China’s Ethnic Unity Law extends legal reach to Taiwan, diaspora

Taiwan’s government and overseas ethnic groups have raised concerns after China implemented the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress this month, warning it forces…

Hong Kong taxi driver fined HK$8,000 for overcharging undercover police officer picked up at Disneyland

A taxi driver has been fined HK$8,000 for overcharging a passenger during a ride from Hong Kong Disneyland to a hotel in Sha Tin. Joe…

Iranian FM mocks Trump talk about guarding strait for 20% fees

The Iranian foreign minister on Monday mocked President Donald Trump’s announcement that he was renewing the US blockade of Iran and that he expected a 20% fee…

Trump begs world for 20%

Black Monday crash hits markets

The dying nationalist fantasy of an ethnically pure Ukraine

The Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) and their militant Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) wing — which carried out genocide against ethnic Poles and others in pursuit of an…

In Pictures: ‘Smooth’ start for new dog-friendly restaurant scheme, as authorities conduct 2,300 inspections

Hong Kong authorities and eateries have said the implementation of a new dog-friendly scheme has been largely “smooth,” as the government steps up inspections in…

The crumbling foundations of Indonesian competitiveness

JAKARTA – Indonesia fell to 48th place out of 70 economies on this year’s International Institute for Management Development’s (IMD) World Competitiveness Ranking, down from…

Hong Kong welfare chief defends scrapping income-based poverty line amid lawmaker concerns

Hong Kong’s welfare chief has defended the government’s decision to abolish an income-based poverty line, as lawmakers question how the authorities will gauge the city’s…

Why US won’t win with force alone in the Strait of Hormuz

Iranian attacks on Gulf vessels trying to transit via Omani sovereign waters have once again pulled the region into a tit-for-tat spiral of escalation. The…

Dwindling US firepower doesn’t shrink China’s Taiwan trap

As the US keeps fighting in Iran, China is watching not only what the US can destroy, but how quickly it can replace what it…

Gwadar’s missing cargo and fast-closing window

Nineteen years ago, on February 6, 2007, Pakistan signed away Gwadar Port’s commercial future for four decades. The government would build the roads, the airport,…

Vietnam too slow, too timid to defuse its demographic time bomb

Vietnam is one of the most rapidly graying countries in the world, aging at a stage of development that leaves it far less room to…

Taiwanese film hunters rescue ageing reels from bygone era

In a dimly lit red-brick house in central Taiwan, film hunter Wang Wei and his team haul out ageing film reels, salvaging the fragile remnants…

Thailand reportedly blocks activist, wanted by Hong Kong nat. security police, from flying to Canada for resettlement

An activist wanted by Hong Kong’s national security police has reportedly been blocked by Thai authorities from flying to Canada for resettlement, according to local…

What Canada’s TKMS sub deal means for the Indo-Pacific

During the July 2026 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Ankara, Prime Minister Carney announced Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) as Canada’s primary supplier…

Hong Kong to probe for negligence in medical watchdog’s delay over infant cerebral palsy case

Hong Kong will investigate whether any civil servant has been negligent over a 16-year delay in the medical watchdog’s handling of a complaint against a…

Ukraine turning the tide on Russia in Sea of Azov

Certain military campaigns get hugely overblown in their importance (usually famous battles led by famous generals) and others slip by, not getting the coverage they…

Mitch McConnell finally breaks silence

America gets serious about crazy