Economist Stephen Roach warns the US and China are in a ‘conflicted co-dependency’
A leading economist warned on Thursday that the United States and China are in a “conflicted co-dependency” that this year’s two bilateral summits failed...
Cathay Pacific says data from 53,000 bookings compromised in Amadeus cyberattack
Published: 4:38pm, 30 Oct 2026Updated: 8:19pm, 30 Oct 2026 Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has revealed that 53,000 bookings were compromised after...
Trump’s days of running US-China relations on personal ties are numbered
Amid attempts this year to impress each other with splendour, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping appear to have decided that...
China widens PLA anti-corruption campaign, expels corporate chiefs, 16 generals from party
Beijing has given new details about the scale of its anti-corruption drive into the People’s Liberation Army and defence industry, with fresh names confirmed...
Saviour or stopgap? Malaysia’s South Korean jets arrive to relieve ageing fighters
Published: 3:57pm, 30 Oct 2026Updated: 4:01pm, 30 Oct 2026 Malaysia received its first South Korean-made light combat jet on Friday under a nearly 4...
France network outage puts Nokia under scrutiny as EU pushes to phase out Huawei, ZTE gear
Published: 3:00pm, 30 Oct 2026Updated: 3:03pm, 30 Oct 2026 A mobile network outage in France this week has raised questions about the reliability of...
Australian PM to visit Beijing after China-hosted Apec summit as tensions simmer
Published: 3:00pm, 30 Oct 2026Updated: 5:05pm, 30 Oct 2026 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to travel to Beijing next month as Canberra...
Indonesia’s wildfire smoke crisis claims over 3,500 lives in September
Pollution from smoke emitted by months of wildfires across Indonesia caused an estimated 3,560 deaths in the vast Southeast Asian archipelago in September, according...
How China uses gut microbes to treat a range of diseases
Modern medicine has spent the past few decades rediscovering the connection between a healthy gut and a healthy mind and body, something traditional Chinese...