Global sell off now killing jobs

How China’s censoring coverage of the Tibet flood disaster

As rescue efforts have continued on both sides of the border following the devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet, a fight over how the disaster…

The missing foundation of Prabowo’s economic vision

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s administration has placed food security, energy self-sufficiency and military modernization at the center of Indonesia’s national development agenda. Under the framework…

China’s Xi Jinping holds talks with Sisi in first Egypt visit in a decade

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday received his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on his first visit to Cairo in a decade, as Beijing seeks…

Lawmaker urges Hong Kong gov’t to introduce comprehensive population policy amid record-low births

A pro-Beijing Hong Kong lawmaker has urged the government to introduce a comprehensive population policy and to study young people’s thoughts on childbearing amid record-low…

Funerals in Nepal for missing, a week after deadly floods

Nepali families held symbolic funerals on Wednesday to “liberate the souls” of relatives missing since deadly flash floods swept away their villages and homes in…

City University of Hong Kong disciplinary panel probes orientation camp after viral video

The City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has launched an investigation into an orientation camp activity that was pictured in a viral video showing a…

Xi’s Egypt visit hints at China’s larger African vision

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt today for his first state visit in a decade. There, he will find a relationship that no longer…

Bangladesh should think twice before joining Mecca pact

Last week, Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman told parliament that the country would view an invitation to join the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement “positively.” Then…

Best propaganda money can buy can’t sell Americans on Iran war

A new University of Massachusetts-Amherst opinion poll, conducted August 21-26, finds profound American disillusionment with President Donald Trump, with his Iran war, and with its economic fallout in…

Japan’s hypersonic subs bring it closer to the nuclear edge

Japan’s push for submarine-launched hypersonic weapons marks a major step toward a more survivable counterstrike posture — one that could eventually give it the foundations…

While helping African farmers, China’s not funding food processing

China’s agricultural funding mainly goes to farm development, fisheries, irrigation, mechanisation, agricultural technology and rural infrastructure. Chinese invest less in agro-processing and storage. Southern African…

BREAKING: Jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion charge

Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, his second conviction under a Beijing-imposed national security law…

Elon just dropped bombshell on world leaders

Pacific Islands Forum starts with leaders missing, China furious

The annual Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting is underway in Palau, and already there has been controversy. First, it’s a leaders meeting with a…

Hong Kong tax chief apologises after online interface error leads to 33,000 unfiled returns

Hong Kong’s tax chief has apologised after the government’s watchdog found that more than 33,000 taxpayers failed to file their tax returns via the electronic…

War has shifted how power works in Iran

When Washington on August 19 unveiled its economic “D-Day” – the latest tightening of the financial siege and the blockade around Iran’s ports – it…

Trump warns Iran of ‘biggest attack of them all’

President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued yet another threat to all but wipe out Iran as the US military restarted its bombing campaign. In a Truth Social post, the president…

They’re talking End Times now

Global debt bomb finally going off