Tariff wars show just how badly we need global trade reform
Will the global trading system survive the Trump tariff onslaught and revert to normality? Yes, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim assured the Financial Times...
US Justice Department fires FBI leaders, starts probe into agents
The Justice Department has moved to fire a swathe of senior FBI leaders and began a massive probe into agents who helped investigate the...
‘Surrounded by sharks’: Europe tries to keep afloat amid pressures from China and US
Europe needs to learn how to “swim and survive” in a new era in which it is “surrounded by sharks” as it faces pressure...
‘City-killer’ asteroid has 1.6% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
A colossal explosion in the sky, unleashing energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly as bright as the...
6 Hong Kong restaurants slapped with fines for flouting single-use plastics ban
Published: 2:14pm, 1 Feb 2025Updated: 2:46pm, 1 Feb 2025 Six restaurants in Hong Kong have been fined HK$2,000 (US$257) each for repeatedly failing to...
Taiwan’s feuding political parties raise the stakes with rival recall bids
Tensions between Taiwan’s political parties are escalating as both camps launch rival recall campaigns, further threatening the island’s fragile political stability. Advertisement Analysts warn...
Will Prabowo heed Bali bomber’s pardon plea after release of Bali Nine members?
Convicted Bali bomber Ali Imron is pressing Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto for a pardon, citing his years of cooperation with counterterrorism efforts and the...
US mum thanks ‘beautiful’ RedNote community for 3,000 Chinese dish ideas for autistic son
The mother of an autistic son in the United States has received help and love on the Chinese social media platform RedNote after she...
680,000 tourists visit Hong Kong in 4 days since Lunar New Year’s Eve
Published: 1:17pm, 1 Feb 2025Updated: 1:23pm, 1 Feb 2025 Around 680,000 mainland Chinese and international tourists visited Hong Kong between Lunar New Year’s Eve...