Indonesian Air Force commissions potpourri of new equipment
On 18 May, the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) formally accepted a bunch of new equipment, ranging from fighters to transport aircraft to a radar....
Xi’s key interactions with US and Russian presidents
US President Donald Trump’s state visit to Beijing on May 13 was Xi Jinping’s 18th meeting with a US president since he became China’s...
Tesla’s FSD launch in China heats up competition with domestic EV makers
Tesla has announced the widely anticipated roll-out of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system in China, just one week after company founder and CEO Elon...
Man injured in Hong Kong 10-vehicle crash during rush hour
At least one man was injured in a 10-vehicle pile-up on Hong Kong’s Tuen Mun Road during the Thursday morning rush hour. Police received...
China’s Xi Jinping expected to visit North Korea as early as next week
President Xi Jinping is expected to visit North Korea as early as next week, Yonhap news agency has reported, as Beijing and Pyongyang’s long-standing...
China Confirms Purchase of 200 Boeing Jets in New US Trade Agreement
China will import 200 Boeing aircraft as part of limited trade agreements reached after last week’s Trump–Xi summit, the Chinese commerce ministry announced on...
Nvidia’s H200 sales prospects in China remain uncertain despite Huang visit
Nvidia has not generated any revenue from H200 chip sales to China and remains uncertain whether the product will be allowed into the country,...
The weight of silk: what the honour means for the Inner Bar as an institution
Few moments at the Bar are more joyful and surreal than watching one’s former pupil take silk: pride, disbelief and the sudden realisation that...
‘Soaking wet’: Hong Kong parents furious after last-minute rain warning change
Published: 9:23am, 21 May 2026Updated: 1:14pm, 21 May 2026 Hundreds of angry parents have criticised Hong Kong’s weather forecaster after children were required to...