Hong Kong leader’s visit set to unlock Kazakh flights, with incentives eyed
Published: 8:30am, 2 Jun 2026Updated: 9:45am, 2 Jun 2026 A lack of direct flights has been a bugbear to Hong Kong and Kazakhstan forging...
‘Reality check’ for Japan as Britain’s funding shortfall threatens fighter jet project
Japan’s patience with Britain as a defence partner is being tested after reports that funding shortfalls in London could delay a next-generation fighter jet...
Senators blast Trump for allowing AI chips to be sent to overseas units of Chinese firms
Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim on Monday slammed the Trump administration for potentially allowing advanced American AI chips to be sent to...
China urges Brazil to jointly repel ‘external challenges’ as ties deepen in Beijing
Published: 5:58am, 2 Jun 2026Updated: 6:11am, 2 Jun 2026 China’s top diplomat said on Monday that Beijing and Brasilia should “jointly repel external challenges”,...
Philippines’ bet on shaky investment pledges from the US risks China’s ire
“You have absolutely no idea of what you’re talking about. The whole point of Pax Silica is to partner with countries who are good...
Trump’s US$1.8 billion ‘weaponisation’ fund on hold amid Republican revolt
Published: 4:49am, 2 Jun 2026Updated: 11:53am, 2 Jun 2026 US President Donald Trump’s nearly US$1.8 billion fund to compensate victims of alleged government “weaponisation”...
China’s SAIC plans to build first EU car plant in Spain’s Galicia
China’s SAIC Motor plans to set up a car factory in Spain’s northwestern region of Galicia that would be its first production facility in...
US targeting of drug gangs seen as attempt to shake up Brazil’s election
Published: 4:06am, 2 Jun 2026Updated: 10:08am, 2 Jun 2026 The US decision to classify two Brazilian gangs as terrorist organisations is a political one...
Court blocks US military removing transgender troops for now
Published: 3:31am, 2 Jun 2026Updated: 10:24am, 2 Jun 2026 US President Donald Trump has suffered a partial legal setback in his push to exclude...