5 stocks gain in Hong Kong trading debut as bull market rages on
Published: 9:45am, 9 Jul 2025Updated: 12:10pm, 9 Jul 2025 Hong Kong’s stock exchange had its busiest day of the year for new listings on...
Beijing Weaponized Rare Earths—How the West Is Responding
At this year’s G7 summit, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen held up a symbol of the West’s bid to gain supply chain...
Old but still gold? What Philippines can gain from Japan’s used warships
Japan’s unprecedented proposal to transfer six Abukuma-class destroyer escorts to the Philippine Navy could greatly boost the Southeast Asian nation’s anti-submarine capabilities – but...
Hong Kong has new path to prominence as a hub for public goods
USAID, long one of the foremost tools of US soft power, ended its six decades as an independent agency on July 1, with no...
Export ban for Taiwan firms a stern warning for separatist forces: Beijing
Published: 9:13am, 9 Jul 2025Updated: 4:00pm, 9 Jul 2025 Beijing has banned the export of dual-use items to eight Taiwan-based aerospace and shipbuilding companies,...
Vietnam Imposes Anti-Dumping Tariffs on Chinese Steel Amid US Pressure Against Transshipping
Vietnam has imposed anti-dumping duties on certain hot-rolled coil steel products from China, dealing a blow to Beijing’s ongoing efforts to use neighboring countries...
Economic Advisers Council Reports Import Prices Falling, Undercutting Tariff-Driven Inflation Fears
A new report from the White House Council of Economic Advisers found that prices for imported goods have dropped in the first five months...
Millions of Chinese Marry but Live Like Singles! “Dry Marriages” Spread, With a 50% Divorce Rate
“Dry marriage” is a type of marriage where the couple stays legally married, but they live their lives separately, like single people. This kind...
Top Chinese oncologist and director of Jilin Cancer Hospital, Cheng Ying, dies
A top Chinese oncologist and physician-scientist, Cheng Ying, has died suddenly aged 62, according to multiple sources. Advertisement There has been no official statement...