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GLOBAL HEADLINES

WORLD IN VIEW

NEWS ANALYSIS

GLOBAL HEADLINES

Trump says not seeking extension of Iran deal, threatens to bomb Oman

Russian FM slams Japan for seeking to cover up its own military moves

WORLD IN VIEW

00:59

No mention of remorse in Japanese PM Takaichi's war memorial speech

Two Air India pilots fail drug tests after Phuket flight incident

Colombians unite to help earthquake victims rebuild their lives

NEWS ANALYSIS

Japan's security shift and the test for Northeast Asia's postwar order

Russian experts: Japan's militarization hardens Moscow's stance

GLOBAL IN-DEPTH

Ma Lirong

China-Iran 55 years: From ancient Silk Road to modern partnership

16-Aug-2026

First Voice

Save Japan from destroying itself and others again

15-Aug-2026

Lyu Yue , Chen Yanbing

How China's upgrading empowers the Global South

16-Aug-2026

James M. Dorsey

A new Gulf security dawn?

16-Aug-2026

HOT TAKES

PRO TALK

HOT TAKES

02:45

Yasukuni's ghost: Japan's self-inflicted wound

81 years after surrender: Japan downplays wartime aggression

Japanese media warn of Takaichi's 'return to prewar era'

Seoul photo exhibition honors 13 Korean 'comfort women'

PRO TALK

Five years of GDI – from concept to practice

Wang Yichen

As Hiroshima remembers peace, Japan moves towards remilitarization

Xu Ying

Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper: Rearmament in the name of prosperity

Cao Cong

Japan's nuclear moves at odds with public opinion

GLOBAL TRADE WATCH

00:45

Economist: Diversified markets sustain China's robust foreign trade

10-Aug-2026

China's foreign trade expands 19.2% in July

07-Aug-2026

Brazil accuses US of extending trade powers on 'baseless' claims

30-Jul-2026

Global governments respond to US's new Section 301 tariff regime

24-Jul-2026

'World's supermarket' Yiwu sees double-digit trade growth in H1

29-Jul-2026

ASIA-PACIFIC

Firsthand stories shaping the region

Scholar reveals Japanese military human trials on its own soldiers

18-Aug-2026

Trump says DPRK responded to his outreach after US-ROK drill cuts

18-Aug-2026

03:39

Tokyo residents fear 'NIB' could violate right to privacy

17-Aug-2026

01:21

Anti-China videos in Japan: AI propaganda turns into business

17-Aug-2026

China urges Japanese politicians to make clean break with militarism

17-Aug-2026

MIDDLE EAST

Local stories, global relevance

Kushner leaves talks with Israel without progress on Gaza peace plan

US President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, left talks with Israel on Monday with no breakthrough on the US-proposed Gaza ceasefire deal.

18-Aug-2026

UN chief calls for resumption of Iran-US talks

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls on Iran and the United States to resume negotiations toward a durable settlement to the conflict, his spokesperson said Monday.

18-Aug-2026

Kurdistan PM's office hit, Hormuz deal nears, Kushner meets Netanyahu

Israeli minister Ben-Gvir advocates killing '30 to 40' Gazans per night

17-Aug-2026

Trump confirms US backchannel with IRGC, Fox News reports

US President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that his administration maintains a direct backchannel with officials from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Fox News reported.

17-Aug-2026