House Votes to Extend Surveillance Powers Until April 30
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill in the early hours of April 17 extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act...
Tycoon Pan Shiyi slams China property ‘Ponzi’ as Evergrande boss pleads guilty
Property tycoon Pan Shiyi issued a rare critique of China’s real estate sector, describing its development model as a “Ponzi scheme” and urging the...
US-China tensions simmer, economy outperforms, Auto China begins
The China-US trade war bubbled away this week, even as the Strait of Hormuz shutdown dominated global headlines. The US is finalising a multinational...
Will South Korea’s ‘Goldilocks’ missile dent China’s Middle East arms ambitions?
South Korea’s combat-proven, interoperable and geopolitically accessible surface-to-air missiles could hinder China’s efforts to sell its own defence systems to the Middle East, analysts...
Hong Kong Observatory issues amber rainstorm signal, warns of hail, violent gusts
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UK’s Starmer faces calls to resign as Mandelson scandal reignites
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced mounting pressure to quit on Friday over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as envoy to Washington, after it...
Debunking the myth of the lonely, isolated Hong Kong retiree
Earlier this week I stumbled on a fascinating piece of research led by geography professor Becky Loo at the University of Hong Kong and...
Hong Kong to scrap fax messaging between police and fire services for emergencies
Hong Kong’s security chief has pledged to replace emergency fax messaging between police and firefighters with a digital system and to increase phone lines...
Pakistan oil tanker becomes first to exit through Hormuz since US blockade began
A Pakistan-flagged tanker that entered the Persian Gulf over the weekend has become the first carrier to exit through the Strait of Hormuz with...