New entrants steady Hong Kong retail property sector in absence of luxury giants
Taiwanese brand Nap Tea drew long lines when it opened its first Hong Kong store in Mong Kok in February. The chain has since...
Thailand considers blocking fuel exports to Cambodia as border conflict escalates
Published: 7:05am, 15 Dec 2025Updated: 7:18am, 15 Dec 2025 Thailand’s military said it was considering blocking fuel exports to Cambodia, as fighting between the...
Trump Says Warsh and Hassett Are His Top Picks to Lead the Fed
WASHINGTON—As markets await President Donald Trump’s announcement naming the next Federal Reserve chairman, the president has shared more details about his top candidates and...
Appeals Court Rejects Judge’s Attempt to Block Planned Parenthood Defunding
A federal appeals court has removed blocks that another judge placed on Congress’s attempt to defund Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers. In a...
20 States Sue Trump for Imposing $100,000 Fee on H-1B Visas
California, Massachusetts, and 18 other states filed a lawsuit on Dec. 12 against President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions. “President...
As Battle Group off Venezuela Awaits Orders, a New Commander Takes the Helm
DORAL, Fla.—The largest United States naval force to prowl the Caribbean in decades is steaming off Venezuela’s coast; President Donald Trump says the nation...
DOJ Must Return Data Seized From Comey Confidant, Court Will Retain Copy: Judge
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has been ordered by a federal judge to return everything it seized and obtained between 2017 to 2020 from...
No contact with Iran Nobel laureate Mohammadi since arrest, supporters say
Published: 6:28am, 15 Dec 2025Updated: 6:32am, 15 Dec 2025 There has been no contact with Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi since her...
‘Rational optimist’: sci-fi writer Liu Cixin on why he’ll be happy if AI surpasses humans
Liu Cixin is the most influential contemporary science fiction writer in China. He is best known for his trilogy that starts with The Three-Body...