Violence-plagued Ecuador on alert over alleged assassination plot
Ecuador is on maximum alert over an alleged assassination plot against recently reelected President Daniel Noboa, the government said on Saturday. Advertisement Noboa won...
Mainland tourists seek out US goods in Hong Kong amid trade war, but few buy: retailers
Published: 9:10pm, 19 Apr 2025Updated: 10:33pm, 19 Apr 2025 Hong Kong retailers have received a surge in inquiries from mainland Chinese tourists about the...
China vows to hit back at US’ new ‘discriminatory’ port fees
China’s Ministry of Commerce has pushed back against fresh US port fees targeting vessels owned, operated or built by Chinese firms, vowing to retaliate...
Cambodia’s renovated naval base welcomes 2 Japanese warships despite US concerns
Two Japanese warships made a port call at Cambodia’s Chinese-renovated naval base on Saturday, the Japanese embassy said, the first vessels to dock at...
Will the US hand space leadership to China by pulling Nasa out of Mars race?
White House moves to cancel Nasa’s flagship Mars sample return programme amid sweeping budget cuts would leave China’s Tianwen-3 mission – set to deliver...
Gazans resort to turtle meat amid famine, humanitarian crisis: UN
With food scarce in the besieged and war-battered Gaza Strip, some desperate families have turned to eating sea turtles as a rare source of...
Hong Kong police arrest 4, seize HK$38 million of cocaine in drug crackdown
Published: 7:08pm, 19 Apr 2025Updated: 7:13pm, 19 Apr 2025 Hong Kong police have arrested four people in connection with the discovery of a 2,000...
Mob in Pakistan beats to death man from persecuted minority
A mob beat to death a member of Pakistan’s persecuted Ahmadiyya minority on Friday after hundreds of radical Islamists surrounded their place of worship...
U.S. Orders Drop Near Zero, Chinese Factories Face Mass Shutdowns, Canton Fair Exhibitors in Crisis
The tariff war not only has a significant impact on people’s livelihoods but also delivers a fatal blow to industries that rely heavily on...