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U.S. and China Hold the Keys to Containing a Mideast Oil Shock
By Ron Bousso A serious military confrontation between the U.S. and Iran could trigger a major disruption in Middle East oil supplies. The vast oil reserves the U.S. and China hold could prove critical in containing it. For now, uncertainty dominates ...
An F/A-18E Super Hornet prepares to launch from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea February 15, 2026. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel Kimmelman/Handout via REUTERS
By Ron Bousso A serious military confrontation between the U.S. and Iran could trigger a major disruption in Middle East oil supplies. The vast oil reserves the U.S. and China hold could prove critical in containing it. For now, uncertainty dominates in this protracted standoff, ...
Chinese New Year Travel: Southeast Asia Back in Focus
China’s Lunar New Year travel surge is once again reshaping tourism flows across the Global South, with Southeast Asia emerging as a key beneficiary, though not uniformly. Outbound trips have rebounded strongly, but geopolitics, visa policies, and safety perceptions are increasingly ...
Iran Nears Deal to Buy Supersonic Anti-Ship Missiles From China
By Gavin Finch, Parisa Hafezi and John Irish Iran is close to a deal with China to purchase anti‑ship cruise missiles, according to six people with knowledge of the negotiations, just as the United States deploys a vast naval force near ...
Panama Wrests Control of Canal Ports From Hong Kong Group
Panamanian authorities took control of two ports on the Panama Canal from CK Hutchison on Monday after the Hong Kong-based conglomerate’s concession was annulled amid a row between the United States and China. The court ruling was the latest legal development affecting ...
Japan to Deploy Missile Systems on Island Near Taiwan by 2031: Defence Minister
Japan's government plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles on one of its remote western islands near Taiwan by March 2031, the country's defence minister said on Tuesday. It is the first time Japan has specified the timing of the deployment.
CK Hutchison Says Panama Canal Port Workers Removed After Court-Ordered Takeover
Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison said on Tuesday that Panama authorities had threatened its employees with criminal prosecution if they defied orders to leave two strategic canal ports at the centre of a legal battle that has embroiled Beijing and Washington. ...
How a Little-Known Chinese Company Conquered Africa’s Cell Phone Market
Shenzhen-based Transsion Holdings is now a massive Chinese technology company that few people outside of Africa and certain parts of Asia have heard of. Even in China, the brand, now the world's 5th-largest mobile phone producer, remains largely unknown.
China Imposes Export Controls on 20 Japanese Entities to Curb ‘Remilitarization’
China has prohibited the export of dual-use items to 20 Japanese entities that it says supply Japan's military, the commerce ministry announced on Tuesday, in the latest escalation of a dispute with Tokyo. China is using its influence over supply chains ...
Panama Wrests Control of Canal Ports From Hong Kong Group
Panamanian authorities took control Monday of two ports on the Panama Canal from CK Hutchison after the Hong Kong-based conglomerate's concession was annulled amid a row between the United States and China. "The Panama Maritime Authority has taken possession of its ...
‘Welcome to CHINA’ Greets Philippine Officials on Trip to Disputed South China Sea
By Karen Lema As the Philippine Coast Guard plane descended toward the country's most strategically important outpost in the disputed South China Sea, passengers' phones lit up with a roaming alert: "Welcome to CHINA." Among those on board were ...