Hong Kong to formulate first 5-year plan to align with national blueprint
A new task force led by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu will formulate Hong Kong’s first five-year blueprint to align with China’s 15th five-year...
Costa Rica elects tough-talking right-winger for president
Right-wing political scientist Laura Fernandez won Costa Rica’s presidential election on Sunday by a landslide, after promising to crack down hard on rising violence...
Zhang Youxia investigation to end ‘watered down’ capability of China’s military: PLA Daily
The People’s Liberation Army’s anti-corruption investigations into top general Zhang Youxia and others will eliminate a watered down combat capability and give new momentum...
Chinese EV makers’ shares skid as sales slide after tax incentive ends
Major Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers got off to a bumpy start in 2026 as they reported falling deliveries in January due to softening...
Mainland Chinese student jailed for 3 months for hiring impostor to take TOEFL test
A mainland Chinese student has been jailed for three months for paying an impostor to take an English proficiency test in Cambodia on her...
‘Bleak start’ to 2026 for China’s property sector as sales declines accelerate
China’s years-long property downturn has carried into 2026, with new-home sales sliding sharply and, by some measures, deteriorating at their fastest pace in recent...
Latest Epstein files dump reveals ‘embarrassing’ friendship with another royal
Norway’s crown princess, whose son goes on trial on Tuesday on rape charges, has found herself embroiled in another scandal after newly unsealed files...
Interpol issues red notice for Indonesian oil tycoon in US$285 million corruption scandal
Interpol issued a red notice for the arrest of one of Indonesia’s biggest oil tycoons over a US$285 million corruption scandal, police said late...
China’s AI labs race to debut latest models before Lunar New Year
China’s frontier artificial intelligence labs are ending the lunar year on a high note, racing to release a series of new AI models in...