overseas bases

A Tokyo-based startup plans to begin brokering trades of Japanese unlisted shares to investors in the United States and Britain, according to Nikkei Asia. The move would give overseas investors access to Japan's private company market, a segment previously difficult to reach from abroad.

UK retail property group NewRiver REIT has teamed up with Singapore-based investors to fund a push into retail parks. The partnership signals renewed overseas interest in British out-of-town retail assets. Further details on the size of the investment and the specific sites targeted have not yet been disclosed.

New Zealand is heading toward a closely contested election, and analysis from the Guardian suggests overseas-based voters could hurt the two major parties this time. With the race expected to be tight, votes cast from abroad may prove decisive, prompting concern among the established parties about where the expatriate vote will land.

Military children who spent their youth overseas often struggle to answer a simple question: where is home? Many grew up moving between US bases abroad and American communities they barely knew, creating a hybrid identity that family and peers can find hard to grasp. The story highlights how these 'third culture kids' describe belonging everywhere and nowhere at once.

China has opened a military training center with Laos, which analysts describe as its third overseas military base. The facility deepens Beijing's defense ties with a close Southeast Asian neighbor and extends its limited but growing network of installations beyond its borders, following bases in Djibouti and Tajikistan.

An Austin-based startup specializing in counter-drone technology has won a $500 million contract from the US Army, beating out stiff competition from other defense contractors. The deal underscores growing Pentagon investment in systems designed to detect and neutralize hostile drones, a priority driven by drone threats seen in Ukraine and the Middle East.