Philippines says it is working with US to obtain oil from US-sanctioned nations
The Philippines is working with Washington to secure waivers and exemptions that will allow it to obtain oil from US-sanctioned countries and guarantee supplies,...
Hong Kong’s TVB logs US$7.5 million profit, shaking off 7 years of losses
Hong Kong’s biggest free-to-air broadcaster swung to a profit of HK$59 million (US$7.5 million) in 2025 from a loss of HK$491 million a year...
China says Mexico’s tariff hikes constitute ‘trade barriers’ after probe
China has accused Mexico of imposing trade and investment barriers through tariff hikes on its goods, a sign the friction between the two trading...
New 200-berth marina, clubhouse planned in Hong Kong revamp of Aberdeen site
A section of Hong Kong Island’s southwest coast at Aberdeen will be revamped into a new marina with 200 berths, a clubhouse and about...
Pinduoduo operator PDD’s profit slides as Chinese firm cites higher reinvestment
PDD Holdings, the Chinese e-commerce group behind Pinduoduo and global budget marketplace Temu, on Wednesday reported an 11 per cent drop in quarterly profit...
Middle powers are taking up the mantle of multilateral leadership
For much of the post-war era, the architecture of global governance rested on the simple assumption that the United States would support the systems...
Zhang Dongmei named new deputy director of office overseeing Hong Kong affairs
Beijing has selected Zhang Dongmei, a former vice-president of the All-China Women’s Federation, as a new deputy director of the top office overseeing Hong...
China names trillions of AI tokens after the yuan. Should the US worry for the dollar?
China has officially designated ciyuan as the translation for “token” – the computational units that power tools such as Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini –...
Former defence exec Tan Ruisong given death sentence for ‘exceptional’ corruption
Tan Ruisong, the former boss of China’s top military aviation company, has been given a suspended death sentence for reaping over 613 million yuan...