China’s Xi calls for unity in talks with Brazil’s Lula amid US trade rupture
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has spoken by phone with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for about an hour, in a high-level contact...
Citi hires head of prime finance for Japan, Asia North, Australia and Asia South
August 12, 2025 Jig Patel is joining Citi as head of prime finance for Japan, Asia North, Australia (JANA) and Asia South, based in...
Hong Kong to issue T1 warning on Wednesday as Tropical Cyclone Podul nears
Published: 11:12am, 12 Aug 2025Updated: 12:32pm, 12 Aug 2025 This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please...
As Trump threatens 100% semiconductor tariffs, how will Philippine firms react?
Philippine economists and the nation’s chip industry have sounded the alarm over US President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose 100 per cent tariffs on...
EOS secures order for High Energy Laser Weapon System for counter-drone warfare
Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited (“EOS”) is pleased to announce that it has secured an order for a drone defence capability using a new...
Fight for Hong Kong’s university spots to heat up as 150,000 more teens eligible
Competition for university places is set to intensify in Hong Kong as more than 150,000 children born in the city to mainland Chinese parents...
First lady’s last stand? South Korea’s Kim Keon-hee battles jail time
Published: 10:28am, 12 Aug 2025Updated: 10:32am, 12 Aug 2025 South Korea’s scandal-plagued former first lady Kim Keon-hee walked into court on Tuesday, head bowed...
Trump Nominates New Commissioner for Bureau of Labor Statistics
President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is nominating economist E.J. Antoni as the new Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner. Antoni is...
China’s Largest Monopoly is Rapidly Collapsing, Chairman Embezzles $125B, 10 Trucks Can’t Carry It
This footage surfaced online of Wang Yilin, the former chairman of the Board of PetroChina, a Chinese oil and gas company, being investigated and...