TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan to exceed 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to boost its strike-back capability and coastal defense with cruise missiles and unmanned armaments as tensions rise in the region. The draft budget for fiscal 2026 that begins in April … Read more
Scientists at a top-secret Chinese facility “built what Washington spent years trying to prevent,” according to a Reuters exclusive that reads more like a geopolitical thriller than news. Reuters reported that scientists at a “high-security Shenzhen laboratory” have developed a working prototype of the specialized equipment used to manufacture semiconductor chips for weapons of war, … Read more
When Vladimir Putin made a four-day trip to visit Xi Jinping in September, he addressed his Chinese counterpart as “dear friend”. Speaking to Xi in front of a vast display of orchids in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, the Russian president claimed that their ties were at an “unprecedented high level”. Certainly on the … Read more
Dec 19 (Reuters) – The Chinese unit of Netherlands-based Nexperia has locked in supplies of silicon wafers from local firms to cover all of its 2026 production of a key product, a document showed, after the Dutch firm stopped supplying the raw material in a corporate dispute. The development will allow the Chinese unit, which … Read more
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the leader of China Xi Jinping.Alexander Kazakov/Pool/AFP/Getty Images The sanctions have forced Russia to rely heavily on China to keep its economy afloat. China ships high-tech products to Russia and buys its oil cheaply — a combination that boosts Beijing’s leverage. Russia’s role has been reduced to a … Read more
HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese demand for foreign luxury cars is waning as customers opt for more affordable models from Chinese brands, often sold at deep discounts, that rekindle their taste for electronics and front-end comfort. This is bad news for European carmakers such as Porsche, Aston Martin, Mercedes-Benz and BMW who have long dominated … Read more
Here’s what you’ll learn from reading this story: Archaeologists exploring the Jiankou section of the Great Wall of China have discovered a large cannon. The cannon, found among a cache of additional weapons, was potentially cast in the late Ming Dynasty between 1368 and 1644 CE The excavation section, which consists of three towers and … Read more
On Monday, President Trump announced via Truth Social that he will approve the sale of Nvidia’s (NVDA) H200 chips to certain companies in China and other countries. The move is positive for Nvidia, which has been lobbying for months for the administration to approve the sale of more powerful chips to the country. But the … Read more
More than 100 years ago, US Army Air Service Captain Earl French White made history with the longest non-stop flight ever. You might be imagining a record-breaking trip across the country or even an ocean, but remember, this was 1919: just 16 years after the Wright Brothers’ first flight. The Dayton-Wright DH-4 biplane flown by … Read more
TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Australia urged calm Sunday after Chinese military planes jammed radar on Japanese fighter jets, a month after the Japanese leader’s recent remarks about Taiwan raised tensions between Tokyo and Beijing. Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Japan formally protested the incident, calling it a “very regrettable” and “dangerous” act that “exceeded … Read more