Hong Kong government forks out two-thirds of HK$90 million tab for HK$2 fare revamp
The revamp to Hong Kong’s HK$2 (26 US cents) transport fare concession scheme for the elderly and disabled carried a HK$90 million price tag,...
Orders Decline, Wages Drop in China’s Dongguan, Once a Buzzing Factory Hub, Residents Say
Dongguan, a major city in China’s southern Guangdong province, was once renowned as a “high-wage manufacturing hub” but is now experiencing significant decline amid...
US says China pledged not to arm Iran during ceasefire
China has assured the United States that it will not supply weapons to Iran during the current ceasefire in the Middle East conflict, US...
Operation Economic Fury: US Launches ‘Financial Equivalent’ of Bombing Iran
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on April 15 that the United States plans to target Iran economically with the “financial equivalent” of a...
LIVE NOW: House Committee Hears From Health Secretary Kennedy
The U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means holds a full committee hearing with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at 9 a.m. ET...
LIVE NOW: CECC Holds Hearing on China’s IUU Fishing, Seafood Supply Chains
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China holds a hearing titled “Dark Nets, Illicit Labor—Confronting China’s IUU Fishing and Seafood Supply Chain” at 10 a.m. ET...
Republican Senators Back US Military Sales to Israel
Republican senators ensured the sale of some $450 million in bombs and bulldozers to Israel would go ahead on April 15, blocking a pair...
LIVE NOW: House Appropriations Holds a Budget Hearing on the United States Army
The House Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Defense holds a budget hearing on the United States Army in Washington, D.C., at 10 a.m. ET on April...
LIVE NOW: House Administration Committee Holds Hearing on Voter List Maintenance
The House Administration Committee holds a hearing titled “Oversight with Secretaries of State: List Maintenance and Eligibility Verification” at 10:15 a.m. ET on April...