Brussels fires starting gun on tougher China trade policy, as Beijing vows retaliation
The European Commission agreed on a tough new approach to trade relations with China, at a rare Beijing-focused debate among Brussels’ leadership on Friday....
Ex-chief of Hong Kong journalist union serving 5-day jail term after losing appeal
Published: 12:11am, 30 May 2026Updated: 12:12am, 30 May 2026 A former chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association has failed in his bid to...
Education Bureau took action after teacher carried female student like bride
Published: 12:10am, 30 May 2026Updated: 2:40am, 30 May 2026 The conduct of another Hong Kong educator has been thrust into the spotlight after photos...
Shangri-La Dialogue: Vietnam’s To Lam warns of 3 crises converging in Asia-Pacific security
Vietnam’s leader To Lam on Friday struck a sombre tone at a summit when he warned of three foundational crises converging to cause global...
US judge freezes Trump ‘slush fund’ for allies
Published: 10:50pm, 29 May 2026Updated: 10:57pm, 29 May 2026 A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from moving ahead with a...
EU’s 6 biggest economies agree on capital markets supervision
Finance ministers from the EU’s six biggest economies (E6) have agreed a common position on a European Commission proposal for joint capital markets supervision,...
Kenya court blocks US Ebola quarantine centre set to open on Friday
A Kenyan court temporarily halted the opening of an Ebola quarantine centre for US nationals on Friday following a petition filed by a rights...
2 footballers, bookie jailed up to 17 months in Hong Kong match-fixing scandal
A Hong Kong court has jailed two footballers and a betting agent for up to 17 months in the city’s largest match-fixing scandal in...
Hong Kong’s John Lee, lawmakers hold talks on city’s first five-year blueprint
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu met lawmakers on Friday to discuss a “highly targeted, substance-heavy” report they compiled outlining proposals on how the...