Briefing: India news: LPG tanker headed for Mumbai crosses Strait of Hormuz
Strategic angle: Green Sanvi becomes the seventh India-bound LPG vessel through the strait amid Iran war disruptions, as New Delhi scrambles to secure fuel supplies.
Briefing: Japan cracks down on its wayward cyclists
Strategic angle: Enforcement regime will levy fines for infractions including using headphones and riding with one hand
Briefing: Afghanistan earthquake of magnitude 5.9 kills at least 8
Strategic angle: Authorities report ongoing damage assessment in remote areas affected by the quake.
Briefing: NHTSA Investigating Chinese Airbags That Have Killed 10 People
Strategic angle: The inflators were imported into the United States by unknown importers, probably illegally, raising concerns about vehicle safety.
Briefing: Exposing secret night operations between hawkmoths and Japan's black-nectar flowers
Strategic angle: Researchers uncover the crucial role of nocturnal hawkmoths in pollinating a unique Japanese plant.
Briefing: 'Chinese Cars Are Ready For Prime Time In America': Geely SUV Crushes Every U.S. Competitor In New Test
Strategic angle: The Geely Galaxy M9 PHEV impressed Edmunds, covering 101 miles on electric power alone and accelerating to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds.
How the India-Myanmar Border in the Northeast is Being Misread
Strategic angle: The border is often spoken of as if it already exists in a fixed and continuous form, as if the line has been fully drawn and only needs to be defended. The reality is different.
When Feminist Speech Disappears Online, Chinese Women Find New Ways to Speak
Strategic angle: Post-censorship feminism offers insight into how activism adapts when public speech becomes risky.
Australia’s EU Critical Minerals Deal Is No Quick Fix for Its China Dependence
Strategic angle: Europe can provide capital, technology and market access, but it cannot quickly replace China’s unmatched role as a buyer, processor and integrated industrial ecosystem.
Briefing: China's Communist Party investigates ex-Xinjiang leader Ma Xingrui
Strategic angle: Ma Xingrui, a key figure in the party, faces scrutiny following his tenure in Xinjiang.
Briefing: When jail becomes home: Japan's elderly seek refuge behind bars
Strategic angle: Japan’s demographic crisis is playing out even behind bars as the number of elderly inmates quadruples over the past 20 years.
Briefing: Toyota Makes It Harder For Thieves To Steal Its Popular SUV
Strategic angle: Toyota has added more anti-theft and ADAS systems to the Land Cruiser 250, alongside some other minor changes.
Pakistan and Afghanistan hold peace talks in China
First face-to-face contact since December comes after tensions erupted into open conflict.
Briefing: 10 Deaths Later, The US Finally Moves To Ban Illegal Chinese Airbag Inflators
Strategic angle: Lifesaving devices have reportedly been transformed into a death sentence as the inflator spews large metal fragments.
Stellantis wants to build Chinese Leapmotor EVs at its idled Canadian plant
Strategic angle: Stellantis is in early talks to assemble electric vehicles from its Chinese partner Leapmotor at the idled Brampton, Ontario plant, according to Bloomberg — a factory that was supposed to be retooled for Jeep production
Briefing: India’s new digital rules tighten the noose on freedom of speech
Strategic angle: Critics warn that new regulations will enhance government control over online expression.
Briefing: Tesla reports 358,000 first-quarter vehicle deliveries, down 14% from last quarter
Strategic angle: Tesla is coming off a year of declining deliveries due in part to increased competition from rivals in China offering lower-cost models.
Briefing: How a seabird native to Hawaii has adapted to life in Honolulu's concrete jungle
Strategic angle: Kaʻiulani Murphy is quick to spot white terns flapping their wings when she's guiding Polynesian voyaging canoes across the Pacific.
Briefing: Ford Has A $4,000 Fuel Deal For Australians Who Can Afford To Not Need A Deal On Fuel
Strategic angle: Ford Australia is throwing in a fuel card with new Ranger and Everest purchases while stock, and your budget, lasts.
Briefing: 'It is far from certain that China will emerge economically victorious from the current chaos'
Strategic angle: The global economic destabilization triggered by the war in the Middle East is now affecting the world's factory, which is struggling to offload its overproduction, writes columnist Harold Thibault.