Hong Kong strives to be ‘fortress’ that safeguards digital security, I&T minister says
Hong Kong is striving to become a “fortress” that safeguards digital security, the city’s innovation and technology (I&T) minister has said, noting that cyber...
Trump threatens 200% wine tariff to push France to join ‘Board of Peace’
US President Donald Trump said he will impose a 200 per cent tariff on French wines and champagnes, a move he claimed would push...
Squire Patton Boggs signs Singapore corporate team
Philip Lee has joined the global law firm from DLA Piper’s financial services practice with a team of three. Read More
Trump Tells Norway He No Longer Feels Obligation to ‘Think Purely of Peace’ in Acquiring Greenland
U.S. President Donald Trump told Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store that he no longer feels obligated “to think purely of peace” in his...
In Wake of Minnesota Fraud Scandal, Senator Introduces Bill to Broaden Denaturalization
Republican Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt introduced legislation on Jan. 19 aiming to broaden the federal government’s power to revoke citizenship from naturalized people who...
Chinese man flaunts cash online; envious ex-colleague disguises as woman, steals US$10,500
A Chinese man who flaunted his cash savings online triggered envy in a former colleague who disguised himself as a woman, then broke into...
First contact: in quest for water on the moon, Chinese team flags risk in touching ice
China’s Chang’e-7 mission this year will be the world’s first to attempt to sample and directly measure water on the moon, but just touching...
Việt Nam Detains Dissident Hoàng Thị Hồng Thái Days Into New UNHRC Term
On Jan. 7—less than a week into Việt Nam’s new term on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for 2026–2028—authorities from Hà Nội...
7 years’ jail for Singaporean who sexually assaulted jobseeker after dinner
A man reached out to a 21-year-old woman who had declined a job offer from his employer and arranged to meet her for dinner...