US, China trade officials to meet in Malaysia amid escalating rare earths dispute
After repeated on-again, off-again signalling in recent weeks, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he has a “pretty long meeting” scheduled in South...
US fuels brain drain to China with Trump’s anti-science ‘Cultural Revolution’
Political purges, funding cuts and a growing hostility towards expertise have unsettled the US research community, evoking memories among Chinese-Americans of a dark chapter...
ICJ rules Israel must allow UNRWA access to Gaza for aid
The International Court of Justice said on Wednesday that Israel must allow the UN aid agency in Gaza, known as UNRWA, to provide humanitarian...
Hong Kong’s semi-private schools eye Southeast Asia as source of extra students
A body representing Hong Kong’s semi-private schools is considering promoting its institutions to Southeast Asian countries, with more than 60 per cent of members...
HKEX vets 300 listing applications after city ascends as world’s top IPO market
Bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), which topped this year’s global rankings as the largest initial public offering (IPO) market, said the...
China’s SOEs breathe life into Xi Jinping’s ‘city of the future’ Xiongan
Xiongan, China’s “city of the future” – a project years in the making, championed by President Xi Jinping – is slowly coming to life,...
Israel advances West Bank annexation bill during J.D. Vance visit
A bill applying Israeli law to the occupied West Bank, a move tantamount to annexation of land that Palestinians want for a state, won...
Singapore cyber summit stresses need for unified front amid rising threats
Experts and officials at a major cybersecurity summit in Singapore have called for deeper collaboration between governments and tech giants, warning that fragmented efforts...
Chinese state media says US ‘dying’ as Beijing drafts next 5-year plan
Chinese state media has labelled the US a failed state, claiming it is “dying from within” as its global hegemony declines. The commentary published...