft report focused on domestic demand, industrial upgrading and tech self-reliance. Key funding projects include: 250 billion yuan from ultra-long-term special treasury bonds to support consumer goods trade-in programmes 200 b
Global order is 'breaking down', Carney tells Australian parliament
The Canadian prime minister said Australia and Canada should work together as 'strategic cousins'.
China draft budget report 2026
China’s Ministry of Finance released its draft 2026 budget report, including plans for a more proactive fiscal policy to support the domestic market, advanced technology and public welfare. Major central government expenditures: National defence: 1.91 trillion yuan, up 7 per cent Debt interest pa
Takeaways from Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s government work report
Beijing laid out a list of priorities for the economy, innovation and the military for this year at the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday. Here are the major takeaways from this year’s government work report and budget report: Major t
China sets lowest economic growth target since 1991
It is also the first time the target has been lowered since it was cut to "around 5%" in 2023.
China waits and watches as the US fights all its tigers at once
The bombs falling on Iran have extinguished any remaining doubt. The US-Israeli military campaign has ignited a major regional war. This explosion of violence is the ultimate rebuke to a central promise of US President Donald Trump’s second term: that America could disengage from distant quagmires t
In Photos: The Border Conflict Between Thailand and Cambodia
Scenes from the political and military front lines of last year's undeclared war.
Taiwan, trade war, PLA and AI: Li Qiang lays out 2026 priorities at ‘two sessions’ – as it happened
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US Senate rejects bid to curb Trump’s Iran war powers as Pentagon set to increase attacks
A bipartisan resolution that would block US President Donald Trump from launching further strikes on Iran failed to pass the Senate floor on Wednesday, as the Pentagon pledged to “accelerate” its actions in a war that’s “just getting started”. In a 52-47 procedural vote on Wednesday, the Republican-
Panama out, but study says China investing US$23.9 billion in world’s seaports
A Hong Kong operator has lost control of the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most pivotal waterways for merchant ships, but university researchers said this week that Chinese state institutions have funded hundreds of other seaports around the world. Specifically, they have invested a total of US$2
Partner of UK MP arrested on suspicion of spying for China, BBC told
The Met Police suspect three men of assisting Chinese intelligence services in the UK.
EU Cybersecurity Act: Increased Scrutiny of China-Based Supply Chains
Insights from Martin Catarata.
Canada-India Relations Stabilize With PM Carney’s Visit
The two sides sealed a $1.9 billion commercial deal for long term supply of uranium to support India’s civilian nuclear energy program.
Can Mongolia Rewire Global Uranium Supply Chains?
Mongolia is trying to develop its critical minerals sector to diversify mining operations. But it's been a slow process thus far.
Bangladesh’s Political Reset Meets a Geoeconomic Reckoning
Dhaka’s real challenge is to convert political change into economic credibility amid mounting external shocks.
How China Exploited Filipino Children for Its 2025 Anti-Japan Propaganda Campaign
An essay contest for public school children was a propaganda exercise in disguise, with Japan and Taiwan as the targets.
How Taiwan Views the US War With Iran
The Lai administration immediately sought to align itself with the United States, while debate in Taiwan rages over what the strikes mean for cross-strait dynamics.
Man Convicted in Allamjonov Assassination Plot Dead by Suicide in Prison
According to RFE/RL's Uzbek Service, Ismail Jahongirov – sentenced last year to 23 years in prison – died by suicide while in the prison’s solitary confinement unit.
The Velocity Gap Between Pakistan and India
In contemporary South Asian crises, velocity matters more than military power. Velocity means how fast responsibility is assigned, actions are authorized, limited operations are executed, and a dominant narrative is established before diplomatic intervention. Rather than focusing only on military ca
Fatigue is rewriting the US-China soft power contest, starting in Asean
For years, debates about US-China competition have defaulted to the obvious categories: ships, chips, tariffs and security pacts. Soft power was often treated as America’s home turf, the domain of Hollywood, top universities, global brands and a political ideal that still attracts even when it disap
Napon Jatusripitak on Thailand’s ‘Blue Wave’ Election
"If this was a conservative triumph, it was one built not on ideology but on the disciplined mobilization of patronage networks that had been consolidating for years."
China’s sovereign debt is becoming a strategic alternative to US Treasuries: economist
China’s sovereign debt is emerging as a strategic alternative to US Treasuries as global investors look for geopolitical hedges, though greater market liquidity and deeper yuan internationalisation are still needed to cement its status as a global safe haven, an economist at a Chinese government thi