Russia Benefiting From US-Iran War While Impacts on China Are ‘Complicated’: Analysts
Operation Epic Fury presents Russia and China with a “mixed bag” of potential opportunities, but neither appear poised to take advantage of the United...
US allies wash hands of involvement as Trump’s war bogs down in Iran
Whether it likes it or not, the Indo-Pacific region is being impacted by Israel’s and the USA’s ongoing war against Iran that kicked off...
Authorities look for link to illegal fuel operations as truck goes up in flames
Hong Kong authorities are investigating whether a fire at a Kwai Chung car park that sent thick black smoke high into the sky on...
21 Wang Fuk Court homeowners, residents to give evidence in fire probe
An independent committee set up to investigate Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has named 14 members of Wang Fuk Court’s former owners’ corporation...
Military escort for tankers in Strait of Hormuz not long-term fix: IMO head
Military escorts to protect tankers in the Strait of Hormuz are not a sustainable solution, according to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). “It reduces...
Former banker and Hubei party boss indicted for accepting ‘especially huge’ bribes
Jiang Chaoliang, Communist Party chief of Hubei when Covid-19 first hit the province and a former prominent banker, has been indicted for accepting “an...
US military’s Iran war pivot forces Asia-Pacific security rethink
The redeployment of US military assets from the Asia-Pacific to the Middle East has split security analysts, with some arguing that any strategic damage...
Trump-Xi summit delay may suit China amid Iran war
US President Donald Trump said he had asked China to postpone his planned trip to Beijing by “a month or so” due to the...
Malaysian mother furious after school punishes bullied son with caning, weeding
Not only was he punched repeatedly by a peer, a Malaysian student at a secondary school in Kuching, Sarawak, was caned and forced to...