China defies Strait of Hormuz crisis with record monthly export value in April
China’s export sector showed strong resilience last month, with the total value of outbound shipments hitting a monthly record even as the Strait of...
Why Japan’s Mogami-class warship is winning over New Zealand
Japan’s Mogami-class destroyer appears to be pulling ahead in the race to become the next generation of warships for the Royal New Zealand Navy...
Singapore pair test negative for hantavirus after cruise ship outbreak
Two Singapore residents who had been on board a hantavirus-hit cruise ship have tested negative to the rare respiratory disease, according to Singapore’s Communicable...
Has China just ended the end of history?
You can perhaps judge the rise and decline of a society by the quality of its public intellectuals. In the last century, the United...
Iran Seizes Chinese Tanker With Iranian Oil | China in Focus
Iran seized a Chinese-owned tanker carrying Iranian oil in the Gulf of Oman. Analysts say the move may point to internal disputes over control...
It’s Finally Here: China’s Local Governments Go Broke Under $18 Trillion Debt
Local government finances in China are facing a crisis of unprecedented scale. The public sector has seen delays in salaries payment, cuts in performance...
Hong Kong schools record net student rise for 2 years straight
Hong Kong schools have recorded net student rises for two consecutive years, with the current academic year seeing an increase of about 7,200 pupils,...
Investors have worries about Trump’s pick for Fed chair. Should they?
In an extraordinary break from the diplomatic restraint typical of central banks, a dozen leaders of the world’s foremost monetary institutions issued a joint...
China boy, 4, survives 11-floor fall after climbing onto window to see if parents were coming home
A four-year-old boy miraculously survived after falling from the window of his 11th-floor home. After the boy gained consciousness, he said in tears to...