Hong Kong to consider HK$3,000 fixed penalty for smoking on construction sites
Hong Kong authorities are considering changing the proposed fine for smoking on a construction site to a fixed penalty of HK$3,000 (US$385) rather than...
LIVE NOW: International Religious Freedom Summit Panel Explores Protecting Freedom of Belief for People on the Move
This panel held by the International Religious Freedom Summit 2026 at 9:15 a.m. ET on Feb. 3 explores the double challenge faced by victims...
LIVE NOW: Senate Armed Services Committee Examines Strategic Competition After New START
The Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing at 9:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 3 to examine strategic competition in an unconstrained, post–New START...
UK police called as Starmer moves to expel Mandelson over Epstein leaks
The British government said on Tuesday it had sent a file of material to police looking into allegations that Labour Party politician Peter Mandelson...
Taiwan Should Deepen Trade With Democracies, Not China, Taiwanese President Says
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan should prioritise economic cooperation with other democracies rather than China, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said on Feb. 3, as his administration set...
Hong Kong developer SHKP’s executive director Maureen Fung resigns on health grounds
Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), Hong Kong’s largest developer by market capitalisation, said executive director Maureen Fung Sau-yim resigned with immediate effect on Tuesday...
Why the collapse of the last US-Russia nuclear treaty matters for China and the world
China on Tuesday urged the United States to “respond positively” to Russia’s offer to maintain nuclear warhead limits ahead of Thursday’s expected collapse of...
1 month after Maduro abduction, Venezuela moves to reassure China its investments are safe
Venezuela will ensure that Chinese energy, trade and investment interests in the South American country are secure, its envoy to Beijing has said. The...
Trump Says Administration Will Seek $1 Billion in Damages From Harvard
President Donald Trump said on Feb. 2 that his administration would demand Harvard University to pay $1 billion in damages, labeling the university as...