Is this the best time for US strategists to push for abandoning ambiguity on Taiwan?
For nearly five decades, the United States’ Taiwan policy has centred on strategic ambiguity by not declaring whether it would intervene militarily in a...
Philippines rejects China’s calls for direct contact amid ‘miscalculation’ warnings
Published: 10:35pm, 13 Oct 2026Updated: 10:48pm, 13 Oct 2026 The Philippine military has rejected calls to restore direct communication channels with its Chinese counterpart,...
Taiwanese finance minister plans to join Apec meeting in Hong Kong
Taiwanese Finance Minister Chuang Tsui-yun plans to attend the Apec meeting in Hong Kong, where the Chinese finance chief is due to deliver the...
China is working on a submarine tank that can operate underwater for 2 hours
A Chinese research team has proposed four types of equipment that could rapidly switch between wartime environments, including operating deep under water for long...
MI5 chief warns Iran is targeting military sites in UK as hostile state threats surge
Iran is trying to hit military sites in the UK and the suspected plot to attack a US-run military airbase in September was “not...
Hong Kong renews TV station licences with push for ‘telling good stories’
Published: 9:26pm, 13 Oct 2026Updated: 9:32pm, 13 Oct 2026 Hong Kong authorities have renewed the free-to-air licences of the city’s television broadcasters with conditions...
China sentences 3 more Myanmar crime bosses to death in scam centre crackdown
Courts in China have sentenced three key figures of a notorious Myanmar crime syndicate to death for operating large-scale cross-border telecoms fraud networks and...
Slain model Abby Choi called ‘birthing machine’ by ex-father-in-law, court hears
The former father-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung called her a “birthing machine” and tried to assault her before he allegedly...
Schools urged not to make pupils with special educational needs repeat grades
Published: 9:14pm, 13 Oct 2026Updated: 10:45pm, 13 Oct 2026 Hong Kong schools should not require students with special educational needs (SEN) or severe mental...