North Korea doubles down on Its alliance with Russia, for nowΒ
Β Β North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has doubled down on his military and strategic alliance with Vladimir Putin and the Russian regime, betting that…
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Goodbye, Comrade Zhu Rongji
Zhu Rongji, born on October 23, 1928, died on August 12, 2026. He had been a prime minister, and a great modernizer of Chinaβs financial…
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Surviving Hong Kongβs sweltering summer: A comprehensive guide to beating the heat and staying safe
Hongkongers are sweltering under extreme heat this summer. On Sunday, the city broke its record for the highest temperature ever recorded at the Observatoryβs Tsim…
Read full article βChinaβs new stealth corvette tests the future of naval warfare
Chinaβs mystery weapon aboard its experimental stealth corvette points to a wider naval race to harness directed energy for everything from deniable gray-zone coercion to…
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Teen gets 18-month probation for βseditiousβ toilet graffiti, marking rare non-custodial sentence for nat. sec offence
A Hong Kong man has been handed an 18-month probation order for writing βseditious wordsβ in a Tsim Sha Tsui bathroom, marking a rare instance…
Read full article βMyanmarβs junta wants to cancel the diplomatic test it canβt pass
βNo longer necessary.β That was Min Aung Hlaingβs foreign ministry on August 8, on the office of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Chairβs…
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Zhu Rongji, trailblazing ex-premier who transformed Chinaβs economy, dead at 97
Zhu Rongji, Chinaβs former premier who died on Wednesday aged 97, championed free-market policies and delivered far-reaching economic reforms during his five years at the…
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In Pictures: Authorities begin clearance of βillegalβ 20-year-old community space on Mission Hill
Hong Kong authorities have begun clearance operations on a plot of government land in Sham Shui Po which, for years, had been unlawfully occupied by…
Read full article βWhy the Trump administration will have to accept a Hormuz toll
In the weeks since the US-IranΒ Memorandum of UnderstandingΒ collapsed, Washington and Tehran have used the time to strengthen their respective positions in the event negotiations resume.…
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Woman charged after 136 dogs found without licences at Yuen Long shelter
A Hong Kong woman has been prosecuted for allegedly keeping 136 dogs without licences at an animal shelter in Yuen Long. The Agriculture, Fisheries and…
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Hong Kongβs tech index plans expansion with AI and robotics themes
Hong Kongβs main tech stock index plans to include 20 more companies as well as artificial intelligence and robotics themes to reflect changes in the…
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Grieving daughter says SCMPβs year-late apology over βreprehensibleβ suicide coverage falls short
A grieving daughter who lobbied the South China Morning Post (SCMP) to revise its policies on suicide reporting says a year-late apology and correction βfalls…
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2019 protests: 6 seek appeals for obstructing justice over PolyU campus bridge escape
Six people who rappelled off a bridge and fled from a university campus besieged by police at the peak of the pro-democracy protests in 2019…
Read full article βDetroit knows Chinaβs eating its EV lunch but canβt change course
One of the things that surprised this tourist in Oslo last February was the vast number of electric vehicles. EVs were everywhere. Every taxi I…
Read full article βTrump fires on multiple fronts to break Chinaβs minerals monopoly
The Trump administration has launched a series of measures to ensure that US defense contractors source critical minerals domestically or from allied nations, building a…
Read full article βWhy Chinaβs war on deflation is faltering in real time
NEW YORK β Earlier hopes that China had beaten deflation took a hit this week. Chinaβs consumer prices rose just 0.5% year-on-year in July, down…
Read full article βTrump-class battleship designed for a bygone era of warfare
The Trump-class battleship risks becoming more of a prestige project than a practical answer to the US Navyβs longstanding challenges in fleet modernization, emerging technologies…
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Hong Kong Housing Society raises public housing rent by 2.85%
Rent for public housing under the Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS) will increase by 2.85 per cent from October. The HKHS said in a statement…
Read full article βDo main battle tanks have a warfare future?
By the early 2030s the US will have a βnewβ tank to replace the Abrams M1. The M1 was designed between 1972 and 1976, although…
Read full article βClock ticking down on Cambodiaβs growth momentum
Cambodia and China recently agreed to fast-track four priority infrastructure projects under the Diamond Hexagon cooperation framework, deepening a partnership that already accounts for roughly…
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