Briefing: China’s leaders hunt for strategic gains from US quagmire in Iran
Strategic angle: Beijing hopes Washington’s redeployment of forces from Asia will further tip regional balance of power.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un reappointed as president of state affairs
Kim's reappointment as head of the State Affairs Commission was announced by KCNA amidst criticism of North Korea's electoral process.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: India is launching cheap weight-loss drugs — but Novo Nordisk is betting its brands will stay on top
Strategic angle: Indian generic drugmakers launch a price war against Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 brands, Ozempic and WeGovy.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Ukraine nationals detained in India: Is Russia involved?
Strategic angle: Indian authorities accuse six Ukrainians and an American of supporting insurgent groups along the India-Myanmar border, raising questions about potential political motivations.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Gas Stations Are Running Dry Across One Australian State
Strategic angle: If high prices weren't bad enough, some stations down under are running out of gasoline and diesel.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Frustrated Lewis pair chemistry enables dual atom insertion to build bioactive molecules
Strategic angle: Researchers from the National University of Singapore have developed a boron-catalyzed method to transform oxetanes into larger, medicinally relevant 1,3-oxazinanes.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: U.S. executives, from Apple to Eli Lilly, revamp their push into the world's second-largest economy at the China Development Forum
Strategic angle: More than 80 global executives traveled to Beijing this weekend for the state-organized China Development Forum.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Ohtani jersey from WBC goes for record $1.5M
Strategic angle: The jersey worn by Shohei Ohtani during Japan's victory in the World Baseball Classic sold for a record amount.
Editorial Staff Mar 23
Briefing: Not just buying 'things': Why China's emotional economy is on the rise
Strategic angle: Amid a prolonged economic slowdown, one segment of the world's second-largest economy is growing quicker than the rest: China's so-called emotional economy.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: China spent $120B to lock down critical minerals overseas: report
Strategic angle: A recent report reveals China's significant investment in securing critical minerals globally.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Shin nominated governor of Bank of Korea
Strategic angle: BIS top economist chosen to lead monetary policy amid won weakness and oil price shock
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Lin cleared for boxing return after sex test
Chinese Taipei's Olympic champion Lin Yu-ting is cleared to compete again by World Boxing after undergoing the governing body's new sex test.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: China touts itself as ‘harbour of stability’ to global CEOs
Strategic angle: Premier Li Qiang paints contrast to US at business gathering in Beijing as Donald Trump gets bogged down in Iran.
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Chinese IPOs in US falter amid scrutiny of manipulation schemes
Strategic angle: Regulators crack down after trading in ‘toxic’ small-cap stocks from China inflicted losses on US investors
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Japan sounds alarm over UK delays to combat aircraft project
Strategic angle: Tokyo frustrated by funding hold-ups that are preventing the signing of a development contract
Editorial Staff Mar 22
Briefing: Japan Gets A Land Cruiser Wagon For $24K And Toyota Had Nothing To Do With It
Strategic angle: Toyota’s humble ProBox takes a strange turn, picking up a Land Cruiser-style face and a tougher, crossover-like stance.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: Blame U.S. Regulations for China's Dominance in Rare-Earth Minerals
Strategic angle: U.S. regulations are hindering domestic production and allowing China to maintain its lead in rare-earth minerals.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: Did Australia's under-16s social media ban work?
Strategic angle: Three months since it came into effect, teenagers tell the BBC how the world-first law has impacted their lives so far.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: Lai Reveals Nuclear Power Revival Plan
Strategic angle: Taipei Times reports on the ambitious nuclear energy strategy proposed by Lai.
Editorial Staff Mar 21
Briefing: As Islamophobia rises, Australia's Muslims celebrate Eid
Strategic angle: Recent events abroad and at home have fuelled an ongoing surge of Islamophobia in Australia.
Editorial Staff Mar 20