How the US and China can ensure their board of trade is effective
High on the list of deliverables agreed following the summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump was the establishment of...
Israeli far-right ministers want ‘return to war in Lebanon’ despite peace talks
Israel’s two far-right ministers on Monday called for an escalation of military operations in Lebanon, with one advocating strikes on Beirut in response to...
Wang Fuk Court family bid final farewell after salvaging remains of their home
Published: 8:14pm, 25 May 2026Updated: 8:55pm, 25 May 2026 Inside the cluttered, silent flat at Wang Fuk Court, time seems to have stood still....
Chip prodigy Da Bo returns to China after his role in TSMC’s 3nm plant in Japan
A Chinese chip pioneer who made his name in Japan – sweeping its top awards and developing the core components of the world’s most...
Hong Kong-based Jardine Matheson buys Australian diagnostic group I-MED for US$2.4 billion
Jardine Matheson, an investment company headquartered in Hong Kong, announced on Monday the A$3.4 billion (US$2.4 billion) acquisition of the entire stake of an...
India orders new deportation centres days after BJP election victory
India’s ruling Hindu-nationalist party has ordered detention centres for undocumented Bangladeshis and Rohingyas in West Bengal state, sparking fear among minorities that it could...
Are systemic safety failures to blame for China’s deadly mine blast?
Published: 7:32pm, 25 May 2026Updated: 8:53pm, 25 May 2026 A gas explosion that killed at least 82 people in central China – the country’s...
19 taken to hospital in Japan after suspected tear gas released in Tokyo mall
A suspected tear gas incident at Tokyo’s Ginza Six luxury shopping centre left 26 people feeling unwell on Monday, prompting a large emergency response...
Alibaba’s Qwen catches up with ‘Sharif speed’ to help forge Pakistan deal
On the first leg of his four-day China visit, Pakistan’s prime minister – famed for “Sharif speed”, a term describing his swift execution of...