A comment by Dong Mingzhu, chairwoman of the state-owned Gree Electric Appliances, recently sparked Internet controversy in China. She labeled […]
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What ancient Chinese history reveals about today’s AI panic
In the sweltering summer of the year 18 CE, a desperate chant echoed across China’s sun-scorched plains: “Heaven has gone […]
Outgunned on NGAD, Lockheed doubles down on F-35
Bested at the next-generation US fighter competition, Lockheed Martin is betting big on turning the F-35 into a “fifth-gen-plus” fighter […]
Hollow HALO: US admits defeat in hypersonic missile program
The US Navy has killed its next-generation hypersonic missile, slamming the brakes on a once-promising development program amid soaring costs, […]
Myanmar junta bombing its way through quake crisis
This article first appeared on PacNet and is republished with the author’s permission. Read the original here. Myanmar’s devastating 7.7 […]
50 years later, Khmer Rouge’s murderous legacy lives on
On April 17, 1975, tanks rolled into the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, to cheering crowds who believed that the country’s […]
Indonesia looks to Turkey to up its laggard air power
Indonesia is betting on Turkey’s Kaan fighter jet to modernize its aging air force—but can Jakarta’s ambition overcome its budget […]
FULRO: a war of their own in Cambodia
In late August 1992, Reuters Phnom Penh Bureau Chief Mark Dodd came across a bizarre bit of information. According to […]
South Korea court removes President Yoon over martial law abuses
South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously ruled to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol from office on Thursday, capping a months-long political […]
New wave of fighter jets transforming aerial combat
The most advanced fighter jets in the world are known as “fifth generation.” They contain technologies developed in the first […]