Australian public cooling on Trump’s US while thawing on China, survey finds
Australian trust in the United States has hit a record low, while the public mood towards China has warmed for the fourth year in a row, according to a new opinion poll.
In an unprecedented shift, 51 per cent of those surveyed said the country’s relationship with China was more important than that with the US, compared with 45 per cent who said America should take priority.
Only 31 per cent of those questioned in the Lowy Institute’s annual poll said they trusted the US to act
What does US Pacific Command name change mean for China and India?
Commodore C. Uday Bhaskar is director of the Society for Policy Studies (SPS), an independent think tank based in New Delhi.
In a layered signal to Indo-Pacific nations and America’s domestic audience, the Trump administration last week said the US Indo-Pacific Command would revert to its long-used name, the US Pacific Command . The Honolulu-headquartered command was renamed in 2018 during Donald Trump’s
Hong Kong court hears of boy’s final moments after being beaten, starved by mother
A five-year-old boy died after his mother physically abused, confined and starved him until he was a mere 9.7kg (21.38lbs) – half the normal weight for his age – a Hong Kong court has heard.
The 38-year-old mother, only identified as “LST” at the High Court, on Monday pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter and another of cruelty to a child over the death of her son in September 2022.
Alan Greenspan, former US Fed Reserve chair, dies aged 100
Alan Greenspan, hailed as the greatest Federal Reserve chairman when he retired in 2006 but derided for a severe financial crisis that followed barely two years later, died on Monday aged 100, NBC News reported.
Greenspan, who exerted a powerful influence on the US economy during his tenure at the helm of the Fed from August 1987 to January 2006, died at his home from complications of Parkinson’s disease, NBC reported, citing his wife Andrea Mitchell
Amid PLA pressure, Taiwan starts drill to simulate rapid deployment in a crisis
Taiwan began a combat readiness exercise on Monday that aims to boost the military’s ability to quickly move to a wartime footing, amid sustained pressure from the mainland.
The Chinese mainland’s increasingly frequent air and naval operations in the region have blurred the line between peacetime and wartime and mean that the Taiwanese military will have less time to respond to a crisis, according to officials.
The Immediate Combat Readiness Exercise, which runs through Friday, was designed to familiarise troops with battlefield conditions and combat procedures, Taiwan’s
Malaysian woman sorry for ‘excessive’ behaviour in video mocking locals in China
Nur Asyiqin Mohd Dalil came under scrutiny after the clips went viral, with users criticising the remarks as insulting to locals in China and saying they reflected poorly on Malaysians abroad.
In a statement posted on her TikTok page, @ekyn.wong, on Saturday, she said she took full responsibility for her actions, which had caused discomfort and unease to various parties, adding that her reactions were spontaneous and not premeditated.
“I genuinely regret my actions and realise that my behaviour was excessive,” she said.
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Elephants’ transfer to Japan sparks Malaysia’s corruption inquiry
Three elephants whose transfer from Malaysia to Japan earlier this year sparked public anger over their alleged mistreatment are now at the centre of a corruption investigation over claims that Putrajaya did not receive the money linked to the move.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said on Monday it had opened a formal investigation into the movement of the elephants – Dara, Amoi and Kelat – from Zoo Taiping in the northern state of Perak to Tennoji Zoo in Osaka.
MACC said it was looking into claims that payments tied to the transfer
Ex-hospital director opens China’s only school for HIV-positive children to provide shelter
A former hospital director in northern China has dedicated over two decades to creating an educational sanctuary for children living with HIV.
Guo Xiaoping, 63, a former director of an infectious diseases hospital in Linfen, Shanxi province, began his mission in 2004 after discovering children in hospital’s Aids ward who had reached school age but lacked access to proper education.
He transformed a ward into a makeshift classroom, where he and the nurses taught Pinyin and multiplication tables.
All the children had contracted HIV at birth
Will Philippines’ new bill entrench the political dynasties it aims to curb?
A long-delayed bill meant to curb political dynasties in the Philippines – where powerful families dominate elected offices from Congress to local government – has moved closer to becoming law, but critics say the measure could end up protecting the clans it claims to restrain.
The House of Representatives approved the measure in early June, a rare advance for an anti-dynasty law,