Is US trade policy for sale? America’s partners deserve an answer
Any lingering doubts about the extent to which US President Donald Trump has rewritten the rules of global trade should have been laid to...
Will retirees be job market winners as China targets social insurance dodgers?
Increased scrutiny of businesses in China that evade their social insurance obligations looks set to further boost the employment of retirees, prompting widespread concerns...
China ‘pretend work’ firm offers office space for US$4 a day, aids personal growth
Pretend work companies that help unemployed people fake having a job for a small price are springing up across China. Advertisement The trend is...
Hong Kong government receives 6,900 submissions in policy address consultations
Published: 3:40pm, 17 Aug 2025Updated: 3:56pm, 17 Aug 2025 The Hong Kong government has received more than 6,900 suggestions and opinions during public consultations...
Japan’s red-light district outreach under scrutiny after NGO misconduct claims
When Rina (not her real name) first sought refuge at a Tokyo-based non-profit organisation last year, she was struck by the kindness of one...
Risk of importing chikungunya into Hong Kong expected to rise: health official
Published: 2:08pm, 17 Aug 2025Updated: 7:52pm, 17 Aug 2025 The risk of importing the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus into Hong Kong is expected to rise,...
China hosts exhibition emphasising ‘Russianness’ of realist painter Ilya Repin
An exhibition of works by Ilya Repin – the realist painter at the centre of a culture war between Moscow and Kyiv – has...
China doctors remove 2kg hairball from girl’s stomach – caused by 6-year habit
Published: 2:00pm, 17 Aug 2025Updated: 2:19pm, 17 Aug 2025 Doctors in China had to remove a 2 kg “hair ball” from the stomach of...
Former New Mexico Candidate Gets 80 Years in Shootings at Officials’ Homes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— A former political candidate was sentenced to 80 years in federal prison Wednesday for his convictions in a series of drive-by shootings...