Meet Hiroshi Suzuki, the Japanese envoy showing Britons how to love Britain
Hiroshi Suzuki, Japan’s ambassador to Britain, is becoming a social media sensation as followers embrace his unbridled enthusiasm for everything the country has to...
AI disinformation? Singapore accused in pro-China videos of being ‘ungrateful’
Published: 10:06am, 12 May 2026Updated: 10:11am, 12 May 2026 Chinese-language videos suspected to be AI deepfakes with different narrators berating Singapore for its treatment...
California Mayor to Plead Guilty to Acting as Chinese Agent
The mayor of Arcadia, California, has agreed to plead guilty to operating as an emissary to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the Justice Department...
US Treasury Announces Sanctions on 12 New Targets for Transporting Iranian Oil to China
The U.S. Treasury Department announced on May 11 that it is sanctioning 12 new targets as part of its “Economic Fury” initiative to cripple...
Panda power: Pakistan to tap China debt market with first sale of yuan-priced notes
Pakistan is poised to become the latest partner in a China-centred trading network, known as the Belt and Road Initiative, to sell “panda bonds”....
Hogan Lovells hires Singapore corporate & finance practice partner
Eric Tan has moved to the global law firm from Ashurst in Hong Kong; Hogan Lovells is rebranding in July following a merger. Read...
Hong Kong Key Hub for Iranian Sanctions Evasion, New Report Finds
Hong Kong has become a key hub in helping Iran evade international sanctions, according to a new report. The Committee for Freedom in Hong...
10 injured in truck-bus crash outside Hong Kong shopping centre
Published: 9:16am, 12 May 2026Updated: 9:25am, 12 May 2026 Ten people have been injured in a crash involving a truck and a bus outside...
Former US Ambassador Urges Trump to Confront China on Religious Persecution
The United States should take a stronger stance against China’s human rights violations and religious repression, according to Sam Brownback, former U.S. ambassador-at-large for...