Is Trump’s China trip still on? Despite Iran, Wang Yi sees potential
The United States and China could still have a “big year” in bilateral ties despite Washington’s ongoing strikes against Iran, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang...
Bangladesh rations fuel as US-Iran war stresses energy supplies
Bangladesh began fuel rationing on Sunday as the war in the Middle East deepened an energy crunch, creating long queues at petrol stations and...
Wang Yi to Europe: leave protectionist attic, join the China market gym
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged European leaders to abandon bloc politics and instead “join the gym” of the China market to build...
Hongkonger forks out HK$11,000 to flee Dubai after 8 failed attempts
Hongkonger Shirley Sung finally returned home on Sunday after being stranded in Dubai for a week and making eight failed attempts to secure a...
Iran strikes on desalination plants threaten Arab states’ water supplies
As missiles and drones curtail energy production across the Persian Gulf, analysts warn that water, not oil, may be the resource most at risk...
What’s wrong with a G2? Wang Yi lays out China’s case against great-power rivalry
China’s top diplomat has cast his country as “an irreplaceable mainstay” amid global upheaval, rejecting any suggestion of a US-China G2 duopoly for global...
Hong Kong police boost checks at Tai Po fire block after jewellery theft arrests
Hong Kong police will impose a HK$500 cash limit on construction workers and conduct searches using metal detectors under new security measures at Wang...
2 more suspects arrested over HK$10 million knifepoint robbery in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police have arrested two more suspects in connection with a HK$10 million (US$1.28 million) knifepoint robbery in Sheung Wan last week. Following...
Nuclear-armed North Korea is pivoting from reunification to coexistence
The North Korea that leaves the ninth Workers’ Party Congress is a different country from the one that left the eighth congress in 2021....