Hong Kong to feel colder than 11 degrees Celsius overnight due to higher humidity
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China commissions improved frigates and destroyers
As even more advanced surface combatants continue to enter service in the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), the service showcased improved variants of its...
Justice Department Appeals Limits on ICE Tactics in Minnesota
Attorneys for the Trump administration notified a Minnesota court on Monday they were appealing a judge’s order that placed restrictions on federal immigration officers,...
Shanghai maps global financial hub plan to 2035, for world-class and socialist metropolis
Shanghai has laid out a full spectrum of goals on finance for the next five years and beyond, following an unequivocal push by China’s...
Hong Kong set to receive long-awaited inquest verdict on 2012 Lamma ferry crash
The Coroner’s Court is expected to deliver a long-awaited verdict on Wednesday for an inquest into one of Hong Kong’s deadliest maritime disasters, in...
Record snow in Russia’s far east blocks building entrances, buries cars
The biggest snowfall in 60 years on Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula created vast drifts several metres tall that blocked building entrances and buried...
Operation Santa Claus: Hong Kong charity to help minority youth become sports coaches
A charity founded in 1979 to support Vietnamese war refugee children in Hong Kong will this year launch a programme to train ethnic minority...
Singapore’s retail ownership data sparks debate about foreign chains’ influence
When Singapore’s trade minister Gan Kim Yong revealed that locals owned nearly 90 per cent of registered retail businesses in the city state while...
Wang Huning’s Enduring Grip and China’s ‘Left-Turn’ Path to Crisis in 2026
China Insights delivers sharp, data-driven analysis of China’s politics, economy, and society. We connect the dots behind breaking headlines — from Beijing’s power shifts...