Taiwan would be unable to resist the use of force by an increasingly assertive China, according to a retired military commander. It comes as US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken…
Continue ReadingEvery five years, the same ritual takes place in Beijing. Dissidents are ordered to stay at home, factories are shut to reduce pollution and huge flower arrangements line the major…
Continue ReadingDid the West misread China the way it misread Russia? Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd compares the ‘business first’ era of yesteryear with the nationalist bend as Xi Jinping…
Continue ReadingTaiwan is set to mark “Double Ten”(October 10) – the self-ruled island’s national day, despite high tensions and threats of war from China. The country will celebrate its democratic political…
Continue ReadingRussia fired cruise missiles at cities across Ukraine during rush hour on Monday morning, killing civilians and knocking out power and heat, in what President Vladimir Putin declared to be…
Continue ReadingRussian President Vladimir Putin on Monday warned Ukraine that there would be a harsh response if there were any further attacks such as that on the Crimean Bridge. #Ukraine #Russia…
Continue ReadingWar between Taiwan and China is "absolutely not an option", Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday, as she reiterated her willingness to talk to Beijing and also pledged to…
Continue ReadingRussian forces launched a barrage of fatal bombardments across Ukraine early Monday, in an apparent retaliation for an explosion that damaged a key bridge to Moscow-annexed Crimea. The biggest wave…
Continue ReadingDisgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein goes on trial in Los Angeles on Monday, where he faces charges in the city whose main industry he dominated for decades. The 70-year-old "Pulp…
Continue ReadingStock prices of companies like Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. and Hua Hong Semiconductor fell sharply on Monday, after the #Biden administration introduced new export controls, including a measure to cut #China…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea’s recent barrage of missile launches were the simulated use of its tactical battlefield nuclear weapons to “hit and wipe out” potential South Korean and US targets, state media…
Continue ReadingTom Bergeron parted ways with ABC in 2019 after 14 years as the host of “Dancing With the Stars.” He was replaced by model Tyra Banks, who has been on…
Continue ReadingMultiple explosions have been heard in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, in the first strikes in the city for many months. At least two explosions were heard in central Kyiv shortly after…
Continue ReadingNam Woo-hyun has officially left Woollim Entertainment, making him the final member of boyband INFINITE to do so. READ MORE: Kwon Eun-bi reflects on her career in K-pop: “I might…
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s leader warned Beijing on Monday that the island would never give up its democratic way of life in a National Day speech in which she drew parallels with Russia’s…
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