Peter McDonough Under Consideration to Lead NASA
WASHINGTON—Amid debate over the future of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Peter McDonough has emerged as a contender to lead the agency,...
Hong Kong follows US in quarter-point rate cut to lower lending cost
Published: 7:00am, 30 Oct 2025Updated: 7:30am, 30 Oct 2025 Hong Kong’s de facto central bank cut the base interest rate for the second time...
Applications for Hong Kong’s expanded medical fee waiver to open on Monday
An expanded medical fee waiver mechanism under public healthcare reforms in Hong Kong will open for applications from patients on Monday, months before the...
Democrats urge Trump not to ease national security restrictions for a trade deal
Democrats in the US House of Representatives and Senate are urging President Donald Trump not to ease national security restrictions on China for a...
Trump says South Korea has approval to build nuclear-powered submarine
The United States will share closely held technology to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine, US President Donald Trump said on Thursday...
With the U.S.–Japan alliance strong, the CCP is immobilized.
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CCP Unlikely to Annex Taiwan by Military Force in Near Future After Top Political Meeting, Analysts Say
China’s ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has adopted softer rhetoric about annexing Taiwan after officially taking down several generals who were key figures in...
‘Unforgivable’: Chinese county still living in shadow of wild spending binge
Few areas of China reflect the country’s decades-long economic transformation more vividly than its cities. Rapid development has turned villages into dense urban landscapes...
China’s next power move is as much in the fields as in factories
At last week’s fourth plenary session of the Central Committee of China’s Communist Party in Beijing, food emerged as a clear policy priority. The...