Hong Kong financiers press for tax breaks after Singapore unveils rival scheme
Hong Kong should press ahead with its proposed tax break on carried interest, the performance fees earned by hedge fund and private equity managers,...
Russia tests missiles near Japanese-claimed islands after Putin’s visit
Russia’s Pacific Fleet said on Thursday it has conducted a missile test off a group of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands amid an intensifying row over...
More Hong Kong consumers allege coercive beauty sales in wake of Opatra crackdown
More consumers in Hong Kong have come forward to allege aggressive sales tactics across the beauty sector, including credit card abuse, unwanted physical contact...
Japan faces ‘nightmare scenario’ as it struggles to defend ICC judge
Japan has spent years casting the International Criminal Court as a pillar of the rules-based order. This week, its closest ally sanctioned the Japanese...
US charges woman with Isis-inspired plot to blow up New York State Capitol
US authorities charged a woman who allegedly supported the Islamic State group with a terrorism offence on Thursday after she told an FBI informant...
US designates academic Min Zin as ‘wrongfully detained’ in China
Published: 6:07am, 21 Aug 2026Updated: 6:53am, 21 Aug 2026 The US State Department said on Thursday that it had determined after a detailed investigation...
Despite US sanctions on Xinjiang cotton, China’s textile industry weathers the storm
When the US government announced the addition of 43 Chinese companies to an import blacklist in late July over allegations of forced labour in...
As China shows, liberal capitalism is not the only path
Much of the Western debate about China begins with a category error. “Communism” is often treated as synonymous with a monolithic command economy, limited...
US Army unit offers soldiers 4 days off to play Grand Theft Auto VI if they re-enlist
Published: 5:16am, 21 Aug 2026Updated: 5:43am, 21 Aug 2026 A US Army unit is offering its troops a special bonus if they re-enlist soon:...