The US is heaping pressure on Venezuela. What will China do?
Beijing is likely to increase its economic support for Venezuela, its only all-weather strategic partner in South America, as tensions rise between Washington and...
Tech war: which Chinese firm is supplying next-generation AI chips to DeepSeek?
Speculation is swirling across the semiconductor industry after artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek recently suggested that China’s next-generation AI chips will soon be released. Advertisement...
Chairwoman of China’s Inner Mongolia Wang Lixia under scrutiny for corruption
Published: 8:30pm, 22 Aug 2025Updated: 8:30pm, 22 Aug 2025 The chairwoman of Inner Mongolia in northern China has been placed under investigation for alleged...
As US retreats from clean energy race, Chinese firms push into emerging markets
As America retreats from clean energy investment around the world, with US President Donald Trump labelling wind and solar power “the scam of the...
Trump isn’t the first leader to be paranoid about economic data
Who before this month had ever heard of Erika McEntarfer, the career statistician who toiled quietly and uncontroversially at the heart of the US...
Israel vows to destroy Gaza City if Hamas doesn’t disarm and release hostages
Published: 8:20pm, 22 Aug 2025Updated: 8:37pm, 22 Aug 2025 Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed on Friday to destroy Gaza City if Hamas did...
How can Hongkongers protect against and report illicit upskirt photos?
Published: 8:17pm, 22 Aug 2025Updated: 8:17pm, 22 Aug 2025 A recent crackdown by Hong Kong police on a syndicate that allegedly sold illicit upskirt...
How will China assert its diplomatic clout at SCO summit amid global challenges?
China is gearing up for an intense week of diplomacy as it finalises preparations for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin this month,...
Jimmy Lai trial: Hong Kong judge dismisses freedom of expression defence
A Hong Kong judge hearing Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s national security trial has dismissed the defence’s contention that the former media boss was just exercising...