3 reasons Xi-Trump summit won’t be a waste of time for China
The Trump administration has assured us that the long-awaited summit in Beijing between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump will now be...
Beijing hails US cooperation as ICE returns suspected drug smuggler to China
A Chinese fugitive suspected of drug-related crimes has been repatriated from the United States and handed to police in China, the first such case...
Iran says shot down F-35 fighter jet with new defence system
Iran on Friday said it shot down an F-35 fighter jet. A statement by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Iran’s elite military force,...
Revamped transport fare scheme triggers concerns about cost for working elderly
Hong Kong’s elderly residents have raised concerns about the financial burden placed on their low-income peers under the revised HK$2 (26 US cents) transport...
Operation Santa Claus: Maxim’s ramps up programmes, fundraising for Tai Po fire victims
A major Hong Kong catering and restaurant conglomerate has stepped up its annual fundraising efforts to provide emergency relief to those affected by the...
3 Chinese nationals arrested in Malaysia over fake US visa passes
Fourteen Chinese nationals and a Malaysian man have been detained by the immigration department for various offences in Kuala Lumpur. In the first case,...
Chinese airlines shed weight, add flights over Russia to trim fuel costs amid Iran war
From controlling the weight of aircraft to sending more flights to Europe via Russian airspace, Chinese airlines have adopted a range of measures in...
US delays Japan’s Tomahawk missile supplies as Iran strikes take priority
Japan’s order for hundreds of Tomahawk missiles from the US is under threat as the American-Israeli war with Iran burns through inventories, the latest...
Trump’s ‘Stone Age’ threats against Iran spark war crimes alarm
Threatening to destroy Iran’s electricity grid and to reduce the country of 90 million to destitution, US President Donald Trump is shattering precedent by...