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1. US-Indonesia deal threatens China’s ‘entrenched position’ in nickel market: analysts

   China will accelerate investment in alternative nickel supply sources and strengthen its role across the metal’s wider supply chain, analysts said, after the United States finalised a deal with Indonesia on Thursday that will give America unrestricted access to the country’s industrial commodities. While the US Supreme Court’s tariff ruling last week could add some uncertainty to US-Indonesia...

2. Singapore warns ‘action will be taken’ against citizens fighting for foreign causes

   Action will be taken against any Singaporean who fights overseas in foreign causes, Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam has said, emphasising the importance of racial and religious harmony in maintaining peace in Singapore. He also noted the critical role of religious and community leaders who help set the tone for harmony in Singapore. Shanmugam, who is also Minister for...

3. South Korean ex-president Yoon appeals against ‘excessive’ life sentence for insurrection

   South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk-yeol has filed an appeal against an insurrection conviction stemming from his 2024 martial law declaration, his lawyers said on Tuesday. The Seoul Central District Court on Thursday found Yoon guilty of leading an insurrection designed to “paralyse” the National Assembly, sentencing him to life in prison. “We believe we have a responsibility to clearly...

4. Seoul gains from Tokyo’s pain over Lunar New Year as politics reshapes China’s tourism map

   For his family’s first overseas trip together, Tang Junjie carefully planned a holiday to Japan during China’s longest Lunar New Year break on record. Flights were booked months in advance by the 22-year-old from Sichuan province, who had already made three solo visits to the neighbouring country that has long been a draw for Chinese tourists. But a sudden deterioration in Sino-Japanese...

5. Why Southeast Asia’s non-Chinese embrace Lunar New Year celebrations

   Malaysian tour guide Syazni Nabilah Che Kamarudin and her family have immersed themselves in this year’s Lunar New Year festivities, handing out red packets and dressing up in traditional Chinese attire. “This year is especially meaningful for me because it is my first time giving hongbao to my Chinese friends after getting married. I’m happy to follow this beautiful custom,” the Kuala Lumpur...

6. China adds Japanese entities to export control list, turning up heat on Tokyo

   China has added 20 Japanese entities to its export control list – including several subsidiaries of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries – and 20 more to a watch list for the export of dual-use goods, Beijing’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday. Effective immediately, Chinese exporters are banned from shipping goods with both military and civilian applications to the firms and institutions on the...

7. Seoul’s protest over stand-off seen as reluctance to let US Forces Korea confront China

   South Korea last week protested to the US over a rare stand-off between American and Chinese fighter jets in the Yellow Sea, according to media reports. Analysts said the move signalled Seoul was reluctant to see US forces stationed in South Korea more actively confront Beijing. Yonhap News Agency, citing unnamed military sources, on Saturday reported that South Korean Defence Minister Ahn...

8. A speedy pardon in the Jimmy Lai case is unlikely

   After being sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for national security offences on February 9, Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai Chee-ying will decide if he wishes to appeal. He may challenge his convictions and/or sentences and has about two weeks to make up his mind. Given the length of his trial (156 days), the mountain of evidence and the legal issues, it will take time for any appeal to be...

9. Assailant kills police officer and himself in blast near Moscow railway station

   An unidentified assailant detonated an explosive device next to a patrol vehicle in Moscow early Tuesday, killing himself and a police officer, and leaving two other officers injured, officials said. The attack happened minutes after midnight near the Savyolovsky Train Station in the Russian capital’s downtown, according to Moscow’s branch of the Interior Ministry. It said the assailant...

10. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s sister takes major step up party rungs

    The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been given a promotion in the ruling party structure during a rare party congress, state media reported Tuesday. The Workers’ Party Central Committee on Monday named Kim Yo-jong – previously a deputy department director – as a full department director, Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. Thousands of party elites...