Singapore's contingency plans for possible Hong Kong-style protests;
ISIS recruiters prey on vulnerable expats in Southeast Asia;
Washington's latest proposal: Grade the "Belt and Road";
Kim Jong-Un gains the upper hand in negotiations with Washington;
Taiwan sounds the invasion alarm
Just how durable is the Iranian economy, really? As the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran marks its one-year anniversary, that’s the question many policymakers in Washington are asking.
Putin's trust problem;
Moscow inches away from the laws of war...;
...and doubles down on Arctic claims;
Russian election interference...in Bolivia
Shanghai apartment dwellers subjected to facial recognition;
Mahjong houses fall silent as China purifies social environment;
39 Chinese nationals found dead in refrigerated truck;
Solomon Islands' government says China's island is unlawful;
China offers Solomons a stadium and Huawei infrastructure
SPECIAL CRM: CHINA EXPANDS COOPERATION WITH AMERICA'S ASIAN ALLIES, AND OTHERS
Singapore and China upgrade defense pact, expand joint military exercises;
China, South Korea, hold first "strategic" defense talks in five years;
Manila's coast guard chief calls for joint resource exploration with China;
Chairman Xi visits Nepal, signs MOUs and promises disaster aid;
North Korea offered rare earth mining rights to China