Jeju Air crash: South Korean auditor says ministry prioritised cost over safety
South Korea’s transport ministry cut construction costs and approved improper airport safety structures for more than two decades, the state auditor said in a...
Is Iran’s vital oil hub Kharg Island in America’s crosshairs?
Kharg Island, a scrubby stretch of land in the northern Gulf, handles almost all of Iran’s crude exports and any attempt to seize it...
Cathay posts 9.5% rise in profit to HK$10.82 billion but warns of geopolitical risks
Cathay Pacific Airways’ net profit climbed 9.5 per cent to HK$10.82 billion (US$1.39 billion) in 2025, driven by increased capacity and robust cargo demand,...
Election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene leads to run-off
The Republican candidate backed by US President Donald Trump will advance to a run-off against a Democrat in the Georgia race to replace Marjorie...
Iran’s stranded sailors wait out the war in Sri Lanka amid US pressure
Just as Sri Lanka thought it had bought some time with a one-month visa for the Iranian sailors it rescued, another of Iran’s warships...
China’s size, strength insulates its energy security amid geopolitical shocks: lawmaker
Despite its heavy reliance on oil and gas imports, China’s “national strength” insulates its energy security from short-term geopolitical shocks, a prominent petroleum geologist...
Rep. Bennie Thompson Fends Off Primary Challengers
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) defeated challengers Evan Turnage and Pertis Williams III in the March 10 Democratic primary election to run for Mississippi’s 2nd...
What if Iran really did buy export variant of China’s YJ-12 supersonic missile?
Just days ahead of the US-Israeli air strikes on Iran, a news report suggested that Beijing was close to selling supersonic cruise missiles to...
Hong Kong customs seizes more fuel-smuggling trucks as Iran war lifts prices
Hong Kong customs officers have intercepted more cross-border trucks suspected of smuggling petrol into the city as fuel prices surge amid the war in...