As US universities retreat from China partnerships, who is filling the academic void?
Nearly five decades ago, in 1978, a dozen or so professors from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) were on a mission to visit their...
Paul Chan must deliver the fiscal discipline Hong Kong needs
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po delivered his latest budget on February 25. Over the past decade, under his stewardship, Hong Kong has weathered multiple...
Israel hits Iran oil facility, as PM Netanyahu warns of ‘many surprises’
The Iran war exploded further late Saturday as pillars of flame rose above an oil storage facility in Tehran and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Iran vows more attacks in Gulf despite president’s apology
Gulf nations on Saturday reported new missile and drone attacks, while Iran vowed to press on with its strikes against neighbouring countries. Loud explosions...
Timothee Chalamet faces the music for saying ‘no one cares’ about opera and ballet
Oscar nominee Timothee Chalamet is the front runner to take home the golden statuette for Marty Supreme – but he definitely has not won...
Trump offers Latin American leaders US missile strikes to hit drug cartels
US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged Latin American nations to use military power against the “cancer” of drug cartels and offered to support...
Iran war: what we know about Ali Khamenei’s killing one week on
With further negotiations pencilled in with the US and perhaps assuming that any assassination attempt would take place at night, Iranian supreme leader Ali...
Will the US attack on Iran push North Korea even closer to Russia and China?
Washington’s decapitation operation in Iran would push Pyongyang to feel “vindicated” in developing nuclear weapons for its own security and move closer to China...
Amina Bokhary found dead at Hong Kong home: source
A Hong Kong woman who made tabloid headlines for her repeated brushes with the law and prominent family name has been found dead in...