Why Japan is stalling on Trump’s Gaza rebuild offer

On July 30, Donald Trump said his Board of Peace had reached what he called a monumental step toward disarming Hamas. The weapons are not…

Experts deliver brutal obituaries for Trump’s failed Iran war

University of Chicago political scientist John Mearsheimer on Sunday delivered a harsh reality check to US President Donald Trump over the state of his illegal war with…

Can Vietnam economy harness diaspora in Australia, New Zealand?

Vietnam’s top leader, Tô Lâm, is visiting Australia and New Zealand this week with a high-level delegation of ministers. He will be the first general…

Restaurant barred from hiring non-local workers after providing false info in application

A restaurant has been barred from hiring non-local workers after it provided false information to the Labour Department in its application to bring in servers,…

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How to reverse rising inequality in Asia’s cities

Asia and the Pacific is urbanizing faster than any other region. By 2050, its cities will be home to 3.4 billion people, up from 2.2…

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Barrister group asks court to overturn decision clearing democrat Margaret Ng of misconduct linked to 2019 protest conviction

Hong Kong’s professional body for barristers has asked a court to overturn its own disciplinary board’s decision clearing pro-democracy figure Margaret Ng of misconduct linked…

How Chinese AI is driving price competition among US labs

Artificial intelligence users are shopping around as US giants face fierce competition from Chinese rivals — and in Beijing’s tech district, drinkers at an AI-themed…

Typhoon Dolphin weakens but disrupts travel in east China

Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain to eastern China on Monday, causing hundreds of flight cancellations even as the storm weakened and some cities resumed public…

Patriot interceptors ‘on the way’ to Ukraine: another Trump con

Trump’s big con convinced too many that Patriot interceptors were coming to Ukraine The actual reporting of war and politics these days in most media…

Ex-Observatory chief slams ‘decorative’ heat stress warning system after record temp. only triggers lowest alert

A former Hong Kong Observatory chief has slammed the government’s heat stress warning system for issuing only the lowest alert during Sunday’s record-breaking heat. Lam…

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Hong Kong 47: 11 jailed democrats granted permission to appeal to top court

Eleven pro-democracy figures jailed in the landmark “Hong Kong 47” national security case have won permission to appeal to the city’s top court. The Court…

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Tai Po fire interim report details circumstances of firefighter death; finds cigarette butt likely cause

A final investigation report into the cause of the Tai Po blaze last year has concluded that the fatal fire was likely caused by a…

India-China thaw is a supply-chain truce, not a strategic reset

For six years, India ran its China policy on one simple assumption: if you’re economically dependent on a rival with which you share a disputed…

Beyond productivity: rethinking how we invest in AI

When Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu recently warned that the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence could eventually create a purchasing power problem by reducing entry-level hiring,…

No need to overread the Middle East’s marriages of convenience

There is a familiar ritual in Washington’s foreign policy think tanks whenever two Middle Eastern states sign a memorandum of understanding, launch a joint economic…

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