Asia Ocean Fund gets S’pore firm Octave Capital’s backing; aims to raise $96m for marine health

SINGAPORE – A Singapore-based impact investment firm, Octave Capital, on Sept 18 joined forces with Norwegian venture capital company Katapult Ocean to raise funds for its Asia Ocean Fund, which aims to invest in start-ups that support ocean...

Pacific nations care about survival and prosperity, not contests for influence

Australia’s engagement with the Pacific must be built on strategic empathy rather than transactional language. Otherwise, it risks overlooking the region’s core priorities: preserving the Pacific Way and confronting the existential threat of...

Pacific quarantine-free travel expands

One-way quarantine-free travel to New Zealand will be extended to include Nauru, Tuvalu and American Samoa, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Health Aupito William Sio announced today. “I am pleased to announce that from 11.59 pm 27...

Asia Cup 2025: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Match 11 - Who Said What?

Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan by six wickets, riding on Kusal Mendis’ brilliant half-century in the 11th match of the Asia Cup 2025 at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, September 18. Afghanistan had won the toss and opted to bat...

Asia Cup: UAE's cricket team proves how Indians and Pakistanis can unite for a cause

Away from the simmering tensions between the Indian and Pakistani camps at the Asia Cup following the controversial no-handshake policy from Suryakumar Yadav’s team, Indian-origin and Pakistan-origin players represented the UAE at the high-profile...

Call for Applications: UNITAR Youth Ambassador Asia-Pacific Programme 2025

18 September 2025, Hiroshima, Japan – United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and ITS Education Asia invite motivated Asia-Pacific youth to apply for the “UNITAR Youth Ambassador Asia-Pacific Programme 2025”. The programme will...

Donald Trump’s Windsor Castle Speech: Praise for King Charles and Prince William, Silence on Prince Harry

During a state banquet at Windsor Castle, part of his official visit to the United Kingdom, former U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a speech that resonated with diplomatic warmth but also sparked intrigue due to a conspicuous omission. In his...

AP News: Trump administration's new global health aid strategy focuses on bilateral deals with countries

NEW YORK (AP) — The State Department on Thursday announced it will refocus its foreign health assistance strategy around multiyear bilateral deals with recipient countries, making aid dependent on negotiations that officials say will help reduce...

Southeast Asia Explores $200 Billion Nuclear Power Future

The nuclear energy fever has reached Southeast Asia, a region heavily dependent on coal and gas for electricity generation, with no operational nuclear reactors. As nuclear power has seen a renaissance in many countries, except Germany, in recent...

"Using History to Help Settle the Question of Presidential Tariff Powers" (Philip Zelikow)

My Hoover Institution colleague Philip Zelikow was kind enough to pass this along; he is an emeritus history professor at the University of Virginia, but also a lawyer: Tariffs or imposts or taxes on imported goods were a central feature of...

High School cross country: PCAL Center Meets

Pacific Coast Athletic League Cross Country Center Meets Gabilan Division At Pinto Lake (2.9 miles) Boys results 1. Monte Vista 55; 2. Alisal 62; 3. Salinas 77; 4 North County 98; 5. Hollister 107; 6. Marina 111; 7. King City 146. Individual...

Nepal’s Gen Z brought down a government. Will a new one meet its expectations?

A new interim government in Nepal was sworn in this week, after the Himalayan nation erupted in protests that are part of a growing frustration with the elite across Asia. The demonstrations, led by young people from Generation Z, were ignited...

China’s defense minister urges greater unity to avoid ‘law of the jungle’

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun speaks during Beijing Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, China Sept. 18, 2025. REUTERS BEIJING (Reuters) — China's defense minister trumpeted Beijing's efforts to reshape global governance, warning on Thursday against an...

First Joint Russian–PRC Submarine Exercise Patrols Pacific

Executive Summary: Russia and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) held the joint Maritime Interaction-2025 naval drills on August 1–5 in the Sea of Japan and East China Sea, coordinating submarine operations for the first time. These drills...

The 5 European countries shockingly still handing Putin £850m a month for Russian oil

EU countries have continued to pay Vladimir Putin more than £850million per month for fossil fuels since June, a report suggests, as Donald Trump warned countries in the bloc against buying it from the Kremlin. The US President made the comments...

Ambassador of ‘European Union’ calls on Finance Minister

- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Sep 18 (APP): Raimundas Karoblis, the newly appointed Ambassador of the European Union to Pakistan, called on the Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, at the Finance Division on...

SkillsFuture an 'ideal model' for SE Asia

PUBLISHED : 19 Sep 2025 at 06:05 Singapore's transformation into a global economic powerhouse offers a roadmap for Southeast Asian nations seeking to navigate an era of global uncertainty, says Heng Swee Keat, chairman of Singapore's National...

South Asia Snapshot - September 18, 2025

Dear Readers, Summer is bowing out with a flourish and leaving South Asia with hard questions and heavier to-do lists. Trade frictions and geopolitics test the U.S.-India relationship. New Delhi is edging closer to Beijing, but only with seatbelts...

Fox News Politics Newsletter: Clinton slammed for promoting book labeling opponents 'fascists'

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here's what's happening… -Obama accuses Trump...

Armenian Defense Minister in China for Security Forum

Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan attended the opening ceremony of the 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on September 17. Papikyan, according to his office, also attended the forum’s plenary session. The three-day forum is seen as...