Hong Kong taxi driver, 62, arrested over fatally knocking down pedestrian
Published: 9:44am, 19 Dec 2025Updated: 2:14pm, 19 Dec 2025 Hong Kong police have arrested a 62-year-old taxi driver after he allegedly knocked down a...
Online Revolt: China’s History Uncovered, Thai Bombing Cheered, Cartoonist Punished
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...
Home ownership is key to Hong Kong rebuilding civic trust
This month’s Legislative Council election once again put Hong Kong’s political participation in the spotlight. Despite official calls for civic engagement and a modest...
US Treasury Sanctions Mexican Cartel Over Fuel Theft
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned the Cartel de Santa Rosa de Lima (CSRL), a Mexican cartel that derives...
Trump Signs $901 Billion Defense Bill Into Law
President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Dec. 18, authorizing $901 billion in military and national security programs for Fiscal...
Trump Signs Executive Order to Pursue US Space Superiority
Within hours of NASA’s latest permanent administrator being officially sworn in, President Donald Trump issued an executive order pushing forward a policy of American...
China Forces Household Registration Cancellations, Blocks Departures, 300% More Stopped at Airports
Recently, a sudden crackdown on dual nationality has swept across mainland China. Many overseas Chinese have been intercepted at airports when returning to China,...
Japan city launches edible-looking boot souvenirs inspired by Taiwan braised pork rice
A city government in Japan has unveiled a bizarre yet impressively realistic pair of fully wearable boots modelled after Taiwan’s beloved dish, braised pork...
Taiwan restoration experts help families say goodbye to Hong Kong fire victims
Taiwanese mortuary reconstruction specialist Kuo Chang-chen wasted no time starting work to restore the bodies of Wang Fuk Court’s fire victims upon arriving in...