20 h. ago China’s PLA Daily slams US Golden Dome plan, warns of space arms race

China’s military newspaper has condemned America’s planned “Golden Dome” space-based missile defence system, warning that it may threaten global strategic stability and trigger an arms race in space. “The development of the Golden Dome system and the US Space Force’s rapid expansion have further militarised outer space,” a commentary in the PLA Daily warned on Thursday, adding that such moves could potentially intensify great power rivalry and challenge international arms control norms. The...

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4 d. ago 'The world is in a mobile security crisis' as Chinese hackers and user lapses put smartphones at risk

'The world is in a mobile security crisis' as Chinese hackers and user lapses put smartphones at risk  Fortune

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4 d. ago Chinese hackers and user lapses turn smartphones into a ‘mobile security crisis’

Chinese hackers and user lapses turn smartphones into a ‘mobile security crisis’  AP News

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5 d. ago The kids are alright: Hong Kong AI scientist offers a vision for ‘parenting’ AI

For years, the story of artificial intelligence (AI) has been cast as a high-stakes contest between the US and China – a technological arms race with global consequences. But to De Kai, a pioneering machine learning scientist and advocate for AI ethics, this framing fundamentally misunderstands the technology. “I would prefer to think about it as the AI climate change challenge,” De Kai said in an interview with the Post at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, where he is a...

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5 d. ago Hong Kong’s mediation centre could help solve territorial, sovereignty disputes

Hong Kong’s new global mediation centre can help resolve territorial or sovereignty disputes if participants are willing to come to the table, the city’s justice minister has said. Last month, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi presided over a landmark signing ceremony for the establishment of the International Organisation for Mediation (IOMed) in the city. Thirty-three countries signed the agreement, with most coming from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. In a televised interview...

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6 d. ago Trump, Hegseth, Rubio: a triple threat to global stability – and Asia

The Indo-Pacific cannot afford to become collateral damage in America’s descent from diplomacy into dysfunction – a decline embodied by Defence Secretary Peter Hegseth’s sabre-rattling and Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco Rubio’s overreach. At the recent Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Hegseth stunned Asia’s defence and diplomatic elite by demanding that Indo-Pacific countries raise defence spending to 5 per cent of gross domestic product to “counter China”. The proposal...

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6 d. ago What South Korea’s new president means for its US, China ties

Six months ago, South Korea teetered on the brink of authoritarian regression. But on Tuesday, its citizens elected Lee Jae-myung – a symbol of resilience and reform – as their new president, in a vote seen as a rebuke of his predecessor’s failed martial law decree that plunged the nation into a political crisis. The liberal Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) candidate secured a decisive victory over conservative rival Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party (PPP), capturing 49.42 per cent of the...

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6 d. ago Philippines aims to counter China’s drone swarm capacity, learn from Ukraine war

The Philippine military is ramping up efforts to enhance its drone offensive capabilities and countermeasures amid growing concerns over China potentially using waves of such unmanned aircraft to assert its claims in contested waters. As part of this push, Philippine and US forces recently tested high-powered microwave weapons during the Balikatan 2025 exercises, designed to neutralise so-called drone swarms. The Philippine military has also begun using Israeli-made intelligence, surveillance...

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7 d. ago US Senate panel passes Taiwan, mainland China overseas military growth measures

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a slate of China-focused measures on Thursday, including bipartisan bills to counter Beijing’s overseas military expansion and bolster Taiwan’s role in global finance while advancing the nomination of a former ambassador to lead US diplomacy in East Asia. The Counter Act of 2025, co-authored by Senators Chris Coons, Democrat of Delaware, and Pete Ricketts, Republican of Nebraska, calls on the US government to develop a strategy to respond to the...

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8 d. ago Facing gender ratio crisis, Vietnam proposes tougher laws on sex selection

Vietnam is planning to impose stiffer penalties for gender-based sex selection in pregnancy, as the government scrambles to address a deepening imbalance in the country’s birth sex ratio – one of the worst in Asia. A draft proposal from the health ministry would raise the maximum fine for such violations to 100 million Vietnamese dong (US$3,800), more than triple the current penalty. Offences covered include disclosing the sex of a fetus, performing or facilitating sex-selective abortions,...

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9 d. ago ‘Lies into truth’: outcry in Japan over Chinese bias at Canadian history museum

Conservatives in Japan are urging the government to take action against a museum in Toronto run by a Chinese-Canadian organisation, accusing it of distorting history and harming the country’s international reputation. They say the Asia-Pacific Peace Museum, which opened in June 2024, presents a solely Chinese perspective on events such as the massacre at Nanking, now known as the city of Nanjing, the wartime use of “comfort women”, and the activities of Unit 731, a covert Japanese military unit...

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2 w. ago Dong Jun to skip Singapore forum – and a chance to meet US, Asian defence chiefs

China will downgrade its representation at the Shangri-La Dialogue this year and, in doing so, skip an opportunity for Defence Minister Dong Jun to meet counterparts from the United States and across Asia. In the past, Asia’s premier defence forum has offered a chance for China’s defence minister to make a speech to counter Washington’s narrative in the region and meet other defence chiefs directly. China’s defence ministry said on Thursday that China would send a delegation from the National...

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2 w. ago ‘Asian alliance’: how China is forging a new power centre amid the trade war

China is pushing to forge a powerful new economic bloc with countries across Southeast Asia and the Middle East to counteract rising US protectionism, with some analysts suggesting a prototype for an “Asian Union” may be taking shape. Premier Li Qiang attended the opening of a new forum bringing together leaders from China, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Tuesday, where he remarked that the current global tensions offered an...

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2 w. ago China to host Pacific island countries' envoys amid growing outreach

China to host Pacific island countries' envoys amid growing outreach  Nikkei Asia

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2 w. ago China host Pacific island countries' envoys as Taiwan issue looms

China host Pacific island countries' envoys as Taiwan issue looms  Nikkei Asia

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3 w. ago Can the US be counted on for Asia security? Crisis report casts doubt, warns of arms race

Return of Trump and his America-first policy seen to be source of anxiety for many partners and allies.

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3 w. ago Hegseth reveals plans to counter China, stay ahead in arms race as Pentagon pivots to Indo

Hegseth reveals plans to counter China, stay ahead in arms race as Pentagon pivots to Indo-Pacific  Fox News

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3 w. ago Xi’s war machines: combat ‘kill’ gives Beijing a boost in arms export race

Xi’s war machines: combat ‘kill’ gives Beijing a boost in arms export race  The Times

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3 w. ago China’s PLA warns US Space Force ‘orbital carrier’ risks escalating cosmic arms race

Citing potential for rapid deployment of weaponisable satellites, military article cautions US transport craft programme threatens space security.

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3 w. ago China’s PLA warns US Space Force ‘orbital carrier’ risks escalating arms race

Citing potential for rapid launch of weaponisable satellites, Chinese military cautions US transport craft programme threatens space security.

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