Australia is considering introducing Mandarin immersion classes in secondary schools, as a federal inquiry examines ways to reverse a steep decline in Asian language study. The proposal was raised during a hearing of the House Standing Committee on Education, Schools Could Adopt Mandarin Immersion Amid Falling Asian Language Enrolments
Australia is considering introducing Mandarin immersion classes in secondary schools, as a federal inquiry examines ways to reverse a steep decline in Asian language study. The proposal was raised during a hearing of the House Standing Committee on Education, 
As Beijing intensifies its intimidation campaign against Tokyo for the Japanese prime minister’s comments regarding Taiwan, experts say this aggression is instead pushing Japan to accelerate its defense modernization and deepen its security ties with Washington.
The House passed the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Dec. 10, tying the defense bill to several provisions aimed at curbing the Chinese communist regime’s influence in key U.S. sectors or ending fiscal support for the regime’s
Nuctech, a Chinese state-owned security equipment maker, is being investigated by the European Union as regulators worry the subsidies granted by Beijing may give the company an unfair edge over its European competitors. The European Commission has initiated an