Taiwanese media reported on Friday that Shigeru Iwasaki, former chief of the Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defence Forces (JSDF) and a four-star air force general, had been confirmed as an honorary adviser to the…
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Hegseth to fly to the Philippines and Japan in first visit to Asian treaty allies at odds with China
A Philippine official says U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop in his first trip to Asia next week, for talks that will include increasing …
Tencent launches T1 reasoning model amid growing AI competition in China
Chinese tech giant Tencent on Friday night launched the official version of its T1 reasoning model, stepping up competition in China’s increasingly crowded artificial intelligence sector.
South-east Asian markets roiled as investors turn to China
Indonesian stocks hit four-year low and Thailand sees outflows as funds rethink growth story for region’s biggest economies
Japan, China and South Korea, meet at a geopolitical ‘turning point in history’
The top diplomats from Japan, China and South Korea met in Tokyo on Saturday as the East Asian neighbours seek common ground on regional security and economic issues amid growing geopolitical uncertainty.
Musk’s China business ties complicate his U.S. national security role
The world’s richest man may be working for President Trump’s America, but he makes billions of dollars by playing nice with China.
Hegseth to visit the Philippines for talks that will include South China Sea concerns, envoy says
A Philippine official says U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop in his first trip to the Indo-Pacific next week, for talks that will include increasing deterrence against…
Trump and Pentagon officials deny Elon Musk got China war plan briefing
The New York Times reported Musk would receive a briefing on plans for any potential war with China. The president and defense secretary said the meeting was about DOGE.
Trump denies that Musk was going to be briefed on China war plans
A U.S. official had told ABC News that Musk was expected to attend a meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff that, among its topics, would touch on China.
China Misses Deadline for Update on Plane-Crash Probe
Delays in investigation of what led to 2022 China Eastern disaster have frustrated families.
Tech war: Huawei-related chip equipment maker to debut products at Shanghai trade show
SiCarrier, a chip tool maker backed by the Shenzhen government, will launch new products at the three-day Semicon China exhibition.
AstraZeneca to build $2.5B research hub in Beijing
AstraZeneca plans to build a $2.5 billion research and development center in Beijing, the Britain-based multinational pharmaceutical announced Friday.
Eyeing China threat, Trump announces Boeing wins contract for secretive future fighter jet
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that Boeing will build the Air Force’s future fighter jet, which the Pentagon says will have stealth and penetration capabilities that far exceed those of its current…
