Trump admin signs trade deal to lower Taiwan’s tariff barriers
The Trump administration reached a trade deal with Taiwan on Thursday, with Taiwan agreeing to remove or reduce 99 per cent of its tariff...
Chief of UN intellectual property agency wins re-election as UN faces financial turmoil
As Washington withdraws from United Nations agencies and other member nations cut their funding, pushing the organisation into a severe financial crisis, the head...
James Zimmerman on how the US and China can make 2026 a ‘year of vision’
In January, James Zimmerman returned to the American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham China) as its chairman. He previously served in that role...
Hong Kong should see the ‘silver economy’ as a golden opportunity
Hong Kong stands at a definitive demographic crossroads. With one-third of our population projected to be over 65 by the 2040s, the city can...
US, China clash over Peru’s Chancay megaport after court bars regulator oversight
The United States has issued a warning that Peru risks eroding its sovereignty after a court ruling limited state oversight of a Chinese-controlled megaport,...
Japan seizes Chinese fishing boat off Nagasaki, arrests skipper
Japanese authorities have seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its skipper for allegedly defying an order to stop while within Japan’s exclusive economic...
9 arrested over Louvre ticket fraud scheme involving Chinese tourists
The Paris prosecutors’ office on Thursday said that nine people were being detained as part of an investigation into a suspected decade-long, €10 million...
CIA post new video to recruit Chinese military officers as informants
Just weeks after a dramatic removal of China’s top general, the CIA is moving to capitalise on any resulting discord with a new public...
UK’s top civil servant quits as PM Starmer tries to calm Epstein storm
The UK’s top civil servant resigned on Thursday, the third senior aide to Prime Minister Keir Starmer to quit in a matter of days...