US Justice Department to investigate Fed’s Lisa Cook, urges her removal
Published: 2:03am, 22 Aug 2025Updated: 2:28am, 22 Aug 2025 The US Justice Department signalled possible plans to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, with...
China warns US over military build-up as warships head towards Venezuela
Published: 1:37am, 22 Aug 2025Updated: 1:52am, 22 Aug 2025 As US destroyers closed in on Venezuela’s coast on Thursday, China condemned Washington’s military build-up...
Trump claims ‘total victory’ as US court quashes US$464 million civil penalty
Published: 11:09pm, 21 Aug 2025Updated: 1:49am, 22 Aug 2025 In a triumph for Donald Trump, a New York state appeal court on Thursday threw...
EU to curb AI chip flows to China as part of US trade deal
Newly published details of the recent EU-US trade deal show the bloc cleaving closer to Washington on technology, security and commerce, potentially driving a...
Hong Kong customs seizes 278 million cigarettes in tobacco smuggling crackdown
Published: 10:02pm, 21 Aug 2025Updated: 10:05pm, 21 Aug 2025 Hong Kong customs seized 278 million illicit cigarettes with an estimated market value of HK$1.25...
Killings of 2 Japanese men in Manila linked to overseas hit order: police
Published: 10:01pm, 21 Aug 2025Updated: 10:51pm, 21 Aug 2025 The shooting deaths of two Japanese men in central Manila last week were part of...
Kuaishou to pay first dividend since Hong Kong IPO as AI tools lift results
Kuaishou Technology on Thursday declared a special dividend totalling HK$2 billion (US$256 million), marking the first time China’s No 2 short video app operator...
Will China be Ukraine’s security guarantor? Unlikely, despite Russia’s wishes
Resource constraints and precedent mean China is unlikely to become one of Ukraine’s security guarantors – despite Russia’s suggestion that it could, according to...
Hong Kong police seek public’s help to find missing father and son
Published: 9:26pm, 21 Aug 2025Updated: 9:48pm, 21 Aug 2025 Hong Kong police have appealed for the public’s help to find a father and his...