Port of entry: Peru’s Chinese-built megaproject is poised to reshape Pacific trade
President Xi Jinping is expected to inaugurate Chancay port when he visits Peru next week. The Chinese-funded megaport may reshape Pacific trade, but has...
Qatar drops out of Israel-Gaza talks, warns Hamas over Doha office
Qatar has withdrawn as a key mediator for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal and warned Hamas that its Doha office “no longer serves...
Priest stabbed during mass in Singapore, attacker arrested
A Roman Catholic priest was stabbed while saying mass inside a church in Singapore on Saturday, police said, but added they did not think...
Indonesian leader Prabowo Subinato urged to join China in leading Global South
Published: 10:14pm, 9 Nov 2024Updated: 10:20pm, 9 Nov 2024 Chinese President Xi Jinping has said Indonesia should join Beijing in leading the Global South...
Hopes dim for China and US space agencies to exchange moon samples
Hopes are fading that the US will respond to a Chinese offer to exchange moon samples, with no word yet from Nasa on what...
Hong Kong’s Democratic Party successfully hosts banquet after several forced cancellations
Published: 9:57pm, 9 Nov 2024Updated: 11:30pm, 9 Nov 2024 Hong Kong’s main opposition party has managed to organise a low-key 30th anniversary dinner, albeit...
Croatia arrests 4 over attack on foreign workers
Police in Croatia said on Saturday that four men were arrested over a racially-motivated attack against foreign workers, which was followed by three similar...
Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs urges tycoons to bid on long-term projects
Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs has called on property tycoons to back the government’s long-term development drives such as the Northern Metropolis...
Hong Kong worker killed by falling cage lift at residential project construction site
Published: 8:55pm, 9 Nov 2024Updated: 9:51pm, 9 Nov 2024 A Hong Kong worker has died after being hit by a falling cage lift suspected...