Rio Tinto warns market uncertainty threatens critical mineral supply
June 02, 2026 Critical minerals have rapidly moved from being viewed as commodity inputs to strategic assets tied to industrial policy, economic resilience and...
Cambodia starts UN-backed process to settle maritime dispute with Thailand
Cambodia said on Tuesday it had launched a compulsory conciliation process under international law aimed at resolving a long-running maritime boundary dispute with Thailand...
Malaysia’s Umno banks on Johor state election to lure Malay votes in stronghold
Published: 5:00pm, 2 Jun 2026Updated: 5:12pm, 2 Jun 2026 For decades, Umno was the party that defined power in Malaysia. Now, after years of...
As pioneering Chinese web forum returns, authorities warn free speech has limits
Chinese authorities have praised the return of Tianya – which was one of the country’s most popular internet forums in the pre-algorithm, pre-short-video era...
Starry Lee urges Hong Kong officials to respect lawmakers’ dissent amid pushback
Published: 4:53pm, 2 Jun 2026Updated: 5:23pm, 2 Jun 2026 Hong Kong Legislative Council president Starry Lee Wai-king has urged officials to respect lawmakers’ dissenting...
Hong Kong retail sales rise 8.6% in April on back of higher visitor arrivals
Published: 4:48pm, 2 Jun 2026Updated: 4:58pm, 2 Jun 2026 Hong Kong’s retail sales rose by 8.6 per cent year on year in April, extending...
General Mills sells Häagen-Dazs shops in China
June 02, 2026 US multinational General Mills has agreed to sell its Häagen-Dazs shops in mainland China to an investor group including Ningji, a...
How foreign investors should view China’s ‘little giants’ scheme
The surge of interest in Chinese humanoid robotics has raised a practical question for investors, corporate strategists and supply chain executives: who makes the...
GOP Candidates in California Governor’s Race at Odds Over Vote Splitting
Tensions remain high between the top two Republicans in the California governor’s race as Tuesday’s primary looms. Candidate and former Fox News host Steve...