- March 11th, 2026
Taiwan is positioning itself to become a strategic partner with the United States in artificial intelligence (AI), following a landmark trade and investment agreement designed to bolster technology collaboration and semiconductor production, Taiwan Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun said Friday. The...
Some of the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) most closely associated with China’s so-called “national team” experienced record outflows on Thursday, signaling a possible intervention by state-backed investors to temper a stock market rally fueled by AI enthusiasm and corporate earnings optimism....
Rising vehicle prices, elevated interest rates and persistent affordability pressures are pushing more car buyers to stretch their auto loans to record lengths, locking many into debt well beyond what experts have traditionally recommended. Financial advisers have long warned against...
China’s long-running experiment with population control has entered a dramatic reversal, with demographic policy now taking centre stage in Beijing’s economic planning as authorities confront a shrinking and rapidly ageing society. Official population data due on January 19 is expected...
The United States has redirected the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group from the South China Sea to the Middle East in what defense officials describe as a strategically consequential recalibration of American global force posture, driven by the accelerating...
U.S. military personnel have been advised to depart Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, a stark and strategically charged move underscoring Washington’s growing concern over a rapidly deteriorating Gulf security environment. U.S. officials stressed that the measure represents a calibrated...
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has inducted an upgraded Type 054A frigate into active service, marking a measured yet strategically significant step in China’s long-running naval modernisation drive. The commissioning underscores Beijing’s intent to consolidate control over contested near-seas...
The May 2025 confrontation between India and Pakistan marked one of the most dangerous escalatory episodes in South Asia in years, as Pakistani missile salvos struck multiple Indian Air Force bases and pushed two nuclear-armed rivals toward a perilous threshold....
China is moving to establish new rules governing how many advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips domestic companies can purchase from foreign suppliers such as Nvidia, a step that could reshape Beijing’s approach to managing access to critical U.S. technology amid...
Donald Trump’s tariff war dominated the calculations of America’s allies for much of last year, forcing governments to navigate a volatile trade environment defined by uncertainty and sudden shocks. Now, as the US president dials back hostilities with China, it...
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