Israel to empty Gaza of Palestinians with ‘more out than in’ Rafah border policy: sources
Israel wants to restrict the number of Palestinians entering Gaza through the border crossing with Egypt to ensure that more are allowed out than...
Chinese Leader Xi Will Visit US Toward Year’s End, Trump Says
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Jan. 22 that he will visit China in April and expects Chinese leader Xi Jinping to visit the...
TikTok US joint venture seen resembling Apple’s China iCloud deal
TikTok has officially launched a US joint venture tasked with “safeguarding the American content ecosystem”, with commercial activities such as e-commerce, advertising and marketing...
Hong Kong urged to boost support for at-risk elders across all social classes
Hong Kong authorities should step up support for elderly at risk of suicide across all social classes, analysts have said, after a 73-year-old woman...
Malaysia Lifts Ban on X’s AI Chatbot Grok
Malaysia announced on Jan. 23 that it would lift its ban on Grok following X’s implementation of measures so that the artificial intelligence (AI)...
How are US tariffs and trade barriers redrawing China’s export map?
Despite a slowing economy, recurring trade frictions and intensifying price competition, the value of China’s exports rose in 2025 by 6.1 per cent, year...
Germany’s dramatic China car trade slump tests Merz’s tough talk at Davos
After German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to make Europe “the antithesis to state-sponsored unfair trade practices”, the massive pressure the country’s automotive industry faced...
19 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown on illegal labour
Hong Kong immigration authorities have apprehended 19 people in a citywide crackdown targeting illegal labour, with those arrested including four suspected employers and two...
Spain train derailment may have been caused by major track failure, report says
An investigation into last weekend’s high-speed train collision in Spain that killed 45 people suggests the track was cracked before the catastrophe, according to...