Le Pen’s case is a window into what’s wrong in EU Parliament

The conviction of one of the most powerful figures of the European far right for embezzling EU Parliament funds has sent shockwaves around the continent and beyond. But

US security alliances in Asia nothing but hollow promises

When the current US president entered the White House, he spoke of a “new beginning” for US-China relations. Yet his administration is showing it is intent on inflaming

What is a ‘revisionist’ state, and what are they trying to revise?

Once upon a time, “revisionist power” was a term reserved for nations trying to overturn the postwar liberal order – the usual suspects being countries like Russia, China

‘Drop the dad, keep the baby’ is Chinese women’s new mantra

Just like the Americans, Chinese women are starting to give up on marriages, too. But many still want to be mothers. A new phenomenon called “drop the

Hegseth will see US’ limits in its bid to contain China via regional division

Having already visited Europe, where he openly declared the United States’ attention was focused on the Asia-Pacific and underscored Washington’s singular fixation on China as a strategic competitor,

Signal is not the place for top secret communications

When top White House defense and national security leaders discussed plans for an attack on targets in Yemen over the messaging app Signal, it raised many questions about

Dramatic breakthrough out of reach

The recent talks between US and Russian delegations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, offer a glimmer of hope that progress is being made toward at least a limited ceasefire

China’s ‘engineer dividend’ is paying off big time

DeepSeek has changed how the world sees China. Worries over the country’s “3D” problem — that deflation, debt and demographics are structurally hampering growth — have melted away.

Cooperation the guarantee for prosperity

Embracing the ancient wisdom that “close neighbors are better than distant relatives” China has long championed a philosophy of fostering strong ties with its neighboring countries. Despite trilateral

Swiss town lets doctors prescribe free museum visits as therapy

The world’s woes got you down? Feeling burnout at work? Need a little something extra to fight illness or prep for surgery? The Swiss town of Neuchâtel is

Why Indonesia’s new military law is alarming

Indonesia’s Parliament unanimously voted to pass a controversial revision of its military law on Thursday that will allow military officers to serve in more government posts without resigning

US getting into deep water with exorbitant port fees proposal

The United States Trade Representative’s recent proposal to levy punitive charges on Chinese-built and -operated vessels entering US ports is yet another example of Washington’s protectionist and politically

Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers

In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei. Historians do not know her birth name

How to make billions selling $1 lemonade

One can become a billionaire selling ice cream, lemonade and fruit smoothies — all for less than $1. Zhang Hongchao and Zhang Hongfu, two brothers who founded China’s largest freshly

Urgent task to protect children in conflicts

By almost every measure, 2024 was one of the worst years on record for children living in conflict zones in UNICEF’s history. More than one in every six

Beware of Li Kashing’s supersized value trap

From Chinese tech stocks to European defense shares, President Donald Trump’s second term seems to be lifting the world’s biggest value traps. One of the most prominent and

A Nasdaq meltdown, like China’s Big Tech in 2021?

After the Magnificent Seven’s 5% selloff Monday, global investors are reevaluating their faith in US exceptionalism. They’re asking whether the Nasdaq is just going through a minor correction,

Rational view of China would benefit Canada

ChinThe governing Liberal Party elected former central banker Mark Carney its leader on Sunday. Carney will thus succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister after he is sworn in

Trump loves the Gilded Age and its tariffs

In President  It was the Gilded Age, a time of rapid population growth and transformation from an agricultural economy toward a sprawling industrial system, when poverty was

No winners in conflict, no losers in peace

In a social media post on Friday, US President Donald Trump said he is “strongly considering” levying new sanctions and tariffs on Russia. Considering that he

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