Hong Kong airport scrambles to deal with backlog of 500 flights as Wipha departs
Published: 11:12pm, 20 Jul 2025Updated: 11:26pm, 20 Jul 2025 Hong Kong airport is scrambling to deal with a backlog of 500 cancelled flights for...
China lead poisoning: probe finds disease control agency, hospital faked results
Published: 11:02pm, 20 Jul 2025Updated: 11:03pm, 20 Jul 2025 Ten officials in China’s northwestern Gansu province are under investigation for oversight failures, after the...
Japan’s Ruling Coalition Projected to Lose Control of Upper House: Exit Polls
Japan’s ruling coalition is certain to lose its majority in the upper house, public broadcaster NHK announced on Monday after exit poll returns. It’s...
China Bans Wells Fargo Executive From Leaving, Reviving Fears of ‘Hostage Diplomacy’
A senior executive of Wells Fargo, a U.S. citizen, has been banned from leaving China, renewing concerns over doing business in the communist state....
Trump and Xi tipped to meet ahead of or during Apec summit in South Korea
Published: 10:03pm, 20 Jul 2025Updated: 11:08pm, 20 Jul 2025 This year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea is probably the best opportunity for...
Hong Kong businesses and workers weather the storm of Typhoon Wipha’s fury
Published: 9:03pm, 20 Jul 2025Updated: 9:11pm, 20 Jul 2025 While the hurricane-force winds and torrential rains of Typhoon Wipha battered Hong Kong on Sunday,...
US government worker, target of exit ban, kept from leaving China for months
An American citizen who works for the US government has been blocked from leaving China for months, possibly on national security grounds, after travelling...
As trade deals show, the US now seeks rent from Asean, not partnership
US President Donald Trump’s return to tariff diplomacy is on full display in Southeast Asia as he boasts of trade deals with first Vietnam,...
US and EU aid cuts see China’s star on the rise in Southeast Asia, report says
China’s role as Southeast Asia’s largest infrastructure financier is increasing its regional influence at a time when the United States and the European Union...