US racing to shield Indo-Pacific bases from China’s missiles
The US is upgrading Indo-Pacific base defenses and building alternative facilities in a bid to stay ahead of China and North Korea’s growing missile threats.
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Prepared Israel gives Hezbollah yet another beating
After a series of impressive intelligence and military operations that culminated in taking out Hezbollah’s top military chief Fuad Shukr, Israel on Sunday gave Hezbollah yet another beating by suppressing a major retaliation operation that the Iran-backed militia had planned from south Lebanon against the Jewish state.
China’s stealth missile sub key to winning a Taiwan war
China’s stealthy launch of an advanced submarine underscores its escalating drive for underwater dominance in the increasingly tense waters of the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea.
Yuan to surge as yen carry trade goes awry
TOKYO – Chinese regulators are worried about the impact of a stronger yuan on exporters. Those fears might be validated soon as the so-called “yen carry trade” goes awry across global currency markets.
Advanced IC packaging is next front in the chip wars
Advanced IC packaging is a hot new source of competition among manufacturers of AI processors and other advanced integrated circuits (ICs), and emerging as the next front in the US government’s efforts to reduce America’s dependence on foreign suppliers and retard China’s technological progress.
Beijing to Bangkok train just a few links from reality
BANGKOK – A Bangkok to Beijing train journey became one clickity-clack link closer with the completion by Thailand and Laos of a Mekong River railway bridge and tracks last month, enabling cross-border rail transport with Laos for the first time and only a few kilometers remaining as the last trackless gap to reach China.
Is China conducting ‘gray zone’ warfare for Russia?
In October 2023, damage to the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia knocked it out for six months. Suspicion quickly fell upon a Chinese-owned, Hong Kong-flagged container ship called the Newnew Polar Bear.
Kursk could hasten Russia’s post-Putin political succession
The Ukrainian operation in Russia’s Kursk region began in late July with several days of airstrikes before Kiev’s ground forces quickly advanced several miles deep into Russian territory on August 6, 2024.