India joins China and South Korea in push for Arctic shipping routes
Climate change and conflict are conspiring to open up the Arctic to Asian commercial shipping, with China, South Korea and India all eyeing the...
Components crunch: China’s carmakers face rising costs to keep intelligence edge
Chinese smart vehicle makers have been hit by another setback as a global components shortage collides with surging prices of raw materials, driven by...
US court strikes down Trump visa ban affecting South Asian nations
A US judge has struck down a Trump administration policy suspending the issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from 75 countries, saying that the...
Labour unions call for mandatory heatstroke-prevention equipment for workers
Hong Kong labour unionists have called for employers to be required to provide outdoor workers with heatstroke-prevention equipment during extreme temperatures. They also said...
US slaps 50% tariffs on US$20 billion of Canadian goods after trade talks fail
Published: 12:50pm, 22 Aug 2026Updated: 12:55pm, 22 Aug 2026 The United States imposed 50 per cent tariffs on US$20 billion worth of Canadian products...
Japan’s crown prince honours settlers who built Paraguay ties
Japan’s Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko attended a ceremony on Friday marking 90 years of Japanese immigration to Paraguay, with...
Vance Visits His Ohio Hometown to Hail $1 Billion Investment in Steel Plant
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio—Vice President JD Vance stood against a backdrop of steel coils—with the workers who made them—as he announced the Trump administration’s $500 million...
Electrochemist Liu Jiawei moves from Singapore to Hong Kong to start her own lab
For materials scientist and chemist Liu Jiawei, moving to Hong Kong supported her pivot into launching her own research group. After a decade immersed...
Hong Kong to assess typhoon warning as Tropical Storm Narra nears Guangdong coast
Published: 11:58am, 22 Aug 2026Updated: 5:55pm, 22 Aug 2026 Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will assess next week whether to issue a typhoon warning as...