AP

  • Sep 19
  • 8 min read

Seoul-Pyongyang mutual barbs may not last

Both Koreas have intensified belligerent rhetoric, stopping short of kinetic escalation

South Korea
  • Sep 19
  • 2 min read

Election plan will face pushback in India

The cabinet accepted a recommendation to hold simultaneous elections for parliament and state legislative assemblies

India
  • Sep 19
  • 2 min read

Crackdown on encrypted criminal apps will intensify

International law enforcement agencies have dismantled an encrypted communication platform and arrested 51 individuals

International
  • Sep 19
  • 2 min read

Taipei-Beijing business exchanges could fray

A senior Taiwanese businessperson has been barred from leaving China

Taiwan
  • Sep 18
  • 7 min read

EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles remain likely

Divisions have increased among EU states over the prospect of further tariffs on imports of Chinese electric cars

EU
  • Sep 18
  • 5 min read

Ethnic factors will shape Afghan Taliban factionalism

The Taliban supreme leader met ethnic Tajik and Uzbek members of the Taliban in northern Afghanistan

Afghanistan
  • Sep 18
  • 2 min read

Thai premier will put much hope in handout scheme

The cabinet approved a key stimulus programme yesterday

Thailand
  • Sep 18
  • 2 min read

China-Japan tensions could worsen

A Japanese boy has been stabbed in Shenzhen on his way to school

China