Beijing pushes Taiwan exchanges at Straits Forum despite tightened restrictions
Beijing is seeking to expand people-to-people exchanges with Taiwan as it hosts hundreds from the island for an annual event, despite the ruling Democratic...
National Mall Vandalized With ‘8647’ Markings Ahead of Independence Celebrations
U.S. Park Police and federal officials opened an investigation Thursday after a sizable marking resembling “8647” was etched into the lawn of the National...
Panic in China! Passport Applications Near Impossible, People Can’t Escape
With the Chinese Communist Party further tightening exit controls, obtaining a passport has become unusually difficult in some areas, prompting widespread complaints from Chinese...
Paw patrol: Hong Kong airport dog unit to cover reopened Terminal 2
Hong Kong airport’s security contractor has expanded its canine patrol unit to the newly relaunched Terminal 2, deploying 20 dogs and their handlers to...
China’s chip design software firms back Huawei’s new scaling law. But can they catch US rivals?
China’s chip design software industry is rallying behind Huawei Technologies’ ambitious new architecture aimed at producing chips that can rival leading global products, but...
How to cope with parenting stress after mother and daughter suicides in Hong Kong
Published: 6:16pm, 12 Jun 2026Updated: 7:14pm, 12 Jun 2026 Hong Kong is reeling from a double tragedy on Wednesday after a 48-year-old social worker...
Chinese man detained for allegedly torturing, killing adopted dogs under ‘caring’ guise
Published: 6:00pm, 12 Jun 2026Updated: 7:17pm, 12 Jun 2026 A man in China who sparked public outrage for abusing and killing his adopted dogs...
Europe is blaming China’s economic rise for its own failures, think tank says
As the European Union prepares tougher measures to counter what it sees as the “China shock 2.0”, a researcher with a Beijing-linked think tank...
Hong Kong gazettes tax break for fund managers’ bonuses to bolster role as wealth hub
The Hong Kong government gazetted a bill on Friday that, if passed, would waive salary tax on fund managers’ performance-linked bonuses, so long as...