Why Donald Trump needs a short-term win in Iran before he visits Xi Jinping in China
The surge in US service members in the Middle East suggests the Iran war could become a protracted, low-intensity conflict as Donald Trump eyes...
Sweden charges ‘monster’ man for selling wife to over 120 men
A Swedish prosecutor on Monday charged a man, suspected of selling his wife’s sexual services to over 120 men, with aggravated pimping, several rapes...
US senators visit Taiwan to push defence spending as arms deadlines loom
Four senior US senators are on a two-day visit to Taiwan to press for legislative approval of a NT$1.25 trillion (US$40 billion) special defence...
How the Hormuz attacks stoke oil-shock fears and memories of 1970s stagflation
Oil prices have surged amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, with attacks having disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz – a critical chokepoint...
Let’s be clear: national security law update is not a power grab
On March 23, Hong Kong’s government brought into force amended implementation rules for Article 43 of the national security law. This is not a...
Hong Kong schools urged to find ‘way out’ over falling student numbers
The head of Hong Kong’s largest teacher training institution has urged all school governing bodies in the city to find a “way out” to...
Tai Po fire survivors mourn heroine who alerted neighbours to flames
Survivors of Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades have mourned a woman who heroically knocked on neighbours’ doors to alert them to the flames...
Authorities rule out smoking areas at construction sites under proposed ban
Hong Kong labour authorities have ruled out setting up designated smoking areas under a proposed ban on lighting up at construction sites due to...
China’s massive pig farms spark a supply glut as hog prices hit 8-year low
China’s pig prices have plunged to their lowest level in nearly eight years, as the country struggles to deal with a persistent supply glut...