Bloomberg Taiwan’s navy plans to update its aging fleet of warships, a move intended to counter ramped up military pressure from China. Taiwan intends to build a new anti-submarine frigate and a similar vessel with anti-aircraft capabilities, officials from the Defense Ministry told lawmakers in Taipei on Wednesday, adding the vessels were expected to be ready by 2025 and 2026. ...

Bloomberg Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is beating Prime Minster Justin Trudeau on Canada’s top economic issue, just over a month after taking the reins of the main opposition party. Polling by Nanos Research Group for Bloomberg News shows 30% of Canadians rank Poilievre as the leader most trusted to reduce inflation, compared with 22% for Trudeau and 10% for Jagmeet ...

Bloomberg A military-controlled court in Myanmar has sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 3 more years in prison after she was found guilty of accepting bribes from a local businessman, according to a person familiar with the matter. The 77-year-old Nobel peace laureate was convicted of two corruption charges by the court in Naypyidaw on Wednesday. The court ...