The Chairman of Chinese property giant Evergrande Hui Ka Yan has reportedly been placed under residential surveillance, which falls short of formal detention or arrest,
Zhu Fenglian, the spokeswoman of China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, has issued a statement regarding the recent increase in Chinese military operations near Taiwan. She said,
Taiwan’s Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said Friday that China is conducting amphibious landing exercises near Dacheng Bay in the southern province of Fujian which faces
Between Sunday and Monday morning, 103 Chinese military aircraft flew towards Taiwan, 40 of which crossed the median line between China and Taiwan, according to
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday received North Korean Dictator Kim Jung Un’s pledge to fully support what Kim called Russia’s “sacred struggle” against Ukraine.
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry has sent out a warning that 20 Chinese warships, including the aircraft carrier Shandong along with over 40 warplanes, have deployed to
The Pacific island nation of Palau has reached an agreement with the U.S. for American ships to unilaterally enforce maritime regulations in the country’s exclusive
Evergrande, which in the past was China’s biggest property developer, has filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. after two years of financial decline. The company
Since the armistice which ended the Korean war in 1953, the North has degenerated into one of the world’s worst dictatorships. Yet there is a
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hosted senior Russian and Chinese delegates in Pyongyang during the annual Armistice Parade which celebrated the 70-year truce with
North Korea has fired two short-range missiles in apparent protest over the USS Kentucky, a U.S. Ohio-class submarine armed with 20 Trident II ballistic missiles
Record temperatures in most of the world have authorities cautioning people to drink plenty of water, shelter from the sun when outside and watch for
Overnight Russia struck the key Ukrainian port of Odesa less than a day after pulling out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Ukrainian southern military
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has announced that Russia is withdrawing from the Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the U.N. and Turkey, which allowed the
North Korea has conducted an ICBM missile test just days after it threatened “shocking” repercussions for what North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim
The Chinese government has issued a strongly-worded response to a NATO communique issued during the summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, saying the People’s Republic of China
On Monday Taiwan’s military carried out a live-fire exercise on the island’s southern coast which simulated repelling a foreign invasion. In a statement, Taiwan’s military
Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Col. Tan Kefei said that the U.S. is turning Taiwan into a “powder keg” with the latest arms to the island
Just one day after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to China, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton transited the Taiwan Strait according to
The Messenger is reporting that a senior U.S. intelligence official has said that plans to evacuate American citizens from Taiwan have “heated up over the
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, the country’s top spokesperson, said that Japan has lodged a formal complaint with the Chinese government after two separate
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) has released video of the 2nd incident of Chinese close approaches to U.S. forces operating in the Taiwan Strait in
A Chinese J-16 jet fighter intercepted and flew in an “unnecessarily aggressive maneuver” near a U.S. RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft operating in the South China Sea,
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that U.S. and Chinese officials will not meet during the upcoming Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual defense summit held
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi announced that Japan is considering opening a NATO liaison office. Hayashi said, “Since the aggression by Russia to Ukraine, the
Commodities analyst Charles Hart of Fitch Solutions says that global rice production this year will be at its lowest in almost two decades. Rice is
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit to Ukraine and is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv. Kishida has
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has reinstated preferred trade status with Japan as the two countries try to move past some difficult history and
Thailand’s parliament has been dissolved by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha just days before the House of Representatives was set to finish it’s four-year term. The
North Korea threatened “quick, overwhelming action” in response to the U.S. flying a nuclear-capable B-52 bomber over the Korean Peninsula as part of an exercise
North Korea threatened to take a “resolute and decisive military step” against Japan. North Korea slammed Tokyo’s attempt to turn the country into an ‘offensive
Projections from ratings agency S&P Global forecast India to surpass Japan and Germany as the world’s third-largest economy in the next decade. S&P Global analysts
Pakistan demanded Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders stop terrorist attacks after a suicide bombing in southwest Pakistan killed four people. Islamabad alleged that Pakistani Taliban fighters who
The Indian and U.S. military conducted a high-altitude training exercise in a mountainous terrain near India’s disputed border with China. The “Yudh Abhyas” is an
A recent report has recorded an extension of persecution of Christians in 18 countries throughout the last two years. The report is named “Persecuted and
Several Chinese vessels crossed the Taiwan strait and entered into Taiwanese Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). “[The Republic of China’s Armed Forces] have monitored the
North Korea on Tuesday issued a nuclear threat against the U.S. and South Korean ongoing large-scale air force drills that started on Monday. Pak Jong
Massive floods from torrential rains in Pakistan have killed over 900 people and affected over 30 million others. Over 170,000 homes have been damamged, roads
The US and South Korea have started military exercises which are the largest since 2017. Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) will last until September 1st and
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to visit Taiwan with her delegation despite warnings from China and against the advice of the Biden administration. Department of
Kim Jong Un sent warning to South Korea and the U.S. that North Korea is prepared to deploy its nuclear arsenal as a deterrent in
Following his visit to East Asia, Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott told Newsmax U.S. allies in the region are preparing to defend Taiwan’s territorial integrity.
On Wednesday, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country with his family. This comes after angry protesters bombarded his home and office over ongoing
Tens of thousands of protesters in Sri Lanka stormed multiple government buildings, invaded the president’s house and set fire to the prime minister’s residence on
Nearly 5 million barrels of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) — U.S. emergency oil reserves aimed at lowering domestic fuel prices — were exported to
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