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- Greenland grab: Trump’s grasping imperial fantasy
on January 15, 2026US President Donald Trump’s renewed campaign to acquire Greenland—complete with threats of military force, tariffs against Denmark, and now reports of cash payments to Greenlanders—represents yet another chapter in America’s inability to distinguish between genuine national security interests and grandiose imperial fantasies. Trump has refused to rule out using military or economic coercion to acquire The post Greenland grab: Trump’s grasping imperial fantasy appeared first on Asia Times.
- Japan at rising risk of collapsing the yen
on January 15, 2026Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index hit another all-time high on Wednesday, up 6.5% since the start of the year and up 76.5% from the April 2025 low that followed US President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement. So why, then, has one of America’s most highly regarded economists declared that Japan is in crisis? Robin The post Japan at rising risk of collapsing the yen appeared first on Asia Times.
- China’s huge trade surplus brings limited boost to forex reserves
on January 14, 2026China’s trade surplus surged to a record in 2025, even as United States President Donald Trump launched a new round of tariff wars against the country last April. China’s total exports rose 5.5% year-on-year to US$3.77 trillion in 2025, while imports were flat at US$2.58 trillion, according to the General Administration of Customs. The trade surplus surged The post China’s huge trade surplus brings limited boost to forex reserves appeared first on Asia Times.
- PM Mark Carney’s trip a chance to stabilize Canadian-Chinese ties
on January 14, 2026It has been more than three years since China’s Xi Jinping told Canada’s Justin Trudeau to “create the conditions first” before the two countries could work together constructively during their awkward private exchange at the 2022 G20 summit. Despite occasional diplomatic engagement since then, the conditions for genuine co-operation between Canada and China failed to The post PM Mark Carney’s trip a chance to stabilize Canadian-Chinese ties appeared first on Asia Times.
- UZBEKISTAN: No mosque visits for Muslim serving sentence under effective house arrest
on January 15, 2026Tashkent's Yunusabad Probation Department claimed that freed Muslim prisoner of conscience Fazilkhoja Arifkhojayev violated the terms of his conditional release under restrictions. On 11 December 2025, Yunusabad District Criminal Court ordered him to be transferred to restricted freedom - effective house arrest - for the rest of his original term. The Judge set this remaining term as three years, ten months and seven days
- Chinese medicines emerge as a bridge of health amid Afghanistan's healthcare struggleson January 15, 2026
KABUL, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Esmatullah, a 32-year-old taxi driver in Kabul and the sole breadwinner for a family of 10, spends more than 1,000 afghanis (nearly 16 U.S. dollars) per month on medicines prescribed for his wife, who suffers from a neurological illness. While alternatives are available, rising prices still strain his limited income."Prices are higher than before," he said quietly. "In the past four mo
- 9 Mongolian provinces experience harsh wintry weatheron January 15, 2026
ULAN BATOR, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- At least nine of all the 21 Mongolian provinces have been experiencing extreme wintry weather, known as "dzud," the country's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said Wednesday.Dzud is a Mongolian term to describe a severely cold winter when a large number of livestock die because the ground is frozen or covered with snow."At least nine provinces, including Uvs, Kho
- "Need Greenland for national security": Trump warns Russia and China could move inon January 14, 2026
Washington DC [US], January 15 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) asserted that Greenland is important for American 'national security', adding that if the United States does not step in, Russia and China could acquire the Arctic region.Speaking at the White House during a signing ceremony, Trump said, 'We need Greenland for national security, so we are going to see what happens. We have
