12 held in Hong Kong raids on illegal work, including make-up for G.E.M. fans
Hong Kong immigration officers have arrested 12 people in a citywide crackdown on illegal labour, with some suspects allegedly working unlawfully as make-up artists...
Hong Kong cannot afford to ignore civil rights of same-sex couples
The Registration of Same-sex Partnerships Bill, currently before Hong Kong’s Legislative Council, has become a key point in debates about the city’s traditional values...
US stops visas for truck drivers after crash involving Indian man kills 3
Published: 9:04am, 22 Aug 2025Updated: 9:10am, 22 Aug 2025 President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday abruptly stopped issuing US visas for truck drivers after...
Lawsuits Targeting Sanctuary Policies Test Balance of Federal, State Power
President Donald Trump’s administration has sued multiple states and localities for allegedly violating the Constitution by hindering federal immigration enforcement. These areas, known as...
Appeals Court Tosses Trump’s $500 Million Civil Penalty in Business Fraud Case
A New York appeals court has thrown out the half-a-billion-dollar penalty that President Donald Trump received in his business fraud case. The decision on...
Supreme Court Allows Trump Admin to Revoke DEI-Related NIH Grants
The Supreme Court voted 5–4 on Aug. 21 to allow the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to cancel hundreds of millions of dollars in...
Trump Orders Improvements to Design and User Experience of Government Websites
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 21 intended to improve and update the design of government websites. In the Thursday order,...
Rare Gray-Haired Xi Visits Tibet, Military No. 2 Absent | China in Focus
The United States is investigating a fentanyl hub in Japan, linked to a Chinese chemical company and a man known only as “Japan Boss.”...
AI scientist Cao Ting leaves Microsoft lab for China’s Tsinghua University
Published: 9:00am, 22 Aug 2025Updated: 9:03am, 22 Aug 2025 Cao Ting, a leading artificial intelligence researcher and former research manager at Microsoft Research Asia...