August 2025 – Page 39 – From Inside Asia

China toughens import rules on Vietnamese durians after detecting health risks

Chinese authorities have tightened oversight of imported Vietnamese durians this year after finding “excessive levels” of two potentially harmful substances in the popular, high-value...

by Ralph Jennings August 1, 2025 0 comment

News

Macao Police Arrest Former Pro-Democracy Lawmaker

HONG KONG—Police in Macao detained a man believed to be a prominent pro-democracy advocate on suspicion of colluding with outside forces in breach of...

by The Associated Press August 1, 2025 0 comment

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Macao Police Arrest Former Pro-Democracy Lawmaker for Colluding With Foreign Forces

HONG KONG—Police in Macao detained a man believed to be a prominent pro-democracy advocate on suspicion of colluding with outside forces in breach of...

by The Associated Press August 1, 2025 0 comment

News

Factory Closures Expand to Major Manufacturing Base in China as PMI Continues to Drop

China has published its official Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for July, showing that production and business activity continue to contract. Meanwhile, many manufacturing...

by Alex Wu August 1, 2025 0 comment

US Politics

Think Tank Holds Webinar on ‘Is China Entering a Post-Xi or Post-CCP Era?’

The Consilium Institute, a think tank specializing in China issues, holds a webinar at 10 a.m. ET on Aug. 2. Piero Tozzi, director for...

by FIA Staff August 1, 2025 0 comment

US Politics

RFK Jr. Announces Repeal of Policy That Rewarded Hospitals for Reporting Staff Vaccination Rates

In his department’s latest move related to vaccine-related reform, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Aug. 1 announced more repeals...

by FIA Staff August 1, 2025 0 comment

World

How ghost stories helped launch the career of one of Singapore’s pioneer leaders

The First Fools: B-Sides of Lee Kuan Yew’s A-Team is a new anthology about Singapore’s founding leaders, spotlighting the unexpected private lives behind the...

by An excerpt August 1, 2025 0 comment