What the Iran war reveals about Nato’s appetite for conflict over Taiwan
The United States attacked Iran without consulting its European allies. President Donald Trump assumed the operation would be a quick win, over before anyone...
Taiwan’s KMT chair Cheng Li-wun to honour Sun Yat-sen on landmark mainland China trip
Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of Taiwan’s main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), will visit Nanjing during her visit to mainland China next week. According to a...
Hong Kong investment chief joins global board in first for Chinese sovereign funds
The head of Hong Kong’s government investment agency has been appointed as a director of a global organisation that brings together leading firms and...
Qiushi reaffirms China’s trade-rebalance push, calls old export-led growth ‘unsustainable’
China’s top Communist Party journal has reaffirmed the country’s push to rebalance trade, saying a worsening global environment marked by rising protectionism and geopolitical...
Japan, France to draw road map for supply of critical minerals
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on Wednesday to design a road map for critical minerals supply as they...
Hong Kong weighs tougher enforcement against illegal fuel sales as prices soar
Hong Kong’s security minister has revealed that authorities are reviewing fire safety laws to expand enforcement powers and toughen penalties as part of a...
Shenzhen robot maker turns to Hong Kong for computing power and listing
A Shenzhen-based tech firm taking part in Hong Kong trade fairs is leveraging the city as a springboard for global expansion, with plans to...
China orders nationwide museum audit after Nanjing’s US$12 million Ming artwork scandal
Beijing has ordered a sweeping national inventory of all state-owned museum collections following a high-profile scandal at a top museum, where former officials illegally...
Is the Strait of Hormuz a ticking environmental time bomb?
The risks of environmental calamity in the Strait of Hormuz are mounting with each passing week of the Iran conflict, conservationists have warned, as...