Trump Renews Call to End Filibuster as Shutdown Ties Record for Longest in History
President Donald Trump reiterated his call to end the filibuster, saying it will be “impossible” for Republicans to move forward with the Senate rule...
Judge Rules Trump Admin Illegally Tied Transportation Grants to Immigration Enforcement
A federal judge has permanently blocked the Department of Transportation (DOT) from conditioning grants based on states’ cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. In a...
Hong Kong customs vows to tackle fund flows for large-scale wildlife smuggling
Hong Kong customs have pledged to ramp up the detection of illicit fund flows in large-scale wildlife smuggling cases after winning a UN award...
Xi-Trump summit opens window of opportunity for US firms at China import expo
Less than a week after a high-profile summit between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump – a meeting that cooled the trade...
Murder hornet swarm kills US father and son ziplining in Laos
Published: 6:45am, 5 Nov 2025Updated: 6:46am, 5 Nov 2025 The American director of an elite private school was stung to death by a swarm...
China’s Rare Earth Strategy Backfires! Trump Kicks Xi Out, Discovers 12.5 Million Tons of Rare Earth
A river near a rare earth mining site in Jiangxi Province is facing severe pollution. Video footage reveals untreated wastewater, contaminated with rare earth...
China’s Economic Winter: Housing Slump, Hospitals Shut, Moutai Tumbles
Welcome to China Insights — your window into the real China, beyond the veil. With sharp analysis and a touch of dry humor, we...
As China holds the line in ‘trade war 2.0’, its yuan follows suit
When US President Donald Trump fired the opening salvoes of his country’s trade war with China in his first term, Beijing’s currency was on...
How China and Asean can ensure their upgraded pact is truly win-win
At last month’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit, China and the bloc upgraded their free trade pact in the areas of environmental...