South Korea weighs arbitration to avoid Samsung semiconductor plant strike
South Korea will pursue all options, including emergency arbitration, to avoid a labour strike at the country’s biggest employer Samsung Electronics and to minimise...
Will the Trump-class battleship really be able to deter China?
US plans to build up to 15 battleships designed to serve as a “strike-centric arsenal ship” to deter China have been called into question....
Hong Kong ramps up health checks for travellers from Africa after Ebola outbreak
Published: 9:46pm, 17 May 2026Updated: 10:08pm, 17 May 2026 Hong Kong has stepped up health screenings for air passengers arriving from Africa as part...
Wang Xiaodong, derided over Covid-19 handling, comes under corruption cloud
The former Chinese governor criticised for mishandling the Covid-19 outbreak is under investigation for corruption. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), China’s top...
Malaysian ex-ministers resign from Anwar’s party, snap election rumoured
Two prominent former Malaysian ministers said on Sunday they would vacate their parliamentary seats and resign from Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s ruling coalition party...
A sinking ship? Why the EU and China could be heading for a trade war
Published: 9:00pm, 17 May 2026Updated: 11:30pm, 17 May 2026 Sparks flew in a Beijing conference room last week, as diplomats, officials and experts from...
Hong Kong’s elite pay tribute to philanthropist Maisy Ho at memorial service
Published: 8:37pm, 17 May 2026Updated: 11:05pm, 17 May 2026 Hundreds of Hongkongers, including prominent business and political figures, have attended a memorial service for...
China ramps up building a national computing power network as AI token demand surges
China is stepping up construction of a “national computing network”, aiming to turn artificial intelligence infrastructure into a public utility as token usage surges...
Xi-Trump summit: what ‘strategic stability’ means for US-China ties
One formulation emerging from the summit between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Beijing merits particular attention: the reference in China’s...