A former ambassador in the Trump administration has told Taiwan that regardless of the outcome of November's U.S. presidential election, Washington will not waver in its support.
China wants to promote awareness of national defense in children as young as elementary school under proposed legislation that would require military training at high schools and universities.
With salinity increasing year on year, the implications for the future of Uzbekistan's harvests are "very dangerous," one farmer said. In his region, 80% of the farmland is highly salinized.
An emerging quadrilateral group, between the U.S., Japan, Australia and the Philippines, has become the core of Washington's foreign security policy in the Indo-Pacific, quickly overtaking the Quad in priority.
Given China's head start in affordable EVs, it's difficult to imagine Europe meeting its target to ban combustion engines by 2035 without relying on substantial imports of Chinese EVs, analysts say.
Coffee or durian?
International prices for robusta coffee have reached new highs as many farmers in Vietnam shift to durian, the pungent fruit that's increasingly popular in China.
Baidu's head of PR said on Douyin that she has no responsibility for her subordinates' personal well-being, and claimed to be so devoted to the company that she does not know what grade her son is in at school. The videos have since been taken down.
BYD differs from TikTok and Huawei and should not be blocked from doing business in the U.S., the CEO of BYD Americas said.
"The U.S. is becoming a very protective market," she said.
The abrupt disbanding of an expert panel tasked with monitoring North Korean compliance with UN sanctions has raised concerns that Pyongyang will have a free hand to ramp up its nuclear weapons and missile development.
The clear and present maritime threat from China in the South China Sea is compelling the Philippines to step up its newly-announced defense strategy and modernization of its arsenal.
Washington is focusing on an emerging "Squad" of U.S., Japan, Australia, and the Philippines in its foreign security policy for the Indo-Pacific region, amid tensions in the South China Sea.