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China says solar power capacity surpasses coal for first time

China’s installed solar energy capacity has surpassed that of coal-fired power for the first time, the national energy body said Tuesday, hailing the milestone. China,…

Hong Kong Int’l School and US church founder reach settlement over financial mismanagement lawsuit

Hong Kong International School (HKIS) and its US-based founder have reached an out-of-court settlement, after the latter sued the school last year for alleged financial…

Trump running out of bullets against an intractable Iran

President Donald Trump has entangled the United States in a war of choice with Iran that he cannot easily win or quit. The war was…

India, Indonesia’s hidden hands in SE Asia’s scam centers

The American response to Southeast Asia’s industrial-scale scam compounds has been vigorous, even theatrical at times, yet it remains strikingly incomplete. In April 2026, the…

China-Nepal flood toll tops 1,000 as tunnel rescue offers last hope

The death toll from devastating Himalayan glacial floods crossed the grim 1,000 mark on Tuesday, as Chinese and Nepali teams searched for survivors including dozens…

Whisper stuff: the call Wall Street can’t put in writing

One of the small costs of running money is that you stop having time to read the people you most want to read. For me,…

Tai Po fire victim and petition organiser Jason Kong, wife to see fraud and money laundering case moved to higher court

A Wang Fuk Court resident arrested on fraud and money laundering charges after advocating for the rights of fellow fire victims will have his case…

China better suited to build, not own, Indonesia’s solar dream

Indonesia wants China’s help building enough solar power to electrify 100 mid-sized cities without actually owning the capacity. On July 17 in Shanghai, Indonesia’s economy…

Danish sculptor writes to Hong Kong court asking for return of Tiananmen crackdown monument

A Danish sculptor has written to a Hong Kong court asking for the return of his statue commemorating China’s 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, following the national…

Trump’s try to keep the Iran war from backfiring further

Despite the excitement around Donald Trump’s new sanctions and even the US strikes against the Iranian island of Larak just hours ago, much suggests that Trump is…

Trump’s trade wars are making China’s Global South pitch easier

The latest US trade fight with Canada should matter far beyond North America. After negotiations collapsed in August, President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on…

Trump admin is urged to end sanctions impacting Iranian students

A leading grassroots advocacy group for the rights of Iranian Americans called on the Trump administration Monday to rescind the recent message it sent when it announced…

Ratcliffe’s offer, Ukraine and NATO’s future

Mystery continues about the strange visit by CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow, flying there in a massive C-17 Globemaster, a military airlifter. While the…

America just bombed your wallet

Court of Appeal upholds ruling against gov’t over Fanling golf course housing plan

Hong Kong’s appeals court has ruled against the government in a legal challenge connected with plans to build public housing on a golf course in…

US-Venezuela oil deal deepens China’s energy security squeeze

A landmark oil agreement between Washington and Caracas threatens to cut Chinese refiners off from a cherished source of discounted crude, handing the United States…

Trump posts AI slop of Iran bombing

US President Donald Trump published a string of unhinged posts to his social media platform overnight Sunday and into Monday morning, including an artificial intelligence-generated video attempting to depict…

Trump finally admits his real plan for you