Vietnam tourism grows 21% with 10.7 million international visitors

Vietnam welcomed 10.7 million international tourists in H1 2025, driven by visa exemptions and regional growth, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. Thanks to open visa policies and effective tourism stimulus programs, Vietnam welcomed approximately...

Australian Prime Minister complains to President Xi about Chinese live-fire exercises

BEIJING (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he complained to China’s President Xi Jinping during a meeting on… BEIJING (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he complained to China’s President Xi Jinping during a...

Japan calls China's military activity its biggest strategic challenge

TOKYO (AP) — Japan cautioned against China’s rapid acceleration of military activity stretching from its southwestern coasts to the Pacific, describing the moves in a new defense report Tuesday as the biggest strategic challenge. China’s growing...

NMP exhibitions, performance arts tours on tap in 'Taiwan Cultural Year'

Taipei, July 15 (CNA) A joint initiative between Taiwan's foreign and culture ministries to promote Taiwan's soft power in 2025 will end with National Palace Museum (NPM) exhibitions and performance arts troupes touring Europe, a Taiwanese...

Why Can’t China Let Taiwan Go and the Taliban Let Women Go?

While Taiwan braces itself against the threat of Chinese invasion with its largest military drills in decades, Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership faces international arrest warrants for persecuting women and girls. Though separated by thousands of...

Key Taipei bridge closed for drills aimed at blocking PLA from capital

Taipei, July 15 (CNA) A key bridge in the Greater Taipei area was closed in the early hours of Tuesday for a military drill simulating efforts by Taiwan's armed forces to prevent enemy forces from moving into the capital city of Taipei. Tuesday's...

Service club hears about international convention

Longtime Rotarian Joe Haynes presented a program for the Rotary Club of Livingston Thursday, telling about his recent trip to the Rotary International Convention in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, his 13th trip to a Rotary International Convention....

Exposure of Taiwan's financial firms to China dips to new low

Taipei, July 15 (CNA) The exposure of Taiwan's banking, insurance and securities sectors to China dipped to a new low as of the end of May due to concerns over a slowdown in the Chinese economy, according to the Financial Supervisory Commission...

China’s gray-zone hybrid threats against Taiwan’s Pacific allies

This article was originally published by Pacific Forum. It is republished with permission. In the Indo-Pacific’s intensifying great power competition, Taiwan’s Pacific allies – Palau, the Marshall Islands and Tuvalu—are increasingly caught in the...

Taiwan begins 10-day military drills to counter Chinese threats

A look at the diplomatic dance over Taiwan, as US presses allies for clarity amid China flex

Efforts are also being made to persuade allies to increase their defence spending in light of growing concerns regarding China’s ambitions toward Taiwan. However, the request for commitments related to a potential conflict over the island has...

I moved our family of four from the US to France & pay just $2,235 for everything – but the grocery stores blew me away

ONE woman up and left America with her husband, two children, and dog five years ago and has since been enjoying an affordable lifestyle across the globe in France. The expat has come to love not only the rich culture and beautiful landscape of...

War provocations by "Taiwan independence" armed forces only lead to self-destruction: defense ministry

BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) -- War provocations by "Taiwan independence" armed forces are futile and will only lead to self-destruction, said a Chinese defense spokesperson on Monday. Jiang Bin, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense,...

Taiwanese, Vietnamese firms keen to invest in footwear sector in India: CLE

Companies from Taiwan and Vietnam are keen to invest in India's non-leather footwear sector, and the government support is crucial to facilitate these investments, Council for Leather Exports (CLE) Chairman RK Jalan said on Sunday. Jalan said...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says China’s military unlikely to use US AI Chips

Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said the US government doesn’t need to be concerned that the Chinese military will use his company’s products to improve their capabilities. Addressing the largest concern Washington has cited in...

Australia says China likely to spy on military drills with US

Australia says China likely to spy on military drills with US by AFP Staff Writers Sydney (AFP) July 13, 2025 Australia's government said Sunday it expects China to spy on major military drills it is conducting with the United States and other...

Recall Campaigns Reach Fever Pitch in Taiwan

With just under two weeks before the recall votes scheduled to take place on July 26, the political atmosphere in Taiwan is tense. The recalls largely target politicians of the Kuomintang (KMT), with over 30 recalls set to take place in the near...

U.S. pushes allies to clarify Taiwan war roles

The Financial Times (FT) reported that the U.S. government has asked Japan and Australia to clarify what roles they would play if a conflict were to break out between the U.S. and China over Taiwan. The U.S. is demanding that its key allies in the...

NZ joins biggest-ever Australia war drills as US pressures allies on Taiwan

The New Zealand Defence Force has deployed 700 personnel across land, sea, air, space and cyberspace for Exercise Talisman Sabre, a massive multinational training operation now underway across eastern and northern Australia. This year’s iteration,...

Taiwan is held up as a bastion of liberal values. But migrant workers report abuse, injury and death in its fishing industry

Taipei, Taiwan CNN — Silwanus Tangkotta was working aboard a Taiwanese fishing boat in the remote Pacific last year, when a heavy wave slammed a rolling metal door onto his hand, crushing his middle and ring fingers. The Indonesian migrant...