The Chinese Coast Guard ships extended their stays near the Senkaku Island region which led Japan to lodge formal diplomatic objections. Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said on Monday that China’s maritime expansion near the disputed islands is rapidly intensifying to create more international political instability.The ships stayed 92 hours inside Japanese waters for the first time since Japan acquired the …

Numbeo reports in the 2025 Safety Index that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become the second safest country in the world. Only Andorra, the small European country, deserves to stand higher than the UAE-Gulf nation. The ranking is really much praiseworthy for the Gulf nation. Other rankings of the GCC countries are also commendable: Qatar in third place and …

Thailand’s automobile sector remains heavily challenged as car output during February 2025 dropped 13.62% year on year to 115,487 units. It is the 19th successive month of weakening, following the 24.63% downturn in January. The decline is due to weak domestic sales and exports. Domestic sales fell by 26.2% to 572,675 units, 15-year low partly due to tightening of auto …

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has officially warned about foreign entities trying to change election results on April 28th. During a press conference, CSIS Deputy Director of Operations Vanessa Lloyd revealed that India, China, Russia, and Pakistan are countries that plan to disrupt the 2021 federal elections in Canada by using sophisticated techniques. According to Lloyd, these countries want …

Samsung Electronics CO-CEO  Han Jong-hee has passed away suddenly after suffering a heart attack, as announced Tuesday. The sudden demise has put the South Korean tech giant through a transition with new CEO, Jun Young-hyun, sashaying into the leadership role alone. The leadership was changed at a time very crucial as the company was working on revamping its poorly performing …

The Japanese market for mergers and acquisitions now allows unsolicited acquisition offers due to recent Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry guidelines. Canadian retail leader Alimentation Couche-Tard made public its interest in acquiring Seven & i Holdings and their Japanese 7-Eleven stores. METI’s modern guidelines assist Japan’s market development by letting companies acquire businesses that improve value and protect shareholder …

Asia, a continent varied in culture and economic endowment, is, however, home to some of the gravest poverty challenges found anywhere. Whereas many countries in Asia have recorded notable advances in economic growth over the past few decades, extreme poverty remains an ongoing issue debilitating millions. The sharp contrast between life in flourishing cities and rural poverty-stricken areas is, therefore, …

Vice Premier of China, He Lifeng, met business executives at Apple Pfizer and Mastercard on Sunday to discuss trade solutions with the US. As Beijing seeks outside business during its economic slump it brings leaders from Eli Lilly, Medtronic Cargill and Corning together with government officials for discussions.  As reported to business leaders at the event, He stated that China …

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration PAGASA reported that rains will be delivered by three weather systems in many parts of the country. The systems are the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), easterlies and the northeast monsoon or Amihan. The ITCZ presently influencing southern Mindanao is anticipated to deliver scattered rains and thunderstorms throughout the Davao Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, …

Royal Malaysian Navy, or TLDM, as it is popularly known, is advancing toward the commissioning of its Naval Region 4 Headquarters (Mawilla 4) located at Muara Tebas, revealed Armed Forces Chief, Jen Datuk Mohd Nizam Jaffar. Several factors, including cost evaluation and assessment of facilities, made Muara Tebas a more convenient site than the originally planned Bintulu. “After looking carefully …