China unveils new guidelines to encourage, support childbirth
China recorded a population decline for the second consecutive year in 2023, primarily because of a decrease in the number of women of childbearing ages and low willingness among…
ASEAN and the South China Sea: Constraints and pathways
While ASEAN has no formal arrangements for de-escalating or resolving a conflict involving a member state, given that it is not a military alliance but a trade bloc, it has at…
Quad continues its outreach to ASEAN, helps build its future
For the first time, the Quad coast guards will launch a ship observer mission in 2025 to improve interoperability and coordination in the Indo-Pacific.
43 including 37 children drown during Hindu festival in India’s Bihar
The incidents occurred in 15 districts across the eastern Indian state yesterday, as women observed the festival, fasting and taking sacred baths for the well-being of their…
Indonesia scraps plan to pass Bill hindering more competitive elections amid street protests
The said Bill would have prevented popular rivals of candidates supported by outgoing President Joko Widodo and President-elect Prabowo Subianto from taking part in regional…
AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes wants Microsoft compensation for the CrowdStrike outage
On July 19, a flawed update from US cybersecurity company CrowdStrike crashed Windows PCs all over the world, with computers displaying the dreaded “blue screen of death.”
Japan, UK, Italy defence ministers confirm 2035 deployment of new fighters
Defence Minister Minoru Kihara said the ministers agreed to make preparations “by the end of this year” to establish an international entity named the GCAP International…
Philippine capital region under state of calamity due to Typhoon Gaemi
Many parts of Metro Manila have been flooded since Tuesday due to the heavy rains brought by Typhoon Gaemi, local name Carina, and the southwest monsoon.
China’s new economic model set to boost strength
This approach features a greater play of market forces in resource allocation and technological innovation, but differs from the Western free-market paradigm, as it upholds a…
China’s Third Plenum: Party meeting emphasises tech innovation as key to growth
Experts called for more efforts to achieve breakthroughs in crucial technologies by investing more in fundamental research and strategic forward-looking sectors, and step up…