‘Reduce reliance’: can US and Europe break free from China’s rare earth grip?
Published: 6:00am, 8 Aug 2025Updated: 6:05am, 8 Aug 2025 Rare earths are needed for everything from consumer electronics to electric vehicles, wind turbines and...
China completes key lander test in preparation for crewed moon mission by 2030
China has completed a critical landing and take-off test of its crewed lunar lander, moving a step closer to putting astronauts on the moon...
The US shouldn’t disrespect China’s right to the high seas
Last month, the United States coastguard “detected and responded to” the Chinese research vessel Xue Long 2 around 290 nautical miles north of Utqiagvik,...
Ban Chinese-linked operators from key Panama Canal ports, US envoy says
Published: 3:09am, 8 Aug 2025Updated: 3:32am, 8 Aug 2025 The US ambassador to Panama on Wednesday called for the removal of Chinese-linked operators from...
90-day extension of US-China tariff truce is likely, US commerce secretary says
A 90-day extension of a US-China tariff truce is likely, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Thursday, the most concrete signal from the...
Hong Kong Observatory expects showers early next week
Published: 12:11am, 8 Aug 2025Updated: 12:25am, 8 Aug 2025 A tropical cyclone in the western North Pacific is developing gradually and moving westwards, with...
Hong Kong takes action over Shenzhen-based tutorial centre offering DSE courses
Published: 11:26pm, 7 Aug 2025Updated: 11:45pm, 7 Aug 2025 Hong Kong education authorities are taking law enforcement action against a Shenzhen-based tutorial centre that...
Man arrested in Hong Kong over smoking products, 30kg of drugs found in luggage
Published: 11:00pm, 7 Aug 2025Updated: 11:30pm, 7 Aug 2025 Hong Kong customs officers have arrested a man who flew in from the Netherlands after...
Philippine Senate ‘archives’ Sara Duterte impeachment, returns case to high court
The fate of Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s impeachment once again rests with the Philippine Supreme Court after the Senate voted to “archive” – but not...