China confirms US trade talks in Malaysia as potential Xi-Trump summit looms
China’s Vice-Premier He Lifeng will hold trade talks with US officials during a visit to Malaysia from Friday to Monday, Beijing’s Ministry of Commerce...
Encourage employees to vote in Hong Kong’s coming Legco election: John Lee
Published: 2:23pm, 23 Oct 2025Updated: 5:58pm, 23 Oct 2025 Hong Kong’s leader has called on the public and private sectors to encourage employees to...
Man offers cash, apology after groping woman while with wife in Singapore lift
Published: 2:11pm, 23 Oct 2025Updated: 4:15pm, 23 Oct 2025 A man in Singapore offered a woman S$5,000 (US$3,848) and a public apology after he...
China-led moon mission’s water probe will be ‘first for humanity’: space agency
China could beat the United States to become the first country to find water on the moon, with all international payloads already handed over...
Trump, Xi and the ‘green paradox’: how China is building a climate-proof future
China and the United States often find themselves sharply at odds on policy, but nowhere is the divide between the rival powers more striking...
Can China make its rare earth controls bite?
The Chinese government’s recent announcement of more export controls on rare earth-related items marks a significant shift in global economic statecraft. The new measures,...
Ukraine war: US unveils heavy Russia sanctions, says Putin wasn’t ‘honest’
US President Donald Trump has slapped major sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies after concluding that Vladimir Putin was not being “honest and...
Biden-era officials urge focus on hi-tech strategy, not a US manufacturing revival
Washington should focus its industrial policy on strategic, cutting-edge technologies rather than trying to bring back manufacturing wholesale, particularly in areas where the US...
North Carolina gets Trump-backed election map aimed at gaining Republican seat
North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders completed their remapping of the state’s House districts on Wednesday, intent on picking up one more seat for US...