JD.com’s US$1.3b expansion could test Hong Kong’s footfall-driven retail property model
JD.com’s rapid expansion in Hong Kong could challenge the property model that has long made the city’s busiest streets and shopping centres its most...
SHOCKING! China Has Entered Hell Mode: Delivery Driver Allegedly Poisons Thousands, 4,000 Dead?
A shocking claim has recently spread widely across mainland China. A whistleblower alleged that a victim of the Henan village bank scandal poisoned thousands...
Former UN official says Hong Kong’s low fertility offers opportunity. Here’s how
Hong Kong’s low fertility rate is an opportunity rather than a challenge and gives the city a chance to become a global leader in...
‘Chilling effect’: Japan’s whistle-blowers weigh high price of speaking out
Published: 8:00am, 30 Aug 2026Updated: 8:59am, 30 Aug 2026 Yutaka Kato* knew there would be risks when he reported suspected misconduct by his employer...
North Korea’s defence minister dismissed in reshuffle of military leadership
Published: 7:54am, 30 Aug 2026Updated: 9:50am, 30 Aug 2026 North Korea’s defence minister has been dismissed as part of a reshuffle of the country’s...
Is the Irtysh River the choke-free Arctic shipping gateway that China needs?
As conflicts around the world highlight the vulnerability of global shipping lanes, China and Russia are reportedly weighing the possibility of turning a vast...
Jason Arday’s death is not just a ‘woke Cambridge’ tragedy
Shzr Ee Tan is the vice-dean of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for the School of Performing and Digital Arts at Royal Holloway, University of...
Chinese Artist’s 3-Year Sentence Highlights CCP’s Expanding Limits on Political Speech: Insiders
Chinese artist Gao Zhen was recently sentenced in China to three years in prison over artworks he created nearly two decades ago, which insiders...
