Malaysia’s Umno marks 80th anniversary with show of Malay political power
In the Johor palace where Malaysia’s once-dominant ruling party was born, Umno’s leaders posed on Monday with the country’s king in a carefully staged...
Huawei’s secretive chip lab featured on prime-time TV ahead of Trump’s trip to China
Huawei Technologies’ little-known chip research lab has been thrust into the national spotlight as Beijing flexes its technology muscles ahead of US President Donald...
Latin America is reassessing the benefits of warm ties with Beijing
Juan Fernando Herrera Ramos is a Honduras-born journalist based in Taiwan covering Asia–Latin America relations, geopolitics, and supply-chain issues. China’s position in Latin America...
Chinese smart cars set to control 20% of western European market by 2028: JPMorgan
The pace of electrification on western Europe’s roads is likely to fire up sales of Chinese-developed smart cars, where they could command a 20...
Hong Kong firm eyes untapped market with launch of tailor-made electric minibus
Published: 7:56pm, 11 May 2026Updated: 8:53pm, 11 May 2026 A Hong Kong electric commercial vehicle solutions company has teamed up with a mainland Chinese...
Cross-strait ties are ‘not state-to-state’, KMT vice-chair tells senior Beijing official
The relationship between mainland China and Taiwan is not one of state-to-state relations, Chang Rong-kung, vice-chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT), the island’s main opposition...
Ferry passengers stranded over an hour after vessel hits typhoon shelter barrier
Published: 7:12pm, 11 May 2026Updated: 7:14pm, 11 May 2026 An outlying island ferry struck a barrier at a typhoon shelter in Hong Kong shortly...
Under-threat UK PM Starmer vows to prove ‘doubters’ wrong
Embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Monday to prove his “doubters” wrong, as he sought to quell a growing threat to his...
Why Chinese youth embrace AI for fortune-telling despite critics labelling it a ‘scam’
Chinese youth are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) for fortune-telling, discovering that AI models are cheaper, faster, and equally effective compared to traditional...