All that glitters isnβt gold for Asiaβs central banks
TOKYO β Cue the jokes about βSAFEβ β the acronym for the Peopleβs Bank of China division entrusted with managing Beijingβs reserves. The folks at…
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The folly of making Bali into a financial hub
JAKARTA β Indonesiaβs Bill on the Indonesia International Financial Center β first proposed in May 2024 to modernize the domestic financial sector and make Indonesia…
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Chinaβs economic growth hits slowest pace in more than three years
Chinaβs economy grew at its weakest pace in more than three years during the second quarter, data showed Wednesday, missing expectations even as strong exports…
Read full article βWhy Iran shut Hormuz after decades of holdingΒ back
US forces have struck hundreds of Iranian targets β including in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas β over three consecutive nights in a…
Read full article βUS-China moon race could turn into a lunar land grab
Sixty years ago, the United States and the Soviet Union were embroiled in a race to the moon, which the US won. The 21st-century lunar…
Read full article βChinaβs savvy pivot in courting Muslim Indonesia
Beijingβs long courtship of Indonesiaβs Muslim communities reached a new milestone this month, when the Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI), the nationβs top body of Islamic…
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Hong Kong national security laws need constant improvement to close loopholes, ex-Beijing official says
Hong Kongβs national security laws must be constantly improved to close loopholes, a former top Beijing official on the cityβs affairs has said. Wang Zhenmin,…
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Man arrested at Hong Kong airport over bomb scare remark, possessing stun gun and switchblade
Police have arrested a man at the airport over a false bomb threat he made to airline staff and possession of weapons. Officers were called…
Read full article βArctic a missile defense corridor, emerging national security node
Originally published by Pacific Forum, this article, the first of two in a series, is republished with permission. Beyond the Arcticβs increasing relevance as a…
Read full article βPrepare for wild and dangerous scenarios on the Korean Peninsula
North Korea and Russia have approaches to the value of human life and risk that are radically different from those of the West β a…
Read full article βFrench deal with Ukraine starts out with a whimper, not a bang
France has made a βbig dealβ with Ukraine that includes billions of Euros in Ukrainian purchases of French systems and licenses to produce a number…
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National security police officer jailed for 20 months for taking upskirt photos, attempting to grab another officerβs gun
A national security police officer has been sentenced to 20 months and four weeks behind bars for taking upskirt photos and attempting to grab another…
Read full article βWhither ASEAN? A decade of silence on the South China Sea
This article first appeared on Pacific Forum and is republished with permission. Read the original here. July 12 marked the 10th anniversary of the arbitral…
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China expels ex-Xinjiang official from Communist Party over graft
China expelled a former top Xinjiang official from the ruling Communist Party and removed him from all his posts over corruption allegations, including nepotism, bribery,…
Read full article βIndia is the canary in the global inflation coal mine
Global inflation has been climbing back for months. Indiaβs June print β 4.38%, up from 3.93% in May and above every forecast β isnβt a…
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Families claim bodies as Bangkok fire toll rises to 30
Grieving relatives of the victims of a huge Bangkok bar fire claimed their bodies Tuesday as the death toll rose to 30, even as others…
Read full article βUS-Israel military merger bill a threat to American democracy
Itβs called Section 219. Tucked away in the massive congressional spending bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA,Β this provisionΒ of the law would…
Read full article βUS wartime buildup races against Chinaβs industrial clock
The US push for a wartime industrial base is accelerating, but its real test is whether new weapons can be produced, delivered and sustained fast…
Read full article βCrunch time looms over Myanmarβs grinding civil war
Following the dramatic shifts on the battlefields of Myanmarβs civil war in recent years, 2026 was always likely to be a year of decision. By…
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Hong Kong independent bookstore Have a Nice Stay announces closure, citing financial difficulties and βred linesβ
Independent bookstore Have a Nice Stay has announced its closure, citing financial difficulties and βunclear red linesβ that make it hard to determine which titles…
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