As female representation in Japanese parliament grows, its lawmakers have faced an unexpected barrier in infrastructure.
World
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Malaysia’s Transport Ministry said that a search vessel, the Armada 86 05, arrived at a designated search area with two autonomous underwater vehicles.
Thu, Jan 1
The new year swept closer for the Middle East and parts of Europe and Africa after drummers in Asia pounded in 2026 and fireworks lit the skies.
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The country is set to speed up self-reliance in science and technology as the United States imposes increasingly tight controls on access to semiconductors and other high-tech items.
Taiwanese officials said some of China's live rounds landed closer to the island than before.
December 31, 2025
Taiwan split from the mainland in 1949 after a civil war. Today, though the island governs itself, China claims it as sovereign territory.
December 30, 2025
Besh pede, a popular Uyghur folk ballad, is among dozens of Uyghur-language songs that have been deemed "problematic" by Xinjiang authorities.
Taiwan said it was placing its forces on alert and called the Chinese government “the biggest destroyer of peace.”
The ceasefire agreement called for a halt to weeks of fighting that has killed more than 100 people and displaced over half a million in both countries.
December 29, 2025
China called the move a "stern warning" against separatist and "external interference" forces.
The vote's bid for legitimacy has been marred by the absence of formerly popular opposition parties and reports soldiers used threats to force voters’ participation.
Hanh Chi Nguyen was last seen on December 22 around 6.30pm at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, according to a post shared to Instagram.
New Zealand
The pileup – involving 67 vehicles – started with a collision between two trucks.
December 28, 2025
Local television showed hanging TVs swaying inside an office building, and spilled cleaning products and broken bottles that had fallen off supermarket shelves.
The agreement was signed by the countries’ defence ministers, Cambodia’s Tea Seiha and Thailand’s Nattaphon Narkphanit, at a border checkpoint.
An independent counsel demanded the term in the first of seven criminal cases related to his ill-fated attempt to impose martial law in 2024.
Crime and Justice
December 27, 2025
It comes a week after Washington announced a US arms-sale package, valued at more than $17.1 billion, to the self-ruled territory.
Cambodia's Defence Ministry said that Thailand deployed F-16 fighter jets to drop around 40 bombs on a village in Banteay Meanchey.
Shizuoka prefectural police said the attacker, a 38-year-old man, was arrested for alleged attempted murder.
Human rights and opposition groups say the vote will be neither free nor fair and that power is likely to remain in the hands of military leaders.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in November that her country's military could get involved if China were to take action against Taiwan.
December 26, 2025
Kim Jong Un visited a shipyard to inspect the construction of what the North described as an 8700-tonne-class nuclear-propelled submarine.
December 25, 2025
October's ceasefire was rushed to ensure it could be witnessed by Trump and lacked sufficient details to ensure the deal would hold, the Thai Foreign Minister said.
December 23, 2025
The assaults shocked Taiwan, where violent crime is rare, prompting authorities to step up security at crowded spots and large events.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has hailed the agreement as a "massive moment" for the country, but New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says its a "bad deal" and has vowed to oppose enabling legislation.
Business
December 22, 2025
