BERLIN—Russian and Belarusian athletes could participate in Asian events with the International Olympic Committee looking at options for their return to international competitions. The IOC said on Wednesday the Olympic Council of Asia had offered Russian and Belarusian athletes the chance to compete in Asia. The IOC said in a statement it “welcomed and appreciated…
Lexus Chief to Take Over Toyota as Founder’s Grandson Steps Down
TOKYO—Toyota’s chief executive will step down as head of the company his grandfather founded, the automaker said on Thursday, handing over to the leader of its Lexus luxury brand. The 53-year-old chief branding officer and president of Toyota Motor Corp.’s Lexus brand, Koji Sato, will take over from April 1 when Akio Toyoda becomes chairman,…
FBI Says North Korea-Related Hacker Group Behind US Crypto Firm Heist
A hacker group associated with North Korea, the Lazarus Group, also known as APT38, was responsible for the theft last June of $100 million from U.S. crypto firm Harmony’s Horizon bridge, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Monday. On Jan. 13, North Korean cyber actors used a privacy protocol called Railgun to launder over…
Cost of Living Is ‘Number 1’ Priority, Newly Sworn in NZ PM Says as Inflation Remains at 7.2 Percent
An increasing number of New Zealand families are feeling the pinch from the rising cost of living, as the inflation rate remained at a near three-decade high in the three months to December. Stats NZ revealed the annual inflation rate in the December quarter remained stubbornly high at 7.2 percent. This was driven by housing…
Wellington Airport Bookstore Sells Xi Jinping’s Political Theories At Premium Place
January 25, 2023
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Books written by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping are being sold at an excellent spot in the airport bookstore in Wellington, New Zealand’s capital. Multiple copies of “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China Volume Four” are on prominent display at the forefront shelf of a bookstore, a photo circulating on social media shows….
LIVE NOW: Navigating 2023 and Beyond: U.S.-China Strategic Competition A Webinar by Project2049Institute
What does America’s threat picture look like in 2023 and beyond? Are the nation’s decision-makers and thought leaders keeping pace in competition with the People’s Republic of China? Did we lose or gain ground last year, and what is our trajectory? In a webinar hosted by Project 2049 Institute, the institute’s Chairman, Randall Schriver, and…
Navigating 2023 and Beyond: US-China Strategic Competition—A Webinar by the Project 2049 Institute
What does America’s strategic threat picture look like in 2023 and beyond? Are the nation’s decision-makers and thought leaders keeping pace with China? Did we lose or gain ground last year, and what is our trajectory? In a webinar hosted by the Project 2049 Institute, the institute’s Chairman, Randall Schriver, and Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.)…
China Sends Aircraft, Vessels Near Taiwan After President Tsai Writes to the Pope
Taiwan’s military detected four Chinese aircraft and three naval vessels near the island nation on Jan. 25, Taiwan’s defense ministry said, just two days after President Tsai Ing-wen wrote a letter to Pope Francis. The Chinese military aircraft and naval vessels were detected at around 6 a.m. (local time). Still, there was no trace of…
Philippine Plane Crash Kills 2, Another Carrying 6 Missing
MANILA, Philippines—A Philippine air force plane crashed Wednesday on a farm northwest of Manila, killing the two people on board, while a search was continuing for a private aircraft carrying six people that went missing the previous day in the mountainous north. The SF-260 plane was on a training flight from Sangley airport in Cavite…
2 Die and 9 Missing After Cargo Ship Sinks Off Japan
TOKYO—Thirteen crew members were rescued from a cargo ship that sank off southwestern Japan early on Wednesday during fierce winter winds but two have since died, the coast guard said. Rescuers were searching for the remaining nine. The 6,651-tonne Hong Kong-registered “Jintian” issued a distress call late on Tuesday, the Japan Coast Guard said. Media…
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