In Taiwan, a Disaster Exercise Prepares for Conflict, Too
This year’s natural disaster drill sought to stress-test Taiwan against cascading, multisystem failures – with obvious implications for an invasion scenario as well as an earthqua…
Warming Himalayas: Nepal’s Climate Justice Test
Nepal’s devastating Himalayan floods have exposed the human and economic cost of a warming region, reviving demand for climate justice.
AI, trade, Taiwan and climate: what will and won’t be on agenda at Trump-Xi summit
Two leaders could discuss tech safety issues and US-China trade ties but may skip over climate emergencyAnalysis: AI looms large over Trump-Xi meetingThe leaders of the world’s tw…
Watch: Trump and Xi are meeting on US soil - what's at stake?
The BBC’s China correspondent and US editor explain everything you need to know ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting in Washington DC.
ASEAN: From ‘Circumvention Export Hub’ to ‘Value Creation Hub’
As the U.S.-China rivalry hollows out the WTO, Japan and ASEAN have a chance to build something new.
White House to roll out the red carpet for historic Xi Jinping visit
Trump and Xi are expected to discuss a range of issues from trade to AI during the latter's multi-day visit to Washington.
More than 170,000 respiratory cases recorded in haze-choked Indonesia
More than 40,000 of the cases – which range from mild coughs to pneumonia – involve toddlers.
As Japan swelters, farmers turn to new heat-resistant rice varieties to boost staple crop
New rice varieties give hope that farmers can overcome the climate emergency and a warmer future that threatens harvestsWhen schoolchildren in Shiroishi were enlisted to plant ric…
AI looms large over Trump-Xi meeting amid deep distrust between US and China
Fears persist about Trump ‘sucking up’ to Xi on Taiwan, but few concrete outcomes anticipated from US meetingWhen Xi Jinping, China’s leader, touches down in Maryland on Wednesday…
Floods, landslides and storms: Typhoon Dujuan ravages Japan – in pictures
Six people have died as the typhoon hit the Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures with potentially record-breaking rainfall to come as the storm nears TokyoTyphoon Dujuan and festival cl…
Why Is the US Eyeing Gwadar Port?
Will Washington translate its interest in Gwadar and the region around it into a policy to establish its presence there?
Playing loud music on the bus? That will cost you hundreds of dollars in Singapore
Authorities are cracking down on "disruptive behaviours" including eating onboard and putting feet on seats.
India is producing more green energy - but wasting a lot of it
India has rapidly decarbonised electricity generation, but its gains are tempered by transmission shortages.
Trump invades the UN with a brutish speech | Ted Widmer
Gone was any shred of US idealism. It was a spectacle of raw power – a power that is likely to only diminish in the years aheadExpectations were low for Donald Trump’s address to …
Trump and Xi: Strongmen at the Temple of Thymos
The ego-driven fragility of a world run by Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.
Six-year-old Chinese girl ‘sets new women’s Rubik’s Cube world record’
Lian Yunzhi solves 3x3 puzzle on several occasions in average time of under 4.5 seconds, according to state mediaA six-year-old Chinese girl has set a new women’s world record for…
3 Ts Will Dominate the Trump-Xi Summit
Expect little movement on trade, less on Taiwan, and who knows on tech.
A Debate Is Raging in China Over English Education
Rising youth unemployment, the advent of AI translation, and growing anger against everything foreign are fueling public anger against English education in China.
America’s AI Safety Dilemma and at the Trump-Xi Summit
Washington will not slow its own AI labs. Slowing China’s instead would look like safety policy, but it could cost the United States the one AI deal within reach this week.
SCO, BRICS, Trump-Xi: What Does the Spate of Summits Mean for India?
This year’s summit season reveals conflicting visions of global order (and India’s place in it).
The Transitions Shaping Australia’s Future
In its latest Intergenerational Report, the Australian Treasury lays out five transitions shaping the coming decades.
Why South Korea Has Little Room to Send Troops to Hormuz
Seoul has previously sent troops to support U.S. military operations in the Middle East. Today, both the external and domestic environments make that much harder to do.
Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over deadly Easter Sunday bombings
Three churches and three luxury hotels were targeted in the 2019 attacks which killed 270.
The world freaked out about AI doomsday. Now what?
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will meet each other next week, but it’s unlikely they’ll agree to AI regulationHello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, US te…