Asia Archives - Global Upfront Newspapers

Don’t Force Pacific Island Nations To Choose Between Us Or China, UK Royal Navy Admiral Tells Western Nations

Global UpfrontJan 31, 2025January 31, 20250

Western countries should avoid pressuring Pacific Island nations from making a binary choice between working with China or the United States and its allies, an

South Korea’s Parliament Introduces Motion To Impeach President After Martial Law Fiasco

Global UpfrontDec 5, 2024December 5, 20240

South Korea’s parliament has introduced a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over a botched attempt to impose martial law, but his party vowed

Sri Lankans Throw Out Old Guard in Election Upset: What Nation’s New Marxist-leaning Leader Means For Economy, IMF Loans

Global UpfrontSep 24, 2024September 24, 20240

By Vidhura S. Tennekoon Sri Lankans voted for a new direction in leadership on Sept. 22, 2024, electing a leftist anti-poverty campaigner as president of

Putin In Pyongyang For Summit With North Korea’s Kim, Vows To Beat Sanctions Together, Heads To Vietnam Wednesday

Global UpfrontJun 18, 2024June 18, 20240

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korea for supporting his actions in Ukraine and said their countries will cooperate closely to overcome U.S.-led sanctions as

U.S. Falls Further Behind In AI Race, Could Make Conflict With China ‘Unwinnable’ – Report

Global UpfrontJun 13, 2024June 13, 20240

By Carley Welch, Breaking Defense, June 13, 2024 The U.S. is quickly falling behind China in development of artificial intelligence, according to a report

Modi Declares Victory In India Election But Party Faces Shock Losses And Will Need Coalition

Global UpfrontJun 5, 2024June 5, 20240

India’s transformative yet divisive Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared victory in national elections on Tuesday evening, but his goal of winning an unassailable majority was left in

NDLEA Uncovers Meth, Opioid Consignments In Jeans Hems, Dolls, Buttons Bound For Europe, UAE, Asia; Nabs Drug Kingpin In Lagos Hotel

Global UpfrontDec 3, 2023December 3, 20230

Crooked attempts by drug syndicates to export illicit substances including various quantities of methamphetamine and opioids concealed in hems of new jeans trousers, dolls, buttons,

Pakistan Arrests 146 In Punjab Province After Islamic Mob Torch 5 Churches, Attack Houses Belonging To Christians Over Blasphemy Claims

Global UpfrontAug 17, 2023August 17, 20230

Authorities in Pakistan have launched a probe and arrested at least 146 people in the Punjab province a day after a Muslim mob torched five

China Was The World’s Biggest Economic Miracle And It Will Be Again (Opinion)

Global UpfrontAug 1, 2023August 1, 20230

By David R. Goldman, Newsweek According to the World Bank, China’s real per capita GDP rose from $404 in 1979—the year Deng Xiaoping opened the economy

Lieutenant General, 2 Others Dismissed From Service, 10 Other Generals’ “Strict Disciplinary Proceedings” Completed For Failure To Protect Pakistani Military Installations

Global UpfrontJun 26, 2023June 26, 20230

Director General (DG) of the Pakistani Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, on Monday announced that at least three officers, including a