Billionaires shouldn’t be allowed to buy and sell US midterms

There’s a drama playing out across American screens in 2026. But not the sort you might expect. There are villains and heroes, yes, high finance…

Asia should read the fine print on Musk’s Starlink contracts

“Were Starlink to be turned off,” Elon Musk wrote, “the Ukrainian front line would collapse immediately.” The line appeared in a thread in which he…

‘Groundless speculation’: China denies spying on Nvidia’s Jensen Huang

Beijing dismissed as “groundless speculation” on Friday a report that said Jensen Huang, head of US chip giant Nvidia, was the target of a Chinese…

US imprisons two Chinese nationals who tried to recruit military service members to spy for Beijing

Two Chinese men who admitted trying to recruit US military service members to spy for Beijing were imprisoned in California on Friday. Liren Lai and…

Trump just cracked

‘I am not important’: Security chief defends staying in post following Wang Fuk Court fire inquiry

Hong Kong’s security chief has said that his duty to society, the city, and the country outweighs his personal interests, after facing questions over his…

UN scientists’ secret carbon capture vote set back climate policy

This article was first published by ProPublica and Drilled. It is republished with permission. In the spring of 2005, the United Nations convened more than…

First wave of panic selling just hit

Regardless of psywar campaign, Taiwan shouldn’t rush to surrender

Originally published by Pacific Forum, this article is republished with permission. Taiwan’s external security situation is bleak. China, flush with new and modern weaponry, is…

Ambitions financed by China’s mega banks triggered Zambia crisis

As Kanangwa Newlove walked through her 10-acre farm just outside Lusaka, Zambia, one day in October 2025, she felt as if her dreams were withering…

France’s debt crisis could become Europe’s inflation crisis

Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. France’s debt crisis threatens to…

They’re now dumping it all

China ruling party says ‘eliminated dangers’ after expelling record 33 top officials

China has eradicated “serious hidden dangers” in its Communist Party and military under President Xi Jinping’s leadership, a senior official said on Friday, a day…

Tai Po fire: 300 civil servants from disgraced inspection unit to be transferred to new regulatory body

Around 300 civil servants at a government inspection unit will be transferred to a new regulatory body set up to replace the unit, authorities have…

Is Japan-South Korea rapprochement finally built to last?

Japan-South Korea ties are on the upswing. After a recent decade of some of the tensest relations since normalization, Seoul and Tokyo appear to be…

What Taiwan can teach South Korea about China’s chip tech theft

In November 2023, three engineers left a South Korean semiconductor testing-components company for a Chinese employer offering twice their previous salaries. According to South Korea’s…

‘Don’t panic’ about the Philippines? The peso says otherwise

TOKYO – Nothing unsettles investors quite like being told not to panic. Yet as the peso trades near all-time lows, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.…

‘Following captain’s orders’: Asked about resigning over Tai Po fire, development chief likens self to crew under John Lee

Hong Kong’s development chief has likened herself to a sailor who must put her captain’s orders over her “personal wishes,” when asked by a reporter…

Evidence insufficient to link district councillor Peggy Wong to Wang Fuk Court bid-rigging, inquiry report says

Evidence presented to an independent committee investigating last year’s deadly Wang Fuk Court fire has shown insufficient proof that a local politician was involved in…

Love it or loathe it, AI is birthing a golden age of science

It’s almost hard to remember, but just a few years ago, a lot of very smart people thought that science was in terminal decline. Respected…