As Trump flip-flops on tariffs, what’s the point of negotiating at all?
The conclusion of US President Donald Trump’s 90-day window for reciprocal tariff negotiations has arrived with more of a whimper than a bang. Letters...
Netanyahu Says Meeting With Trump Focused on Efforts to Free Gaza Hostages
The meeting between the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday focused on efforts to release hostages...
Following the Party’s Lead: The Streamlining of the Việt Nam Buddhist Sangha
Huệ Nhã wrote this article in Vietnamese, published in Luat Khoa Magazine on April 9, 2025. Following sweeping directives from Việt Nam’s Politburo and...
Hong Kong waiter charged with inciting subversion under national security law
A waiter has become the latest person charged under the national security law, with prosecutors accusing him of inciting others to overthrow Beijing and...
Hong Kong minister hints at scrapping of MPF tax break proposal for elderly
Published: 7:41pm, 9 Jul 2025Updated: 8:02pm, 9 Jul 2025 Hong Kong’s labour minister has dropped the biggest hint yet that authorities intend to scrap...
Chinese start-up Manus AI relocates to Singapore amid US chip curbs
The team behind Chinese general-purpose artificial intelligence (AI) agent Manus has relocated its headquarters to Singapore, stoking speculation that the move was aimed at...
South Korean actress reveals pregnancy via IVF without ex-husband’s consent
Published: 7:15pm, 9 Jul 2025Updated: 7:20pm, 9 Jul 2025 A decision by South Korean actress Lee Si-young to become pregnant with her second child...
Rights Advocacy Groups Call For Investigation Into CCP’s Repression of Lawyers
International advocacy groups are calling for an independent investigation into the Chinese Communist Party’s clampdown on independent legal advocacy that the regime unleashed a...
Lawmakers Renew Security Concerns Over GenScript Biotechnology’s Alleged CCP Ties
Lawmakers have again raised concerns about GenScript Biotechnology’s work with U.S. companies in a July 8 letter to the directors of the FBI and...