US proposes 25% tariff to punish Brazil over trade practices
The Trump administration has proposed a new punitive tariff of 25 per cent on many imports from Brazil, after deciding its practices were unfair...
Bangladesh faces further measles risk due to lack of vaccinations, travel
Published: 10:10pm, 2 Jun 2026Updated: 12:07am, 3 Jun 2026 The measles outbreak in Bangladesh is one of its deadliest health crises in decades, and...
Can China’s caesium-from-brine tech cut reliance on Canadian, Australian ores?
Published: 10:00pm, 2 Jun 2026Updated: 10:38pm, 2 Jun 2026 Chinese researchers have developed an environmentally friendly method to extract caesium from brine, a process...
Putin in Beijing, ‘China shock’ in EU: 7 global relations reads
We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering global relations from the past few weeks. If you would like...
China-Cuba ‘US security threat’, Brazil’s rare earths: Latin America relations reads
Published: 10:00pm, 2 Jun 2026Updated: 12:38am, 3 Jun 2026 We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering Latin American...
Hong Kong rolls out summer deals, events to mark 50 years of dragon boat races
Published: 9:41pm, 2 Jun 2026Updated: 11:53pm, 2 Jun 2026 The Hong Kong Tourism Board will launch a summer campaign featuring citywide discounts and events...
China-UK ties thaw: Wang Yi urges that they ‘further communicate and align our positions’
China and Britain have pledged to enhance high-level exchanges and deepen cooperation amid a turbulent global landscape, following a meeting of their top diplomats...
China’s Tiger Brokers reports strong results, with no mention of trading crackdown
Tiger Brokers reported a 17.5 per cent year-on-year jump in first-quarter operating profit in an announcement on Tuesday, without any mention of the looming...
Hong Kong tribunal rejects request to postpone Wang Fuk Court owners’ meeting
Published: 8:48pm, 2 Jun 2026Updated: 9:22pm, 2 Jun 2026 The Lands Tribunal has dismissed a government-appointed administrator’s request to postpone an extraordinary general meeting...