Hong Kong arts hub cancels gay-themed play hours before tickets go on sale
Published: 6:13pm, 18 Oct 2025Updated: 6:35pm, 18 Oct 2025 Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District cancelled a gay-themed play set to be staged at...
Pope Leo visits ship sailing the Mediterranean on peace mission
Arm in arm, young people of different faiths perform the dabke, an Arabic folk dance, in the Italian port of Ostia, elated by a...
Countdown Chaos: Xi’s Political Meltdown
Just as the countdown to the CCP’s Fourth Plenum begins, Trump has officially announced: the U.S.–China trade war is back on! U.S. Treasury Secretary...
China’s New K-Visa: An Open Door for Global Tech Workers–or Soft-Power Play?
News Analysis As Washington tightens immigration rules for foreign workers and students, Beijing is extending an unexpected invitation. Quietly announced in August and slated...
China-Canada ties on the mend after Ottawa’s ‘pragmatic’ shift: analysts
China and Canada are showing a readiness to mend mutual ties as both nations tackle strained relations with the US, marking a shift by...
China filmmaker, 74, mocked over daughter’s first birthday, chances of seeing her wed
A prominent 74-year-old film producer in China recently celebrated his one-year-old daughter’s birthday, only to face online abuse. Advertisement His wife has since taken...
Chinachem Tower blaze in Hong Kong’s Central put out after 4-hour battle, 4 hurt
Published: 5:50pm, 18 Oct 2025Updated: 11:34pm, 18 Oct 2025 Firefighters have extinguished a blaze at the Chinachem Tower in Hong Kong’s central business district...
Nexperia said to halt salaries and system access for Chinese employees
Nexperia has withheld access to work accounts and halted salaries for its employees in China, according to local news reports citing a letter from...
Iran says no longer bound by ‘restrictions’ on nuclear programme as deal ends
Iran on Saturday said it was no longer bound by restrictions on its nuclear programme as a landmark 10-year deal between it and world...