Why the Philippines can’t ignore China’s Southeast Asia pivot
The Philippines occupies a unique position as the sole US treaty ally in Southeast Asia, but recent regional realignments will demand careful diplomacy. Advertisement...
Why does China’s ‘queen’ entrepreneur Dong Mingzhu shun jobseekers educated overseas?
Dong Mingzhu, a towering figure in China’s business world, has ignited a heated debate with comments that her company would avoid hiring executives educated...
How Three Chinese Nationals Stole Over $100M Through Gift Card Fraud
How Three Chinese Nationals Stole Over $100M Through Gift Card Fraud According to prosecutors, the trio—now sentenced to prison—hacked American companies and targeted vulnerable...
Cardinal Zen Allowed to Leave Hong Kong to Attend Pope’s Funeral
The 93-year-old cleric regained his passport, which was confiscated under the Beijing-imposed national security law in 2022, for the trip. Cardinal Joseph Zen, the...
UN’s WFP says all Gaza food stocks depleted amid Israel’s aid block
Published: 9:05am, 26 Apr 2025Updated: 9:08am, 26 Apr 2025 The UN’s World Food Programme has depleted its food stocks in war-ravaged Gaza, where Israel...
Education Department Probes Berkeley Over Alleged Failure to Report Chinese Donations
Federal law requires schools to disclose substantial foreign gifts and contracts to the Department of Education twice a year. The University of California, Berkeley,...
Meet the young women leaping to prominence in Hong Kong’s lion dance scene
Published: 9:00am, 26 Apr 2025Updated: 9:07am, 26 Apr 2025 On a weekday night, beneath the gritty underbelly of a bypass in Hong Kong’s Tai...
China’s Foreign Trade Stock Piles Up, as Cheap as Scrap, Small Appliances at 27¢/KG
As the US-China trade war escalated rapidly, Chinese foreign trade businesses were caught off guard. The US imposed tariffs as high as 145% on...
‘God’s gift’: Chinese elderly couple raising 5-year-old daughter spark controversy
An elderly couple in China have ignited controversy for raising a five-year-old daughter who was born naturally when the wife gave birth at the...