Iran isn’t done

Why Japan is leading the global bond selloff

NEW YORK – As global bond yields spike amid the latest Middle East tremors, Japan is at the epicenter. Surging US Treasury rates are getting…

Hong Kong father jailed for 22 years for decade-long sexual abuse of daughter

A 48-year-old man has been sentenced to 22 years in jail after he repeatedly raped his daughter over a period of 10 years, starting when…

Hong Kong court dismisses ‘free birth’ father’s ‘inappropriate’ bid to regain custody of baby Danny from gov’t

A Hong Kong court has dismissed a father’s “inappropriate” application for a writ of habeas corpus for his infant son Danny, who was born unassisted…

Seat Seoul at the table for tactical nuclear weapons discussion

Originally published by Pacific Forum, this article is republished with permission. When US Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby addressed the Strategic Command Deterrence…

Taliban has brought Afghanistan near collapse as resistance grows

Five years after returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban’s rule remains as ultra-extremist as ever. Acting in the name of a self-centered version of…

Owner arrested over fatal Yuen Long dog attacks, killer dog may be euthanised if not reclaimed

The owner of a large dog suspected of mauling two smaller dogs to death in Yuen Long has been arrested. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation…

The Mecca pact isn’t (at least yet) the new ‘NATO of the East’

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed the Mecca Joint Defense Pact, a new collective defense arrangement that connects the Middle East with South Asia.…

Trump now begging North Korea

The numbers missing from India’s four-day-war documentary

Discovery Channel India’s Declassified: Operation Sindoor, released August 15, 2026, offers New Delhi’s most polished retelling yet of the 88-hour confrontation of May 7–10, 2025. Pakistan…

Hong Kong court orders now-defunct Apple Daily to pay HK$1.5 million to couple in defamation lawsuit over 2019 articles

A Hong Kong court has ordered the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily to pay HK$1.5 million in damages to a couple that sued the outlet…

How Trump cancels Christmas

Escalating Trump posts map labeling Hormuz Strait ‘US territory’

Just days after threatening to declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory, President Donald Trump on Tuesday posted a map on his Truth Social platform with…

Indonesia’s Chinese satellite: farm help or spying eye?

On August 5, a rocket lifted off from the coast of China carrying a new satellite that Indonesia now calls Lampung-1. Named after a province…

Japan is no longer Asia’s defensive power

For nearly eight decades, East Asia’s security architecture rested on a predictable premise: Japan would remain a strictly defensive fortress, constrained by Article 9 of…

Global markets just broke

Korea reacts to America’s meltdown

Hong Kong vows to revamp heat stress warning system by month’s end

Authorities are aiming to revamp a heat stress warning system by the end of the month after it was deemed inadequate by former Observatory chiefs…

Hongkong Post ends permanent roles for new staff to cut operating costs, mulls branch closures

Hongkong Post has announced it will stop offering permanent civil service contracts to new staff in a bid to cut costs, as its chief has…

Authorities consider prosecution after large dog mauls 2 smaller pets to death in Yuen Long

The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) has said it may prosecute the owner of a large dog suspected of mauling two smaller pet dogs…