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Reagan advisor Norman Bailey, a victor in the Cold War, dies at 95

Dr. Norman A. Bailey passed away after a long illness on August 18 in Greensboro, NC. He was 95. A distinguished public servant and teacher,…

Myanmar’s junta building a sanctions-busting axis of impunity

When Myanmar’s military bombed a Buddhist monastery during a meditation retreat this month, reportedly killing at least 14 people, most of them elderly civilians, it…

Yen trap hiding behind Japan’s spectacular stock rally

The Nikkei closed at 66,016 yen last week and is up 31.14% this year, one of the best runs on the planet. Now, fund managers…

North Korea to ‘bring joy’ to Kim with 100 athletes at Asian Games

North Korea will send about 100 athletes to compete across 14 sports at the Asian Games in Japan next month, a senior official said, aiming…

Hong Kong’s first Chinese medicine hospital to offer inpatient services from December

The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong will begin offering hospitalisation services in December, with fees starting at three times those of public hospitals. The…

Zelensky’s other war: Ukraine’s endless struggle with corruption

Ukraine celebrated this year’s independence day on August 24 in the presence of key allies and amid the unfolding of another major corruption scandal. It…

Bessent’s bond gambit echoes Japan’s decades-long debt trap

NEW YORK — The moment the US debt crossed US$40 trillion, it stopped being a number and became a gravitational force — one powerful enough…

RTHK senior editor handed 160 hours of community service for upskirt video

A senior news editor at Hong Kong’s government-funded broadcaster has been sentenced to 160 hours of community service after pleading guilty to filming up a…

Mark Carney shows the world how to bite back at Trump’s tariffs

Canadian Prime Minister Carney has announced the suspension of Canada-United States trade talks, citing “last-minute changes” made by American negotiators that “were unfair, uneconomic and…

China tells citizens to leave Taiwan-allied Eswatini

China has told its citizens to immediately leave Eswatini, citing security risks in the African nation that is one of Taiwan’s few remaining diplomatic allies.…

S Korea’s AI economy can’t compete with China through conformity

South Korea is betting extraordinary sums on artificial intelligence. President Lee Jae-myung has backed an 800 trillion won (US$578 billion) semiconductor expansion involving Samsung Electronics…

India-France eye a mutually convenient next-gen fighter deal

India’s interest in joining the French-led Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program reflects a convergence of strategic necessity, where India needs a credible path to…

Hong Kong privacy watchdog warns 3 domestic workers over use of employers’ data for loans

Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has issued warning letters to three domestic workers after they used their employers’ personal data without consent to secure loans. The…

The politics roiling Japan’s $2 trillion national pension fund

Japan’s national pension fund and its pension system in general face serious challenges that have recently been aggravated by an attempt to politicize the allocation…

Sanctions without exit strategies are fracturing the global economy

Wars in the 21st century aren’t fought only with missiles and soldiers anymore. Increasingly, they’re fought through banking systems, shipping lanes, semiconductor controls and currency…

Trump 2.0 and the unraveling global order

For decades, the assumption underpinning global politics was simple: American power, however imperfect, anchored the system. Allies might occasionally foster frustrations surrounding US unilateralism but…

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Hong Kong court acquits gov’t statistician who followed, photographed girl during school open day

A Hong Kong magistrate has acquitted a government statistician of a loitering offence, despite describing his behaviour of following and photographing a schoolgirl during an…