Why Melania Trump’s UN speech is an affront to decency
I am a sucker for all kinds of humour, including tasteless jokes. But I draw the line at sick jokes being reported as serious...
US sheds 92,000 jobs in warning sign for Trump’s economy
The US unexpectedly lost jobs in February while unemployment edged up, government data showed Friday, piling pressure on President Donald Trump’s economic agenda as...
Australia complains to China after encounter between military helicopters
Australia has raised concerns with China following an “unsafe and unprofessional” encounter between two military helicopters, the defence department said on Friday. An Australian...
Trump says Cuba is going to ‘fall pretty soon’
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that “Cuba is gonna fall pretty soon” in a renewed threat to the communist-ruled island already facing...
Hong Kong women’s football team happy to be home after anxious wait in Dubai
The Hong Kong women’s football team made it home safely on Friday night after several anxious days stranded in Dubai following the US-Israel attacks...
Wild boar bites hiker, tumbles to its death down flight of stairs in village
A wild boar bit a hiker in Hong Kong before it fell down a flight of stairs and died, according to police. A police...
50 Israeli fighter jets ‘destroy’ Iran leaders’ underground command centre in Tehran
Israel’s military said on Friday it had struck and destroyed the underground military bunker intended for use by Iran’s slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei....
Beijing vows to expand imports amid ‘China shock’ fears
Beijing has pledged to expand imports and use its vast market to help other countries boost exports to the world’s second-largest economy – a...
China’s Zhejiang, Guangdong provinces vie to heed Xi Jinping’s call for innovation
China’s most powerful economic regions – the Yangtze River Delta and the Greater Bay Area – are racing to meet President Xi Jinping’s call...