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11/10（二）
Hegseth calls Iran war necessary, waves off ‘noise’ of expe…
Facing an expected impeachment resolution in Congress, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said he is eager to litigate the military actions that he and US President Donald Trump have taken against Iran, Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels and Venezuela’s previous leaders. “If you want to take issue with what we did in Epic Fury or Rough Rider or nabbing Nicolas Maduro, you’re taking issue with the troops and what they accomplished, which is historic,” Hegseth told reporters on Monday, using the...
#US-Israel war on Iran#United States#Iran#Donald Trump#Middle East#US midterm elections 2026
南華早報11/9（一）
Why Manila’s call for softer tone will not ease South China…
Manila’s efforts to strike a more conciliatory tone towards Beijing are unlikely to ease tensions in the contested South China Sea, a Chinese analyst has cautioned. This was because the Philippine foreign ministry held minimal influence over actual maritime policy and enforcement operations, the South China Sea researcher said. The assessment follows a rare public rebuke issued on Sunday by the Philippine ministry, cautioning officials against inflammatory rhetoric directed at China and calling...
China plans to boost yuan use in shipping risk-pricing, red…
China has unveiled a road map to strengthen its maritime insurance industry and expand the use of the yuan in shipping-related transactions, as Beijing seeks to reduce its reliance on Western-dominated insurance networks amid growing geopolitical tensions. The guidelines, jointly issued by seven government agencies on Friday, aim to strengthen domestic underwriting and risk-pricing capabilities while expanding insurance protection for China’s key imports and exports. The push comes as Western...
In Malaysia, Najib’s house arrest pits palace against prose…
A growing dispute over former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak’s house arrest has thrust the attorney general’s powers into the spotlight, raising the spectre of a constitutional clash – though legal experts say it falls short of a full-blown crisis. Najib, 73, was due to move from Kajang Prison to his Kuala Lumpur home on Friday after his political party, Umno, paid a 50 million ringgit (US$12.3 million) fine, fulfilling a condition of a royal pardon issued in September allowing him to...
#Kuala Lumpur#Kajang Prison#King Sultan Ibrahim#1MDB#Najib Razak#house arrest
Singapore minister says Cop31 has ‘enough to work on’ witho…
Global climate talks starting on Monday are unlikely to yield new targets on curbing greenhouse gases, but negotiators have plenty to do to implement measures already agreed, according to Singapore’s environment minister. “I think that we are not expecting a major upgrade in mitigation targets” at the annual UN talks in Turkey, Grace Fu told reporters. “But we have enough, even within the Paris Agreement, with what we have already agreed on. There is enough to work on.” Delegations from nearly...
#Singapore#United Nations#Environment#Israel#United States#Iran
自由時報偏綠《TAIPEI TIMES》 Three new F-16V Block 70s arrive at Taitung’…
LONG WAIT:Deliveries of the 66 jets were expected to begin in 2023 and be completed by this year, but technical issues had pushed back the timetable/ Staff writer, with CNA
11/8（日）
The US must stop blaming China for problems at home: Cui Ti…
The United States should not blame China’s rise for its own problems and should not expect that these can be solved by changing presidents, China’s longest-serving former ambassador to Washington has said. “China’s development has never aimed to replace or challenge the US – it never has. Naturally, I also hope the US can resolve its own issues and that its future development will not come at the expense of China’s interests,” Cui Tiankai, who served as ambassador to the US from 2013 to 2021,...
#US-China relations#United States#China#Hong Kong#Shenzhen#Xi Jinping
China eyes gig workers and influencers as delegates for Com…
For the first time, delivery couriers, ride-hailing drivers and influencers could become delegates to the Communist Party’s five-yearly national congress, as Beijing seeks to keep the group close to the official ideology. Guidelines on selecting delegates for the meeting, to be held in the second half of next year, were issued on Saturday. The 21st party congress is expected to bring together 2,360 delegates, according to Xinhua. They will vote to elect more than 300 full and alternate members...
Plugged in, not locked in: middle powers navigate US-China…
Middle powers navigating the US-China competition in artificial intelligence (AI) favour flexible partnerships over closed alliances, demanding a “plugged in, not locked in” approach, an AI governance panel heard on Saturday. Alejandro Reyes, adjunct professor in the department of politics and public administration at the University of Hong Kong, said that middle powers were exercising agency in the AI era, selectively partnering with both Beijing and Washington “issue by issue” rather than...
#Shenzhen#AI#Greater Bay Area#Asia-Pacific#Microsoft#Hong Kong
Why raising prices in Japan amid ‘insanely high’ inflation…
When Japan’s “symbol of affordability” Uniqlo decided to increase the price of its basic socks last month, it sparked a backlash before the clothing titan made an immediate U-turn. That came after Italian-style family restaurant chain Saizeriya issued an almost grovelling apology as it decided to add 20 yen (US$0.13) to the price of its trademark Milanese Doria, lamenting its “lack of effort”. The very public angst, including in one of the world’s most recognisable clothing brands, highlights...
#Japan#Consumers#Uniqlo#Bank of Japan#University of Tokyo (Japan)
Hong Kong must build ‘reassuring’ environment amid politica…
Hong Kong must focus on the “practical work” of building a safe and convenient environment and reassurring the international community amid criticism of its legal system, the justice minister has said, after 10 countries issued a joint statement decrying the latest jail sentence on opposition activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung. “It is inevitable that their criticism will continue… Political realities have to be dealt with, but I do not think we should allow them to distract us from our focus,”...
#Paul Lam Ting-kwok#Joshua Wong Chi-fung#Secretary for Justice#Department of Justice#Hong Kong
Exclusive | Hong Kong firefighters get HK$8.4 million track…
Some 2,000 Hong Kong firefighters have been issued upgraded tracking devices after an independent inquiry into last year’s deadly Tai Po fire exposed technical limitations in the previous system, the South China Morning Post has learned. The Fire Services Department spent HK$8.4 million (US$1.1 million) on the new Firefighter Tracking Devices (FTDs), which cost more than HK$4,000 each, to help find personnel in distress more effectively. The November 1 roll-out came about a year after the Wang...
#South China Morning Post#Fire Services Department#Wang Fuk Court#Hong Kong#Tai Po fire#Ho Wai-ho
Outbound UN secretary-general hammers climate change issue
As UN climate talks commence in Turkey tomorrow, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has an urgent message for world leaders: “This is a moment of truth.”He has delivered variations of this ominous warning about climate change, caused by the use of fossil fuels like oil and gas, in the past decade, w
Second flight of F-16V jets from US expected today
The second flight of F-16V jets from the US is expected to arrive at Chihhang Air Base in Taitung today.Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄) on Friday said that the new fighters would arrive in Taiwan soon.The Air Force Command yesterday issued a media notice for a filming session sched
Taipei Times11/7（六）
China’s robotaxis aren’t perfect. But no awkward small-talk…
The driver’s seat was empty and the steering wheel was turning on its own. Sitting in the back of a Pony.ai robotaxi in Shenzhen, I felt a flicker of nervousness. But as the car glided into traffic, the initial unease gave way to an appreciation of something far less futuristic: the blissful absence of small talk with the driver. My test rides in two of China’s major tech hubs – with Pony.ai in Shenzhen and Baidu’s Apollo Go in Beijing – offered a first-hand experience of how autonomous vehicles...
#autonomous vehicles#Didi Chuxing#Uber#Pony.ai#Beijing#China
China vows ‘zero tolerance’ for election meddling ahead of…
China’s ruling Communist Party has warned of “zero tolerance” for bribery and other attempts at election interference as delegate selection begins for next year’s national congress, which is expected to feature a major leadership reshuffle. The party’s 20th Central Committee issued guidelines on selecting the delegates, a process that would be overseen by its Organisation Department, state news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday. The 21st national party congress, to be held in the second half of...
#Beijing#Communist Party#China#Organisation Department#Hu Jintao#National People's Congress
Central bank faces issues in curbing Taiwan dollar volatili…
#Taiwan dollar#U.S. dollar#fund outflows#net sell#Taiex#Korean won
‘Hypocritical’: Hong Kong hits back at criticism of Joshua…
Hong Kong has hit back at a joint statement from 10 countries over the latest sentencing of opposition activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung, accusing them of distorting facts and smearing the city’s national security law. The rebuttal came after the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the UK issued a joint statement on Friday saying the sentencing of Wong, together with the earlier jailing of many others, showed how the city’s national security law...
China airs ‘serious concern’ over US sanctions ahead of Xi,…
China expressed “serious concern” over recent US restrictions targeting the country during a video call between Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, as Beijing urged Washington to correct its “wrongful practices as soon as possible”. The two sides had “frank, in-depth and constructive exchanges” on key trade issues and agreed to “strengthen cooperation, properly manage differences and promote the sustained and stable...
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