Briefing: Trump invokes Pearl Harbor in front of Japanese prime minister to defend Iran attack secrecy
Strategic angle: During the meeting, Trump praised Japan for 'stepping up' to assist in efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz, 'unlike NATO.'
Briefing: NSW will continue to green-light coalmine expansions – ignoring a warning from its own climate agency
Strategic angle: Minns Labor government criticised over strategy as no new mines have been proposed for several years.
Briefing: Supermicro co-founder charged in conspiracy to export Nvidia chips to China
Strategic angle: US prosecutors allege two employees and a contractor smuggled servers through south-east Asia
Briefing: The Subaru WRX Is Dying In Japan, But There's Good News For America
Strategic angle: Subaru will stop accepting WRX orders in Japan on May 18, but nothing changes for the US model.
Briefing: The Xiaomi YU7 GT Aims At Porsche With 990 Horsepower And 438 Miles Of Range
Strategic angle: China's MIIT has exposed the GT version of the YU7 crossover, which beats the Porsche Macan Turbo in output.
Briefing: Japan PM to hold 'difficult' talks with Trump as Iran conflict looms large
Strategic angle: It comes days after Trump criticised Japan for not answering his demands for help in the Strait of Hormuz.
Tropical Cyclone Narelle to make landfall in far north Qld on Friday as category 5 storm, bringing 315km/h wind gusts
Massive storm tracking a path to Queensland coast, intensified offshore to category 5, fueled by warm waters in Coral Sea.
Briefing: ‘They’re living on deathbeds’: As India expands coal power, a mining town suffers
Strategic angle: The Examination explores the impact of coal power expansion on a mining town in India.
Briefing: Power prices expected to fall by up to 10% from July, bringing ‘welcome relief’ to Australia’s east coast
Strategic angle: Increased output from wind generation and batteries, and falling electricity contract prices, are expected to deliver lower energy bills.
Briefing: Japan rejects U.S. intel assessment on Takaichi's Taiwan remarks
Strategic angle: Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara asserts no significant policy shift is occurring.
Briefing: Japan rebels over $6bn fee for SoftBank under US trade deal
Strategic angle: Dispute about power station payment shows Tokyo’s unease with governance of $550bn in investments.
Briefing: Hindering Economic Prosperity? Vietnam’s Illegal Sand Mining Industry
Strategic angle: An analysis of the impact of illegal sand mining on Vietnam's economy.
Briefing: Lessons from Japan’s the rare earth shock
Strategic angle: An analysis of Japan's rare earth crisis and its implications for global supply chains.
Briefing: Renault’s New Duster Looks Like A Rich Man’s Dacia But Starts At $11,400
Strategic angle: The Duster returns to India with premium tech and a hybrid option, but skips the AWD found in global models.
Briefing: Fastmarkets set to launch new rare earth spot prices to capture global trade outside China
Strategic angle: Fastmarkets aims to enhance transparency in the rare earth market with new pricing benchmarks.
Briefing: South Korea's Kospi leads gains in Asia as investors assess Japan trade data, await Fed rate verdict
Strategic angle: The Middle East war continues to escalate, keeping investors on edge.
Briefing: Decline in Japanese chum salmon linked to climate change
Strategic angle: Japanese chum salmon populations are dwindling, prompting increased reliance on imports.
Briefing: Australia’s environment minister wants to ban fishers and drillers from more ocean – and avoid a culture war
Strategic angle: Conservationists hope Murray Watt’s review of national marine parks will ‘right the wrongs’ of previous downgrade of protection.
Briefing: China is not going to bail Trump out
Strategic angle: The US president has a better chance of cajoling help from Nato partners
Briefing: Why is Trump looking to China to help open the Strait of Hormuz?
Strategic angle: US president Donald Trump seeks China's assistance for safe maritime transit in a crucial oil passage.