Strategy trumps scandal as West goes easy on India

Western governments are rebuilding ties with India even as they accuse it of foreign interference and of running intelligence operations against people on their soil.…

Data centers in the line of fire of Ukraine war

In recent days, a Ukrainian drone strike hit Russia’s largest data center, owned by bank and technology company Sberbank. The strike came after Ukraine hit…

Chinese EVs racing into Gulf’s oil-rich car market

The Gulf Cooperation Council, a bloc of oil-rich states long known for its appetite for imported cars, is becoming a growing market for Chinese electric…

China growth narrowly beats forecasts

China’s economy grew slightly more than expected in the third quarter, but Monday’s figures still came in at the lower end of the government’s full-year…

WW3 dividing just started

‘A better deal and spent less’: Western brands under pressure as ‘pre-owned’ luxury booms in China

With China’s economy still struggling to recover from the pandemic, even global fashion icons are beginning to feel the pinch as consumers turn instead to…

Paralysed in a crash between orders, Keeta rider’s case exposes ‘major loophole’ in proposed gig work laws

Joe was at the So Kwun Po Road roundabout in Sheung Shui when an order notification popped up on his phone, accompanied by a shrill…

France is showing you what’s coming

Taiwan says drives away 16 Chinese ships involved in ‘maritime harassment’

Taiwan said on Sunday it had driven away 16 Chinese coast guard, research and fishing vessels involved in simultaneous “maritime harassment” operations. An “unusually large”…

The chaos just went global

Indonesia primed to lead a Global South forest protection bloc

Indonesia, Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo together hold more than half of the world’s tropical rainforests. In 2022, when Indonesia hosted the G20…

US racing to field drone wingmen to close fighter gap with China

A recent breakthrough in airborne drone control has offered a tangible glimpse into the future of US air combat, signaling the US Air Force’s accelerating…

Western brands under pressure as ‘pre-owned’ luxury booms in China

By Emily Wang With China’s economy still struggling to recover from the pandemic, even global fashion icons are beginning to feel the pinch as consumers…

They’re burning it all down

Trump rages as numbers turn on him

The Tesla roadster just broke the economy

Trump protects Putin from Graham-Blumenthal bill

The single most predictable action of the Trump second presidency happened just a few hours ago. Trump signed an executive order that exempted Russia from…

China, Russia quietly moving toward a new Arctic axis

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s advisor Nikolai Patrushev’s recent visit to China points to something more consequential than another round of Russia-China strategic rhetoric: Moscow is…

Did Chinese cars squeal on Norway’s military?

By Pierre-Henry Deshayes Chinese-made cars filmed sensitive information during a Norwegian military exercise, including access codes at secure sites and officials’ comings and goings, raising…

Can cockroach movement reverse India’s democratic decline?

More than 25,000 police officers were deployed across New Delhi recently to prevent demonstrations led by India’s new youth-led political movement, the Cockroach Janta Party…