Power of Siberia 2 deadlock belies Russia-China ‘no-limits’ pact

Power of Siberia 2, a landmark natural gas pipeline that would link Russia and China, has hit a deadlock, with a gas-price gap so vast…

They just got caught insider trading

Political turmoil follows Ukraine defense minister’s dismissal

KYIV – The dismissal of popular reform-minded Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has sent shockwaves through Ukrainian politics and society, leading to impromptu protests in Kyiv…

Testosterone just sank America’s economy

Hong Kong to welcome applications for ride-hailing permits from Aug, with full regulatory regime to begin next year

The Hong Kong government is set to welcome applications for 10,000 ride-hailing operator permits from August, the Transport and Logistics Bureau has announced. The bureau…

Man accused of stabbing taxi driver had planned attack, prosecution says as murder trial begins

A man accused of murdering a taxi driver in 2021 had planned the attack in advance, the prosecution has said, rejecting the defendant’s earlier statements…

Bank of Korea picks a fight with US Fed’s AI inflation call

TOKYO — Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song ended a three-and-a-half-year rate freeze on Thursday, lifting the policy rate 25 basis points to 2.75% —…

What China’s sub-launched missile test really signaled

This article first appeared on Pacific Forum and is republished with permission. Read the original here. According to Chinese media reports, at 12:01 pm on July…

Asia’s development moment demands big bets, not safe ones

There is a version of development work that looks responsible but accomplishes very little. It moves cautiously, funds what is already proven and prioritizes institutional…

‘Like my lover’: Chinese users bid farewell to AI companions as new regulations kick in

Chinese users of AI-powered companion bots have bid heart-rending farewells to their virtual buddies as national regulations took effect Wednesday aimed at curbing the risk…

Backlash after Hong Kong police tells SPCA it will seek removal of Guangdong dog abuse videos from internet

An animal welfare organisation has welcomed efforts by the Hong Kong police to have footage of an animal cruelty incident in Guangdong removed from local…

As the yen sinks, Asia’s monetary anchor subtly shifts to yuan

In mid-June, Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa spent two days in Beijing and flew home with more than pleasantries. China’s finance ministry and the…

2019 protests: Ex-law student, 27, handed 34-month jail term for rioting following successful gov’t appeal

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a 27-year-old woman to 34 months in prison for participating in a riot at the peak of the city’s…

Elon’s SpaceX just loss $1 trillion

Why the US economy stays strong despite Trump’s shockwaves

The US economy is continuing to grow faster and generate more new jobs than Europe. Annual national income growth over the past five years has…

Taliban’s ethnic chauvinism an increasingly dangerous divide

The Taliban’s demotion of Haji Jumma Khan Fateh from deputy governor of Zabul province may have looked like a routine reshuffling. But it fits a…

Indonesia’s telling empty chair on the South China Sea

The most significant development at this week’s Conference Commemorating the Tenth Anniversary of the South China Sea Arbitration Award in Jakarta was not what was…

Donald Trump is running out of options in Iran

Serious hostilities between the US and Iran have resumed. On July 8, Donald Trump said that the ceasefire agreed to by the two countries in…

We’re running out

Tai Po fire inquiry: Anti-trust watchdog calls for bid-rigging to be criminalised as closing arguments begin

Hong Kong’s antitrust watchdog has called for bid-rigging in the city’s building renovation sector to be criminalised, as closing arguments in the public inquiry into…