Break with US policy: Trump to discuss Taiwan arms sales with...
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are likely to discuss many issues as they meet this week in Beijing. But alongside trade, technology and the war in Iran, one topic of...
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The US has always been obsessed with controlling Cuba
For months, US President Donald Trump has been fixated on Cuba. He’s issued threats and imposed additional sanctions on the island. The US military has conducted dozens of intelligence-gathering flights...
MSCI stock deletions put Indonesia’s reform credibility on trial
When a private index provider understands a country’s governance gaps better than its own regulators do, something structurally significant has already occurred. Indonesia confronted that reality on May 13, when...
Trump-Xi summit to weigh US energy sales amid Hormuz crisis
Energy partnership will be one of the key items on the agenda when United States President Donald Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing from Wednesday to Friday, with...
India-Vietnam BrahMos missile deal a hot shot at China
Vietnam’s interest in acquiring India’s BrahMos missile has the potential to transform a routine arms deal into a high-stakes procurement impacting power, deterrence and strategic influence across the Indo-Pacific. This...
Trump Justice Department subpoenas news outlets over war coverage
The US Justice Department has reportedly subpoenaed The Wall Street Journal and other news outlets at the urging of President Donald Trump, who has complained incessantly about coverage of his Iran war. The...
London Metal Exchange must recognize Indonesia’s aluminum boom
There are a multitude of reasons why the London Metal Exchange should approve China’s Tsingshan Holding Group’s request to register aluminum produced in Indonesia. Not because markets owe Jakarta a...
Japan’s highest-grossing live‑action film is a lavish kabuki epic
Kokuho is a colourful, lengthy epic, spanning five decades and running almost three hours, set in the world of kabuki – Japan’s most popular traditional performing art. It has been...
New Trump sanctions on Chinese firms: leverage on Xi or...
The United States has sanctioned a new group of mainland China- and Hong Kong-linked companies and individuals accused of helping Iran secure drone materials and missile-related components, raising fresh tensions...
Iran offer was ‘reasonable,’ official says after Trump rejection
A top Iranian official on Monday said a peace proposal summarily rejected by President Donald Trump was a “reasonable and generous” path toward ending the war. Esmail Baghaei, the spokesperson for Iran’s...
