World artists back Palestine rapporteur Francesca Albanese despite criticism
Over a hundred top figures from the world of entertainment signed an open letter on Saturday in support of UN Palestinian human rights expert...
Rubio, Wang Yi manage US-China great power rivalry in Munich even as core tensions linger
The US and China sought to manage their great power competition at Europe’s premier defence summit on Saturday, even as their top diplomats traded...
Trump-style diplomacy could win friends for China but harm US ties with Beijing
Last week, US ambassador to Poland Tom Rose cut off contact with his host country’s parliamentary speaker over what he described as “outrageous and...
UAE-Saudi rift over security threats push Arab mediators to act
Bahrain and Egypt are attempting to mend ties between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, two sources said, weeks into a diplomatic rift...
Hong Kong users warned of heavier mega bridge traffic as Zhuhai link suspended
Transport authorities have warned of heavier traffic on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge from Sunday because of the combined effect of a key link’s suspension...
Beijing slams US, UK, Australia and EU over Jimmy Lai sentencing remarks
The Chinese foreign ministry’s arm in Hong Kong has lodged “solemn representations” with local envoys for Britain, the US, Australia and the EU over...
Tokyo releases captain of Chinese fishing boat found in Japanese EEZ
Japan has released the captain of a Chinese fishing boat that Tokyo says tried to flee an inspection while in its exclusive economic zone...
China’s gold rush: why families are doubling down on precious metals
People across China are buying up gold in large volumes ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, as surging prices for the precious metal...
Taiwanese visits to mainland China topped 3 million in 2025, still below pre-Covid levels
More Taiwanese are visiting mainland China but the numbers have yet to cross pre-Covid levels, data from the island’s tourism body shows. Taiwanese media...