Simulated Chinese blockade of Taiwan reveals Singapore as lifeline The previously unreported exercise offers a rare window into contingency planning over Taiwan, which some Asian and Western military attaches and security analysts say is becoming increasingly necessary.

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Ten trading days that shook financial markets The pain, said Shuntaro Takeuchi, was 10 out of 10.

Intros to financial stories don't get much better than this from @Reuters' Tom Westbrook: ....www.reuters.com/markets/wealth/global-ma...

Exclusive: Satellite images show fresh Chinese bomber deployment in South China Sea It's Beijing's latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea, satellite images obtained by Reuters showed.

So as Hegseth headed to Manila, Chinese long-range bombers were already patrolling the Scarborough Shoal. @Reuters latest exclusive www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

#OTD in 1936, the Supermarine Spitfire made its maiden flight. The U.S. Navy very briefly formed a squadron that flew the fast and maneuverable British fighter in 1944 to provide aerial spotting for naval gunfire support during the invasion of Normandy.

Shipping firms pull back from Hong Kong to skirt US-China risks Some shipping companies are discreetly moving operations out of Hong Kong and taking vessels off its flag registry. Others are making contingency plans to do so.

Some shipping companies are discreetly moving operations out of Hong Kong and taking vessels off its flag registry. Behind these low-profile moves lie concerns that their ships could be commandeered by Chinese authorities or hit with US sanctions reut.rs/4h9f8pu

Shipping firms pull back from Hong Kong to skirt US-China risks Some shipping companies are discreetly moving operations out of Hong Kong and taking vessels off its flag registry. Others are making contingency plans to do so.

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US FBI finds thousands of new files on JFK assassination as Trump gets recommendations on document release The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation found thousands of new documents related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy after President Donald Trump called for the release of classified intelligence and law enforcement files about the 1963 shooting.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation found thousands of new documents related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy after President Trump called for the release of classified intelligence and law enforcement files about the 1963 shooting reut.rs/4gBqqST

First US Navy ships sail through Taiwan Strait since Trump inauguration Two U.S. Navy ships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait this week in the first such mission since President Donald Trump took office last month, drawing an angry reaction from China, which said the mission increased security risks.

Two US Navy ships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait this week in the first such mission since President Donald Trump took office last month, drawing an angry reaction from China, which said the mission increased security risks reut.rs/40Tfbzp

1/ Portuguese photojournalist Gonçalo Lobo Pinheiro has spent 14 years documenting life in Macau.

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Photos: Gonçalo Lobo Pinheiro.

Exclusive: Singapore, Vietnam firms in talks for new undersea cables, sources say Singaporean asset manager Keppel and Vietnamese conglomerate Sovico Group are discussing plans for new undersea fiber-optic cables that would boost the region's data centre industry, people familiar with the discussions said.

Exclusive: Singaporean asset manager Keppel and Vietnamese conglomerate Sovico Group are discussing plans for new undersea fiber-optic cables that would boost the region's data center industry reut.rs/4gck114