US$3.6 million compensation for Samoa after New Zealand navy ship sinks on reef
New Zealand’s government said on Monday it had agreed to pay 10 million tala (US$3.6 million) in compensation to Samoa’s government, a year after...
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: NGO leader inspires change through empathy
Crossroads Foundation president David Begbie has spent three decades showing Hongkongers what life is like on the margins, stripping away comfort in realistic simulations...
Trump Coal Boost Gains Momentum as Bids, Land Opened Up
The Trump administration’s drive to boost the United States’ coal production is gaining momentum with coal lease bids awarded in Alabama and Utah, new...
Trump, First Lady Observe a Naval Sea Power Demonstration in Virginia
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump observe a Naval Sea Power demonstration in Norfolk, Virginia, at 1 p.m. ET on Oct. 5....
US Ambassador to China Signals US Won’t Capitulate to Beijing on Taiwan Policy
U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue reiterated in an Oct. 1 media appearance that U.S. policy on Taiwan hasn’t changed, following reports that Chinese...
Trump Sending 300 California National Guardsmen to Oregon
President Donald Trump is sending 300 members of the California National Guard to Oregon after a judge temporarily blocked him from deploying the Beaver...
Sen. Scott Urges Federal Government to Impose Tariffs on Foreign Generic Drugs
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is urging the Trump administration to immediately impose Section 232 tariffs on foreign generic medicines, warning that the U.S. pharmaceutical...
Hong Kong emergency foster mother’s ‘happy journey’ brings fulfilment, hope
Hongkonger Lin Lai, 68, is enjoying the precious company of Lok Lok*, her one-year-old foster child, this Mid-Autumn Festival, traditionally a time for family...
As China’s population falls, 300,000-strong robot army keeps factories humming
China’s factories welcomed 295,000 newly installed industrial robots last year, easing fears the nation’s manufacturing juggernaut could falter after the population declined for a...