Czech Lower House Speaker Leads Business Delegation to Beijing in Shift From Taiwan
When Czechia’s second-highest official flew to Taiwan in June, he traveled on a commercial ticket. His own government had refused to lend him a...
Hong Kong’s first-time lawmakers ask fewer questions but attend Legco more often
Hong Kong’s first-time lawmakers have raised fewer questions than their veteran counterparts but recorded a higher attendance rate, a South China Morning Post check...
Newly Declassified Files Reveal Alleged Chinese Election Influence—and an Intelligence Cover-Up
What do the newly declassified intelligence files actually reveal about alleged Chinese efforts to influence the 2020 U.S. presidential election? In this episode, we...
China’s Consumer Ice Age: IKEA Dumps 8 Malls, 21 Major Brands Exit China In One Week
Recently, Swedish home furnishing giant IKEA has put 8 shopping malls in China up for sale at once, marking the company’s largest asset disposal...
Chinese tourists blamed for overtourism in Japan’s Kyoto despite huge fall in arrivals
Chinese tourists are being unfairly blamed for Kyoto’s overtourism crisis, according to a new report, even as data shows mainland visitor numbers have fallen...
Trump Signs Order Aimed at Boosting Domestic Defense Suppliers
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on July 20 aimed at boosting domestic suppliers of defense contractors. The directive became the latest action...
Chinese robot makers’ lament: if we only had a better ‘brain’, and more data
Chinese robotics companies lack both sufficient data and a good “brain” to improve the interaction of their products with the physical world, according to...
US Justice Department investigating Harvard over financial aid programmes
Published: 6:31am, 21 Jul 2026Updated: 10:16am, 21 Jul 2026 The US Department of Justice said on Monday it launched a probe reviewing whether some...
Brazil widens lead in China’s soybean market as US shipments fall despite Trump-Xi deal
China imported 12.08 million tonnes of Brazilian soybeans in June, up 13.7 per cent from a year earlier, while volumes from the United States...