Zelenskyβs other war: Ukraineβs endless struggle with corruption
Ukraine celebrated this yearβs independence day on August 24 in the presence of key allies and amid the unfolding of another major corruption scandal. It…
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Bessentβs bond gambit echoes Japanβs decades-long debt trap
NEW YORK β The moment the US debt crossed US$40 trillion, it stopped being a number and became a gravitational force β one powerful enough…
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RTHK senior editor handed 160 hours of community service for upskirt video
A senior news editor at Hong Kongβs government-funded broadcaster has been sentenced to 160 hours of community service after pleading guilty to filming up a…
Read full article βMark Carney shows the world how to bite back at Trumpβs tariffs
Canadian Prime Minister Carney has announced the suspension of Canada-United States trade talks, citing βlast-minute changesβ made by American negotiators that βwere unfair, uneconomic and…
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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 Taiwanβs few remaining diplomatic allies.…
Read full article βS Koreaβs AI economy canβt 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…
Read full article βIndia-France eye a mutually convenient next-gen fighter deal
Indiaβs 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…
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Hong Kong privacy watchdog warns 3 domestic workers over use of employersβ data for loans
Hong Kongβs privacy watchdog has issued warning letters to three domestic workers after they used their employersβ personal data without consent to secure loans. The…
Read full article βThe politics roiling Japanβs $2 trillion national pension fund
Japanβs national pension fund and its pension system in general face serious challenges that have recently been aggravated by an attempt to politicize the allocation…
Read full article βSanctions without exit strategies are fracturing the global economy
Wars in the 21st century arenβt fought only with missiles and soldiers anymore. Increasingly, theyβre fought through banking systems, shipping lanes, semiconductor controls and currency…
Read full article βTrump 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 govβt 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…
Read full article βChina-Indonesia deals raise eyebrows over hidden costs
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was in Jakarta from August 20 to 22, where he launched a new Comprehensive Strategic Dialogue, initiated a second round…
Read full article βUS-Vietnam strategic partnership faces intellectual property test
A widening dispute over intellectual property protection may soon test whether the US-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership is more than a mere diplomatic label. The Office…
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Crunch culture and tight timelines blamed for 15 construction site deaths this year
Construction sector representatives have blamed the industryβs crunch culture for the 15 fatal worksite accidents recorded in Hong Kong since the beginning of this year.…
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Chinese vessel caught with banned shark fin in Pacific
Kiribati, a tiny Pacific neighbour to Hawaii that has grown ties with Beijing, detained a Chinese vessel this month for illegally harvesting shark fins, its…
Read full article βThe real roots of Americaβs mass resentment
Itβs hardly news that Americans are not happy with the state of their nation. Confidence in the countryβs directionΒ crashed hard during the Bush yearsΒ and never…
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Chinese ambassador begins Australia posting, says took bus to work
Chinese ambassador Liu Jinsong said he had taken a public bus in Australia and spoke with βordinaryβ people on his way to his new posting…
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Six-company consortium wins Northern Metropolis tender for HK$1.03 billion
A consortium of mainland Chinese firms and a local property company has been awarded a HK$1.03 billion tender for the first major land parcel to…
Read full article βChinaβs YJ-20 hypersonic missile tilting Pacificβs naval balance
Footage broadcast by Chinese state television in July showed a YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile fired from the vertical launch system of a Type 052D…
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