Why China’s green energy strategy may shield it from the Iran war oil shock
China’s green energy transition is expanding from a domestic security priority into a potent geopolitical asset at a time of heightened global uncertainty, according...
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China’s Xi Meets Taiwan’s Opposition Leader Amid Beijing’s Military Threats
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with Taiwan’s main opposition leader in Beijing on April 10, amid China’s escalating military pressure on the island...
Health chief hails tobacco control efforts as smoking rate falls to 8.5%
Hong Kong’s smoking rate fell to 8.5 per cent last year, missing an ambitious target of 7.8 per cent, but health authorities have hailed...
Chinese firms in Hungary face a post-election reckoning – no matter who wins
Travellers stepping out of the railway station at Hungary’s second-biggest city, Debrecen, are immediately greeted by a banner hanging over the street that reads...
China’s Huge Loss in Iran War! Israel Blows Up China-Iran Railway, $6 Billion Wasted, BRI Collapses
Just before the U.S. and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire on April 7, Israel carried out an airstrike on the “China-Iran Railway”—the first direct...
Hong Kong animal groups urge HKTVmall boycott over life science experiments
An international animal rights group and a veterinary organisation have called for a public boycott of Hong Kong’s major online retailer, HKTVmall, after its...
Fear, anxiety grip Iranians ahead of US talks: ‘I’m scared of war starting again’
Everyday Iranians are awaiting planned negotiations between Washington and Tehran with a mixture of scepticism and outright fear, caught between a government they say...
US-Iran talks leave Gulf states on edge about the price of peace
The Gulf’s six Arab monarchies, battered by Iranian drones and missiles because of a war they never wanted, are watching with trepidation to see...