90-kilometer road, rail and pipeline corridor across kingdom’s southern isthmus promises alternative to Malacca chokepoint.
90-kilometer road, rail and pipeline corridor across kingdom’s southern isthmus promises alternative to Malacca chokepoint.
On April 28, the State Department issued a joint statement “in solidarity with Panama” in response to an uptick in detentions of Panama-flagged vessels at Chinese ports, which it characterized as “a blatant attempt to politicize maritime trade.”
Indonesia has pulled off a non-aligned masterstroke — a new US defense pact that neither alienates China nor bars cheap Russian oil.
Opposition leader has praised Putin, echoed China’s propaganda and called Taiwan a US pawn – a record that will haunt her in Washington.
Turkey lost Iranian gas supplies amid the Gulf conflict, intensifying its reliance on costly imports and prompting renewed pipeline discussions.
Ankara has leveraged the conflict to cement Gulf partnerships, Caucasus corridors and budding regional arms sales.
Iran war has reinforced the notion that preventing military aggression is best assured by having nuclear weapons.
Global Times Published: Apr 28, 2026
As business co-op expands, Brussels' tightening regulatory toolkit adds friction to bilateral economic ties: analysts.
Global Times Published: Apr 28, 2026
As Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reportedly prepares to visit Australia, the Australian Financial Review (AFR) published an article titled "Japan's hawkish PM could drag Australia into conflict with China."
The Times of Central Asia 27 April 2026, By Dr. Robert M. Cutler
Kazakhstan’s deepening engagement with Armenia has made TRIPP, part of the Armenia–Azerbaijan peace formula, a practical question for the Middle Corridor.
Afghanistan is viewed as a critical connector in a proposed Central Asian trade network designed to bypass Hormuz.
The Times of Central Asia By Rayana Amankulova, 24 April 2026
The European Union has stepped up sanctions pressure on Kyrgyzstan by restricting supplies of sensitive technologies and imposing measures on the country’s financial institutions.
Global Times Published: Apr 23, 2026
Within just one month, Japan has presented the world with a disturbing picture at an alarming pace: an active-duty officer of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) broke into the Chinese embassy in Tokyo with a knife and threatened violence; a Japanese destroyer transited the Taiwan Straits on the same day as the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki 131 years ago;