Mark Wahlberg savours Penang’s charm as Malaysians floored by star’s humility
Mark Wahlberg shed the aura of a Hollywood star when he savoured street food and mingled with locals in Penang while filming Netflix’s The...
War Department, DOJ Create Task Force to Prosecute Leakers
The War Department and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have launched a joint task force to investigate and prosecute anyone involved in leaking sensitive...
Trump Signs Executive Order
President Donald Trump signs an executive order at 5:45 p.m. ET on July 13. …
Trump Signs Proclamations Reducing Utah National Monument Lands by 3 Million Acres
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed two proclamations in the Oval Office late on July 13, shrinking the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in...
China’s ex-Politburo member Ma Xingrui’s ‘rampant corruption’ included family
Published: 11:12am, 14 Jul 2026Updated: 11:50am, 14 Jul 2026 Former Politburo member and Xinjiang party chief Ma Xingrui has been removed from the party...
Typhoon Bavi forces Shenyang subway shutdown, 360,000 evacuated in Liaoning province
Typhoon Bavi is continuing to bring torrential downpours to northeast China, forcing the transport and economic hub of Shenyang to halt non-essential travel and...
Appetite for yuan assets sees London Clearing House accept dim sum bonds as collateral
The London Clearing House (LCH) has begun accepting offshore yuan-denominated Chinese government bonds as eligible non-cash collateral, marking a structural milestone in Beijing’s decade-long...
Navigating the South China Sea dispute, 10 years after Hague ruling
NEWSCMP China Series A decade after The Hague’s arbitration ruling, rival nations continue to manoeuvre for control in the South China Sea. This series...
Can Australian uranium fuel India’s nuclear future without sparking an arms race?
India’s nuclear energy ambitions hinge not only on reactors and reforms but also on an unresolved fuel question: where the uranium will come from....