European chamber chief in Hong Kong heads to Brussels to ‘reset city’s image’
Published: 8:30am, 7 Sep 2026Updated: 8:31am, 7 Sep 2026 The head of the European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (EuroCham) aims to “reset”...
China marks major tunnel milestone for Central Asia railway bypassing Russia
Fresh off Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Kyrgyzstan, project officials have announced the successful drilling of a key tunnel along the long-stalled China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan...
Nuclear waste plan for Japanese resort town sparks backlash: ‘not our problem’
The rural Japanese town of Hitachiomiya sprawls down the Naka River valley in northwest Ibaraki prefecture, surrounded by lush forests and overlooked by the...
Economist Lan Xiaohuan on the balancing act needed to boost China’s consumption
Published: 6:00am, 7 Sep 2026Updated: 6:26am, 7 Sep 2026 Lan Xiaohuan is a professor of economics at China Europe International Business School. His book,...
Jamaica to petition UK king over slavery reparations in landmark legal test
Published: 5:49am, 7 Sep 2026Updated: 11:23am, 7 Sep 2026 A Jamaican government delegation visiting Britain is set to file a petition addressed to King...
Heading to America to bridge the gap in US-China relations
Before boarding my flight to Boston late last month, I spent the better part of three days doing something I never imagined I would...
10 dead, 64 injured in Mexico fireworks explosion at church festival
Pyrotechnic material exploded during the festival for a patron saint in a town in Mexico State, collapsing a wall, killing at least 10 people...
At least 5 dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport, bursting into flames
An Amazon cargo plane barrelled off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, striking multiple vehicles and bursting into flames in a crash...
Iran will declare a ‘prohibited zone’ near Hormuz in coming days: security chief
Iran’s top security chief Mohsen Rezaei on Sunday said his country would establish a “prohibited zone” near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state media...