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Instead of acting as a responsible superpower, China is putting millions of lives at risk in the region and beyond
Military coups and dictatorships rarely come to any good. But has any army takeover in recent times led to more utterly disastrous consequences than those suffered by the people of Myanmar since February 2021? For sheer, vicious stupidity and criminality, Gen Min Aung Hlaing, the junta chief, and his bloodstained associates take some beating.
Yet a beating is what they are getting at the hands of , known as people’s defence forces, and ethnic minority armed groups long opposed to discriminatory Buddhist-majority regimes. A begun in October has overrun swathes of the country, forcing the surrender and mass desertion of junta troops.

In China and among many Chinese American families, dumplings are practically synonymous with family at Chinese New Year. “They bring people together,” Ng said. “You see how much is involved from ...

The first week of hearings by a special commission focused on the question of how top-secret intelligence can be made public.

Birds, be careful: Loitering at an Indian port with a microchip on your leg can make people nervous and get you locked up.

The Biden administration used sanctions and criminal charges to punish the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Iran’s premier military force.

The leading Asian American caucus in Congress has accused Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) of “racist” questioning of TikTok’s CEO at a congressional hearing this week. In a hearing Wednesday, leaders from ...

Experts seem optimistic but events in China, Europe and the US suggest risks are still tilted to the downside
A month into 2024, the consensus forecast for the global economy remains cautiously optimistic, with most central banks and analysts projecting either a soft landing or potentially at all. Even my colleague , famous for his , regards the worst-case scenarios as the to materialise.
The CEOs and policymakers I spoke to during last month’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos echoed this sentiment. The fact that the global economy did not slip into recession in 2023, despite the sharp rise in interest rates, left many experts upbeat about the outlook for 2024. When asked to explain their optimism, they either cited the US economy’s better-than-expected or predicted that artificial intelligence would catalyse a much-hoped-for . As one finance minister remarked, “If you are not naturally optimistic, you should not be a finance minister.”

Cotton continued to question him. “No, Senator,” Chew said. “Again, I’m Singaporean.” The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus criticized Cotton’s repeated questioning on X on Thursday, a day ...

Negotiations have resumed on restricting the flow of fentanyl into the United States. But Beijing may prove less cooperative on Iran and North Korea.