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Business leaders in Asia-Pacific build resilience through AI and regional trade
While global markets brace for further geopolitical turbulence, a new “resilience paradox” is emerging among C-suite leaders in Asia-Pacific. Despite a drop in revenue expectations, […]
Inside Coca‑Cola’s 2026 growth playbook: Digital, innovation and change
Coca‑Cola outlines its 2026 growth strategy, detailing leadership changes, digital transformation, innovation priorities and local marketing plans. Learn how the drinks giant aims to sustain […]
Sending combat troops to exercise, Japan leaves WWII ghosts behind
This year’s US-Philippines Balikatan Exercise provides plenty of evidence Japan is outdistancing the ghosts of World War II and subsequent decades of faux pacifism. Japan […]
Did Trump just light the match for World War III?
Saturday’s back-to-back headlines on The Washington Post were: “’They Have Chosen Not To Accept Our Terms,’ Vance Says” and “US Intelligence Shows China Taking A More Active Role In […]
Trump budget director defends 43% military spending boost
WASHINGTON — The White House budget director on Wednesday defended the administration’s latest request for Congress, testifying before the House Budget Committee that a 43% […]
Iran war inflicting losses that will never be recovered
Every ceasefire is haunted by the same question: will it live up to the promise of peace? The United States and Iran could apparently only […]
Don’t believe claims Southeast Asia scam schemes were shut down
I was recently in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and approached a group of young men in front of the Indian embassy. I told them I was […]
Blockade v blockade fallout may be not just a world energy crisis
What a lively Sunday April 13 proved to be. We had the landslide defeat of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán; the predictable failure of 24 – some […]
The Global Rise of Monster SUVs
Could the current (and worsening) global energy crisis have one small silver lining: halting the advance of the monstrous regiment of sports utility vehicles (SUVs)? […]
Iran war putting China’s economy in a tight spot
TOKYO – Amid all the smoke surrounding a Chinese slowdown, economists are getting a view of some serious fire this week. Case in point: exports […]
Allied shipyards key to closing US naval gap with China
Facing mounting naval competition and a widening industrial gap, a new report argues that the US may need to lean on allies — not just […]
New resistance alliance built to win Myanmar’s civil war
Myanmar’s civil war is now 78 years old — the longest-running civil war in modern history. For most of that time, it has been a […]
US Navy leaning on AI to sweep Iran’s Hormuz mines
US military officials said the Navy has begun the process of clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical choke point for global shipping. […]
Trump vs Pope: A US-Vatican rift centuries in the making
Cuba’s deepening crisis has once again pulled the Vatican into a familiar role. In March, it was revealed that Cuban officials turned to the Holy […]
US Hormuz blockade may not survive a Chinese standoff
A US-sanctioned tanker with links to China, the Rich Starry, has transited the Strait of Hormuz, despite the US blockade of the waterway. According to […]
Onetime Evergrande Tycoon Hui Faces Prison
By: Toh Han Shih Unfinished Evergrande units Hui Ka Yan faces time in a Chinese prison, after pleading guilty to fraud, embezzlement and bribery in […]
Russia’s navy deterred Estonia from boarding its ‘shadow fleet’
Commander of the Estonian Navy Ivo Vark told Reuters that Estonia won’t board vessels that are part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” any more since “The risk of military escalation is just […]
US Air Force unready for a prolonged war with China
Warnings are mounting that the US Air Force lacks the capability and capacity to defeat China in a high-end conflict. But the deeper problem is […]
IMF warns Trump’s Iran war could unleash global recession
The International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that the US-Israeli war on Iran could slow global economic growth, stoke inflation, and increase the possibility of a worldwide […]