Second reusable rocket recovery failure in a month puts China 10 years behind US
Published: 10:40am, 23 Dec 2025Updated: 1:38pm, 23 Dec 2025 The Long March 12A, China’s first state-owned reusable rocket, made its debut launch on Tuesday...
AI finds its real-world footing at Hong Kong’s RGC Research Summit
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Hong Kong’s first Research Grants Council (RGC) Research Summit, held at Hong...
U.S. Seizes China-Bound Oil Tanker | China in Focus
The U.S. seized two more oil tankers in waters near Venezuela. One, fully loaded with oil, was bound for China, while the other had...
How North Koreans use ‘laptop farms’ in US to land tech jobs abroad
Published: 9:31am, 23 Dec 2025Updated: 9:33am, 23 Dec 2025 US tech giant Amazon said it has blocked over 1,800 North Koreans from joining the...
China’s Middle Class Contract Is Breaking
China Insights delivers sharp, data-driven analysis of China’s politics, economy, and society. We connect the dots behind breaking headlines — from Beijing’s power shifts...
Global firms turn to M&A in EVs and biotech to deepen China investment: KPMG
Three in four multinational corporations (MNCs) operating in mainland China have maintained or increased their investments in 2025, according to a recent KPMG survey,...
South Korean politicians agree to Unification Church special probe in rare move
South Korea’s rival political parties are set to appoint special prosecutors to investigate allegations that the Unification Church bribed and lobbied politicians across the...
Forget the US dollar. Watch water and energy resources instead
As 2025 draws to a close, it marks an important milestone in the reconfiguration of the global economic system. Every century is defined not...
Trump unveils ‘Trump-class battleship’ in US shipbuilding push
US President Donald Trump announced the US Navy will build a new “Trump-class” battleship as part of the White House push to modernise a...