When Lithuania challenged China over Taiwan four years ago, it expected argument or outrage. It got silence....
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By any honest reading of history, the international monetary system was never neutral. It was a political...
By: Michael Vatikiotis I know who I am. My Italian and Greek antecedents left Europe in the...
Reese’s founder’s grandson accuses Hershey of lowering ingredient quality, sparking debate over brand integrity, authenticity and the...
The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved the bipartisan No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act, marking...
Unfortunately, I have another thing for you to worry about. There are three types of environmental harm....
By: Tim Daiss Photo from RFA Asia’s demographic story is shifting with startling speed. Fertility rates are...
The world today is witnessing an unsettling sense of economic deja vu. Beneath the gleaming skyline of...
The intersection of cryptocurrency and suspected human trafficking intensified in 2025, with total transaction volume reaching hundreds...
Cocoa supply shocks, soaring prices and new regulations are pushing food manufacturers toward reduced‑cocoa and cocoa‑free formulations....
The resounding electoral victory of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the snap election on February 8...
A key federal regulatory commission has announced that it will be fighting against individual states’ powers to...
For more than a decade, China has been one of the most important growth engines for western...
The US-Iran “indirect” talks in Geneva on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, lasted between three and four hours....
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s defense of Western colonialism and imperial power at the Munich Security Conference and...
On February 19, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is expected to travel to Washington to attend the inaugural...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) got a historic landslide victory...
The UK’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, recently visited China to announce what was described as a reset...
On February 5, US President Donald Trump announced that he had “productive” talks with British Prime Minister...
China’s first Type 09V nuclear attack submarine (SSN) surfacing at Bohai isn’t just a new hull in...