China expands currency swap with Egypt as trade ties reach new heights
Egypt’s expanded currency swap with China may help bring the yuan into wider use in trade and investment, but experts say any reduced reliance...
Overhead display left dangling at airport’s Terminal 2, investigation under way
An overhead electronic display was left dangling in the air at Hong Kong airport’s newly reopened Terminal 2, prompting authorities to pledge a detailed...
Japan, US to advance cooperation on US$550 billion trade deal
Japan and the United States have confirmed they will advance cooperation on investing in strategic sectors and honour the other terms of a trade...
Hong Kong’s leader outlines 3 key new growth drivers ahead of first 5-year plan
Published: 12:44pm, 5 Sep 2026Updated: 12:47pm, 5 Sep 2026 Hong Kong’s leader has identified financial services, innovation and technology, and education as three key...
Typhoon Saudel: days of flooding trigger fatal landslide in central China
At least one person was killed and 11 are missing after they were buried by a landslide in central China as the region continued...
Supreme Court Keeps Party Ad Discounts Alive for Midterm Elections
The U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 4 granted an emergency stay preserving discounted advertising rates for political party committees through the November midterm elections....
Trump Issues Executive Orders to Expand Markets for Ranchers, Small Meat and Poultry Processors
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Friday that aim to help ranchers recover from the effects of Biden administration policies that he...
‘Mini-dictatorship’: students slam far-right turn at Argentina-run residence in Paris
Weeks before President Javier Milei visits France, scrutiny has grown around an Argentina-run university residence in Paris supposed to promote peaceful coexistence but which...
Taiwan’s opposition parties split over mayoral race, threatening 2028 election alliance
A rupture between Taiwan’s two opposition parties over a mayoral race threatens to spill into November’s elections and erode the fragile trust underpinning their...