Category: Asia

For all practical purposes, the US-Iran Memorandum of (Mis)Understanding is over. The dispute over how to manage the Strait of Hormuz in the interim has pushed the […]

Thanks to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his Make America Healthy Again tribe, seed oils have been getting a lot of unwanted attention. The MAHA […]

Taiwan’s government and overseas ethnic groups have raised concerns after China implemented the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress this month, warning it forces […]

By: Kalimullah Hassan As widely expected, Malaysia’s Barisan Nasional last weekend swept to a resounding victory in elections in the populous southern state of Johor […]

During the July 2026 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Ankara, Prime Minister Carney announced Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) as Canada’s primary supplier […]

Certain military campaigns get hugely overblown in their importance (usually famous battles led by famous generals) and others slip by, not getting the coverage they […]

From protein snacks and fibre-rich breads to prebiotic drinks, discover 11 new food and drink launches targeting strength, digestion and long-term wellbeing…See More

The Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) and their militant Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) wing — which carried out genocide against ethnic Poles and others in pursuit of an […]

Vietnam is one of the most rapidly graying countries in the world, aging at a stage of development that leaves it far less room to […]

By: David Scott Mathieson Philippine Foreign Minister Theresa P. Lazaro The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) seems finally to have tired of the civil […]

JAKARTA – Indonesia fell to 48th place out of 70 economies on this year’s International Institute for Management Development’s (IMD) World Competitiveness Ranking, down from […]

Iranian attacks on Gulf vessels trying to transit via Omani sovereign waters have once again pulled the region into a tit-for-tat spiral of escalation. The […]

Japan’s food price hikes are expected to intensify in 2026, with processed foods seeing the biggest increases as the “Middle East situation” adds pressure…See More

As the US keeps fighting in Iran, China is watching not only what the US can destroy, but how quickly it can replace what it […]

Nineteen years ago, on February 6, 2007, Pakistan signed away Gwadar Port’s commercial future for four decades. The government would build the roads, the airport, […]

By: Thai Scam Watch Photo courtesy of Amnesty International In April, Thai Police Lt. Gen. Jirabhop “Kong” Bhuridej, boss of the Thai government’s new “Anti […]

This edition explores how KitKat became a Japanese icon, efforts to strengthen food security, Glico in Growth Asia Summit, and FFC consumption trends…See More

Space sakura tea and decaffeinated teas are part of Japan GreenTea’s export push, combining novelty, aesthetics and healthier beverage options…See More

By: Anthony Spaeth “There’s a storm coming,” Police Superintendent Killian Tong is warned in City on Fire, Simon Elegant’s third novel, “and Hong Kong will […]

South East Asia has all the parts in place to emerge as the key halal growth market for food amid the Middle East conflict…See More