How Germany is reshaping the world in era of US-China rivalry
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US should not ‘oppress and contain’ China, globalisation facing ‘headwinds’: top Beijing official
“However, for some time, the trend of economic globalisation has encountered headwinds,” said Liu, who hailed the twin engines of economic globalisation and regional integration for their “potential and resilience for growth”.
Give Taiwan’s youth a fighting chance against China
One might get the impression that Taiwan’s defense is just a question of having the right weapons and hardware. But there’s of course more to it than that, including a huge psychological component, as a friend noted the other day when he asked:
Lawmakers in Thailand overwhelmingly approve a bill to legalize same-sex marriage
BANGKOK (AP) — Lawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill on Wednesday that would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender.
Tied, beaten and fed burnt food: Nanny sisters in Taiwan accused of torturing baby boy to death
A one-year-old boy in Taiwan has died from abuse after living with a pair of nanny sisters for three months, according to Taiwan media reports.
Taiwan tests air defences in early morning missile drills
TAIPEI — Taiwan tested its air defences on Tuesday (March 26) in early morning drills using surface-to-air missiles, and air, land and naval forces, saying it would continue to intensify training in the face of China's frequent military activities nearby.
U.S. eyes change to military command in Japan as China threat looms: Reuters
U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will agree next month to tighter military cooperation, including talks on the biggest potential change to Washington's East Asia command structure in decades, two sources said.
Taiwan bets on Vietnam, Indonesia for future chip-industry talent
TAIPEI -- As a falling birthrate threatens to shrink Taiwan's pool of high-tech talent, the island has turned to Southeast Asian students as a source of workers for the semiconductor industry.