DEA Moves to Ban Synthetic Kratom Products
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced Wednesday it has filed notices to temporarily place 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) and three related substances into Schedule I...
Rubio Rescinds Legal Status of Cuban Influence Operative
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the legal status of a Cuban national alleged to have operated as a subversive agent for...
Taiwan Court Detains 2 Supermicro Employees, Albatron Executive in AI Server Probe
A Taiwan court ordered two Supermicro employees and an Albatron executive detained incommunicado after prosecutors widened an investigation into alleged illegal exports of advanced...
Japan’s detention system under scrutiny after ruling on abuse of restraints
A court order requiring Japan’s government to compensate the family of a Peruvian man who sustained a broken arm at an immigration facility has...
The quiet grind behind the wig and gown
If ViuTV’s Court! feels unusually grounded for a legal drama, it is because the series dares to show what the public rarely sees –...
China’s ethnic unity law is not a tool of transnational repression
China’s Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, passed in March, takes effect this month. It stands alongside the 1984 Law on Regional Ethnic...
Residents, visitors flock to waterfront as PLA navy ships sail into Hong Kong
Published: 9:29am, 2 Jul 2026Updated: 12:49pm, 2 Jul 2026 Residents and tourists have flocked to Hong Kong’s harbourfronts to welcome two People’s Liberation Army...
US Nuclear Regulator Proposes Changes to Nuclear Safety Standards
A U.S. nuclear regulatory agency proposed sweeping reforms July 1 to modernize nuclear reactor licensing and safety practices, shifting away from a global radiation...
USMCA Closing China Trade Loophole? | China in Focus
July 1 is the deadline for the renewal of the $2 trillion U.S.–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA). But the United States has chosen not to renew...