International relations

The U.S. and other countries have accused China of dumping clean energy technology. 
Relatives of victims of Taiwan's "White Terror" era of martial law hold lilies as they walk past a pond full of lilies during a memorial to mark the 22nd anniversary of the end of martial law in Taipei on July 15, 2009. 
Opinion

South Korean crisis stirs up memories of Taiwan's authoritarian past

Yoon's martial law fiasco underlines importance of independent state institutions

The new reality in Syria and Donald Trump's impending return to the White House are weighing on Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
China up close

Analysis: Bashar Assad's fall reminds Xi Jinping of a Donald Trump bombshell

China's president was with Trump in Florida in 2017 when U.S. missiles struck Syria

A software engineer works on a facial recognition program that identifies people when they wear a face mask in Beijing. The U.S. fears that such technology can alter the nature of warfare.
Artificial intelligence

China AI military use spurs latest U.S. chip export controls, analysts say

Lessons from Ukraine and Israel show rapid escalation in speed and scale of combat

11 December 2024
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, third from right, and his Bangladeshi counterpart Mohammad Jashim Uddin, second from left, meet in Dhaka on Dec. 9. (Photo by Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AFP/Jiji)
Bangladesh turmoil

Bangladesh and India move to dial down post-Hasina tensions

Neighbors' top diplomats hold highest-level talks since fall of Bangladesh leader

11 December 2024
A Taiwanese fighter jet lands at an airbase in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, on Dec. 10, as Taipei kept its forces on high alert over Chinese military activity.
Taiwan tensions

China's largest maritime deployment in decades 'pressure tests' Taiwan

Beijing's aggressive maneuvers cast shadow over Taipei-Shanghai forum

11 December 2024
Israel said on Dec. 10 that it carried out more than 350 strikes in Syria over the last 48 hours, hitting weapons stockpiles to stop them from falling into the hands of extremists.
Middle East crisis

Israeli jets hit Syria as troops reportedly move deeper into country

Israel acknowledges pushing into buffer zone after overthrow of Assad

11 December 2024
Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily, walks to a prison van to head to court, after being charged under the national security law in Hong Kong on Dec. 12, 2020.
Opinion

Jimmy Lai's trial is a test of global resolve on Beijing's overreach

Prosecution of Lai sends a chilling message: No one is safe from state's long arm

11 December 2024
Software deployed by Sichuan Silence Information Technology could have resulted in serious injury or death, the U.S. Treasury Department alleged.
Cybersecurity

U.S. sanctions Chinese firm over potentially deadly ransomware attack

Sichuan Silence previously accused of involvement in influence campaign on COVID

11 December 2024
Infineon CEO Jochen Hanebeck says the company's AI-related sales will cross 1 billion euros within two years. (Photo by Kotaro Igarashi)
Interview

Infineon sees demand for local semiconductor production in China: CEO

Power semiconductor leader aims for 1bn euro mark in AI-related revenue

11 December 2024
Jorgen Watne Frydnes, left, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, takes the stage with Terumi Tanaka, Shigemitsu Tanaka and Toshiyuki Mimaki, who received the Peace Prize on behalf of Nihon Hidankyo.
Society

Japanese Nobel Peace Prize winner calls for end to nuclear weapons

Recognition for Nihon Hidankyo comes as bomb survivor numbers dwindle

11 December 2024
A Chinese fishing boat in the Taiwan Strait: A senior politician from Taiwan's KMT has proposed acknowledging the "separate governance" but shared sovereignty of Taiwan and China.
Taiwan tensions

Taiwan Kuomintang grandee remixes formula for China relations

Party's 'one China' ideology under pressure as it seeks path back to presidency

10 December 2024
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says his country is "going to continue to perform our mission."
South China Sea

Ferdinand Marcos says South China Sea resupply missions to go on

President says Philippines will 'never be part of escalation' as tensions flare

10 December 2024
Nvidia's AI chips are the most highly sought-after in the world. 
Semiconductors

China launches antitrust investigation into Nvidia

Beijing alleges chipmaker also violated terms of Mellanox acquisition approval

10 December 2024
TikTok files an application to put on hold a law that requires divesture by Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a ban.
Technology

TikTok asks U.S. court to pause ban until Trump and Supreme Court weigh in

Small businesses would lose $1 billion a month if app is banned, company said

10 December 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba, right, and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shake hands at a meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' summit in Lima, Peru, in November.
International relations

How South Korea's chaos could lead to frayed Japan ties

In Tokyo, PM Ishiba warns of unpredictability after years of improving ties

9 December 2024
A Starlink satellite internet system is set up on a miners boat on the Madeira River in Porto Velho, Rondonia state, Brazil, on July 4.
Crime

India police ask Musk's Starlink for buyer info in $4.2bn drug case

Authorities demand details on purchasers of equipment used in sea navigation

9 December 2024
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, and Nauru President David Adeang seal an economic and security pact at the Australian Parliament House in Canberra on Dec. 9. (AAP Image)
International relations

Australia seals Nauru aid deal to counter China's influence

Canberra offers budget, security funding in return for veto over third-country pacts

9 December 2024
Following Donald Trump's win in the U.S. presidential election in early November, SGX's benchmark Straits Times Index rose to 17-year highs. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)
Trading Asia

Singapore outruns Hong Kong in 'Trump trade' stock rally

ST Index bests Hang Seng as investors eye 'havens'; South Korean stocks fall further

9 December 2024
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim waves a national flag as he leaves the National Day parade in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Aug. 31.
Opinion

Setting the story straight on Malaysia's foreign policy

Nation must align with China and Muslim countries but also partner with West

9 December 2024
A customs gate on China-Kazakhstan border, about 3,500 kilometers from Beijing.  (Photo by Yuri Momoi)
Belt and Road

'Modern Silk Road' brings booming trade to China-Kazakhstan border

Cross-regional exchanges and live commerce flourish thanks to major railway project

8 December 2024
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a signing ceremony in Beijing on Nov. 9. 
Comment

Active diplomacy of Indonesia's new president carries its own risks

Prabowo's South China Sea faux pas highlights inexperience, limits of top-down approach

8 December 2024
A Chinese warship takes part in a military drill off the Chinese coast near Fuzhou, Fujian Province, across from the Taiwan-controlled Matsu Islands in April 2023.
Taiwan tensions

Taiwan reports near doubling of Chinese warships nearby

Buildup comes ahead of expected drills in retaliation for President Lai's Pacific tour

8 December 2024
From left, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump after a trilateral meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Dec. 7.
International relations

Trump, Zelenskyy and Macron hold 'productive' meeting in Paris

Leaders in French capital for reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral

8 December 2024
TikTok's attempt to block the sell-or-ban order against the video app operator has been denied by a U.S. appeals court.  
Technology

U.S. court upholds TikTok divestiture law, leaving fate to Trump

Ruling means app will 'effectively' be unavailable after Jan. 19, barring extension

7 December 2024
Ado Machida, now president of Hard Rock Japan, served as director of policy implementation on the transition team for Donald Trump's previous term as U.S. president. (Photo by Satoko Kawasaki)
Interview

Japan's Ishiba need not worry about rapport with Trump: ex-adviser

U.S. jobs, military bases issue key to engaging president-elect, Ado Machida says

7 December 2024
The Chinese national flag on display during a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets in Shenzhen in 2019 -- the last year NBA teams played in China.
Sports

U.S. NBA returns to China with multiyear deal starting in Macao

First appearance since 2019 after controversy over Hong Kong protests

6 December 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia Oct. 23. (Pool photo)
International relations

Modi's BJP says U.S. State Department is targeting India

America accused of using 'deep state' figures to destabilize country

6 December 2024
A pumpjack extracts crude at an oil field in Emlichheim, Germany.
Opinion

Trump's return may bring stability to oil markets

Resolution of Ukraine and Gaza wars holds the key to softer prices

6 December 2024
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te, center, arrives in the Marshall Islands on Dec. 3, during a tour that also took him to Tuvalu and Palau as well as the U.S. territories of Hawaii and Guam. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)
Taiwan tensions

Taiwan's Lai wraps up Pacific tour as region eyes China's next move

Military drills seen as possibility after president tightens ties with islands and U.S.

6 December 2024