How Hong Kong can bolster Belt and Road Initiative in uncertain world
On September 10-11, Hong Kong hosts the 10th edition of the Belt and Road Summit. This is a milestone gathering aimed at reinforcing the...
Chinese warned about foreign spies posing as NGO staff to target military units
Published: 4:05pm, 9 Sep 2025Updated: 4:15pm, 9 Sep 2025 Beijing’s top anti-spy agency has warned the Chinese public about espionage being carried out in...
Philippines pauses purchase plans for F-16s from US due to funding ‘chokepoint’
The Philippines’ potential purchase of F-16 fighter jets from the United States has been put on hold due to budget constraints, Manila’s ambassador to...
An overhaul to the China-Asean free-trade deal looms as US protectionism deepens
China is looking to upgrade a free-trade deal with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) this year, underscoring Beijing’s push to diversify exports...
Baidu issues US$618 million dim sum bond amid tough competition
Published: 3:23pm, 9 Sep 2025Updated: 3:36pm, 9 Sep 2025 Chinese search engine giant Baidu will issue a 4.4 billion yuan (US$618 million) dim sum...
Dior fined in China for sending data overseas without security screening
Published: 3:16pm, 9 Sep 2025Updated: 3:51pm, 9 Sep 2025 Chinese police have fined fashion giant Dior’s Shanghai subsidiary after finding the company guilty of...
France’s Macron facing critical dilemma after second PM ousted in a year
Published: 2:49pm, 9 Sep 2025Updated: 2:53pm, 9 Sep 2025 The challenge French President Emmanuel Macron faces in choosing his fifth prime minister in under...
‘Prosperity for generations’: Malaysia urges Hong Kong to tap Asean ‘as a bloc’
Published: 2:32pm, 9 Sep 2025Updated: 2:39pm, 9 Sep 2025 Business leaders and governments should think of Asean as a bloc with nearly 700 million...
Malaysia tightens security at Petronas’ Bintulu LNG hub to investigate ‘threat’
Malaysia’s National Security Council has ordered a temporary tightening of security at Petronas’ massive gas facility in Borneo and launched an immediate investigation into...