Trump Nominates Tammy Bruce as Deputy Representative to UN
President Donald Trump nominated State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce as the United States’ deputy representative to the United Nations (U.N.) with the rank of...
AirAsia plans Hong Kong connectivity expansion and potential stock market listing
Malaysian budget airline AirAsia is looking to expand its network connectivity in Hong Kong as it considers a potential listing next year to capitalise...
China hotel offers guests dog companions for US$70 a night, with bite compensation
A hotel in central China has attracted attention on social media by launching a “pet sleep-accompanying” service. Advertisement However, the service has come with...
Tariffs and truces: how Southeast Asia bargained with erratic US economic might
And so it has come to this. After months of threats, intensive shuttle diplomacy and last-minute trade negotiations, Washington’s new tariff regime has finally...
The 16 Midterm Races That Could Determine Who Controls the Next Congress
The first 2026 midterm primaries are more than 200 days away, with Arkansas, North Carolina, and Texas kicking off inter-party preliminaries on March 3,...
China-Japan ties are improving. Could a Taiwanese official test that trend?
At this year’s commemorations in Japan for the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, there was a major departure from the past. Advertisement...
China’s Survival Rule Today: “Don’t Help Up Fallen Elderly.”
An elderly man was walking on the street when he suddenly lost his balance and fell heavily to the ground. He tried to push...
Trump Admin Imposes Higher Tariffs on Canadian Lumber
The U.S. Department of Commerce has finalized its latest review of countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber, more than doubling the rate for most...
End of Racial Consent Decree Poised to Change Federal Hiring
WASHINGTON—On Aug. 1, a U.S. District Court judge in Washington dismissed a 44-year-old consent decree that had curbed civil service testing. Judge Reggie Walton’s...