1+ hour, 7+ min ago  (326+ words) The Diplomat " Asia-Pacific When Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto attended this year's Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, the visit attracted little attention in Europe Yet Rome's presence at Asia's premier security forum was only one element of a broader pattern that…...

3+ hour, 16+ min ago  (487+ words) Funding for drones became much more hotly discussed in the wake of KMT chair Cheng Li-wun's trip to the United States last month. Various drones, missiles and weapons on display at the Taipei International Aerospace and Defense Industry Exhibition at…...

3+ hour, 36+ min ago  (338+ words) Real reform in the water sector means building a system that makes corruption harder to commit, easier to detect, and less rewarding for those who might try. The question at the heart of the matter is not simply why some…...

4+ hour, 1+ min ago  (135+ words) They may have locked up a popular and powerful activist. But this will only convince more Baloch that there is no space for political protest or dissent. Rights activist and founder of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, Dr Mahrang Baloch, after…...

6+ hour, 32+ min ago  (263+ words) The growing global instability and uncertainty will likely influence the future trajectory of the South China Sea disputes. An aerial view of part of the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. There are at least three points on…...

8+ hour, 57+ min ago  (491+ words) Investigators allege that four individuals deliberately concealed the actual end-user of servers thought to contain advanced Nvidia AI chips. Singaporean authorities said yesterday that they have seized a luxury bungalow and charged four people with money laundering as part of…...

9+ hour, 32+ min ago  (623+ words) Every new generation of microchips uses more energy, water, and toxic chemicals than the last " with Taiwan and South Korea bearing over 90 percent of the burden. In late May, during Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang's visit to Taiwan, local activists from…...

9+ hour, 47+ min ago  (458+ words) The Diplomat " Asia-Pacific...

13+ hour, 7+ min ago  (1067+ words) AL, the perpetrator of the crime, was just 12 years of age at the time of her mother's murder. In December last year, a rare case of matricide, in which a child killed their mother, shocked Indonesia and prompted questions about…...

13+ hour, 57+ min ago  (484+ words) In late May, the military announced that it had transferred the 81-year-old former leader from prison to house arrest. Myanmar's military-backed government has denied a request for the special envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to meet…...