Japanese government bonds have a three-body problem

In May, the yield on Japan’s ten-year government bond touched 2.8%, its highest level in nearly three decades. For a market that spent a generation…

2019 protester was ‘some distance’ from clashes, magistrate says

A protester charged over the 2019 unrest was “some distance” away from clashes when arrested, a magistrate has said in a trial taking place nearly…

Mourning and celebration collide as Iran, US both claim victory

It is ironic to see the Islamic Republic of Iran burying its slain supreme leader and the United States celebrating its 250th independence anniversary in…

No, China did not manage to avoid a crash

Back in the 2010s, a lot of people marveled at China’s seemingly recession-proof economy. Throughout the global financial crisis of 2008 and the Chinese stock…

Indonesia needs China’s know-how, not just its cash and contracts

For more than a decade, Indonesia has measured its economic partnership with China in dollars and cents. The numbers are certainly impressive: Chinese companies have…

China test-fires missile in Pacific Ocean

A Chinese submarine test-fired a “strategic” missile carrying a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean on Monday, Beijing said, drawing immediate condemnation from nations in…

Power prevails but law still matters in the South China Sea

Across the Indo-Pacific, governments are increasing defense spending, strengthening alliances, and placing renewed emphasis on deterrence. Strategic competition has once again become the defining feature…

Wang Fuk Court administrator to host owners’ meeting across 4 venues via live broadcast

The administrator of the fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court housing estate will host a special owners’ meeting on July 19 at four different venues, after a…

Compasses, not maps: China is building a different type of AI

Every few months, another Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) breakthrough makes global headlines. A Chinese AI model closes in on American rivals, a Chinese research team…

Labour groups demand minimum wage hike, higher food allowance for migrant domestic workers

Labour groups have urged Hong Kong authorities to raise the minimum wage for migrant domestic workers, increase the food allowance and require employers to provide…

China frees jailed pastor Ezra Jin after Trump raised his case with Xi

China has released the founder of an underground church who has been detained since October, his church and family confirmed to AFP on Sunday, after…

They found the vandals

Full list of dog-friendly Hong Kong restaurants, as permits kick in from Thursday

After a decades-old ban, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department is granting permits to restaurants to allow pet dogs on to the premises. The scheme…

Ex-employer ordered to pay HK$251k to family of late domestic worker fired over cancer diagnosis, NGO says process ‘unbearable’

A Hong Kong court has ordered the former employer of a late Filipina domestic worker who was fired after a cervical cancer diagnosis in 2019…

Shakeup in Michigan shows what’s coming

Trump movement is clearly dying

Barring a counter to oil damage, Russian economy seen in crisis

The long-range/mid-range Ukrainian strike campaign is continuing to grow, ominously for Russia. Some Ukrainian analysis just released about the damage to Russian oil production for…

Trump’s fair just flipped everything

Taiwan’s ageing seaweed harvesters hope younger women wade in to keep tradition alive

By Joy Chiang and Sally Jensen Unfazed by the crashing waves, 72-year-old Wu Feng-chiao yanks fistfuls of brownish-purple seaweed she will process into jelly, one…

Elon’s robot just got beat to preorder