‘I’m worried’: residents of Hong Kong estates in limbo after renovation suspended
Hundreds of property owners in Hong Kong are grappling with uncertainties after 29 private buildings and estates were ordered to suspend renovation work carried...
HSBC to occupy over 40,000 sq ft at Hong Kong’s Capitol Centre in 2026
HSBC is set to occupy more than 40,000 sq ft of space in Capitol Centre in Causeway Bay, as Hong Kong’s largest bank joins...
Japan Backs Down? This Woman Defeats a Country; CCP Finds Killer Move for Economic Problems
China Insights delivers sharp, data-driven analysis of China’s politics, economy, and society. We connect the dots behind breaking headlines — from Beijing’s power shifts...
Japan weighs plan to punish sex buyers, but will it be enough?
A campaigner who has been calling for changes in the law in Japan to allow the prosecution of men who pay for sex has...
End of an era: Japan’s Canon shuts China printer plant as local rivals rise
Japanese imaging technology giant Canon has shut down one of its major printer production facilities in mainland China, underscoring the growing clout of domestic...
Trump praises African leaders, who sign his deal as fighting continues
US President Donald Trump praised the leaders of DR Congo and Rwanda for their courage as they signed a deal on Thursday aimed at...
China Calls for a China-Japan War, but They’re Doomed to Lose—Gamblers Never Win
A statement by Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi, “A Taiwan contingency is a Japan contingency” has enraged Beijing. In response, the Chinese Ministry of...
Trump Says He Wants Jack Smith to Testify Publicly After House GOP Judiciary Subpoena
President Donald Trump weighed in on a subpoena that was sent by House Republicans for former special counsel Jack Smith to testify later this...
Bessent Says White House Can Recreate Same Tariffs If It Loses US Supreme Court Case
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that if the Supreme Court rules against the Trump administration’s tariffs, the government still has the capacity to impose...