Why US elections are losing their shine for educated Chinese once drawn to the democratic process

Observers cite rise of Donald Trump, the American pandemic death toll and China-US tension as contributing to changing Chinese attitudes.

Philippines’ VP Sara slams Marcos over deception claims: ‘I imagined myself cutting his head’

Duterte-Carpio holds press conference to set the record straight, recounts incident when she realises her ties with Marcos Jnr turned toxic.

Hong Kong warns students over using fake credentials to enter universities

Supplying false information to immigration is a crime, No 2 official says, as city prepares to make global ‘Study in Hong Kong’ push.

Hong Kong aims to attract 10,000 young, skilled technicians using ‘new channels’

Hong Kong is facing a shortage of 60,000 skilled technicians but government wants to strike a balance and give locals a chance, labour chief says.

China to get first centrally run recycling enterprise as Xi Jinping pushes green economy

President Xi Jinping calls China Resources Recycling Group, to be set up in Tianjin, a major step towards building a ‘low-carbon economy’.

Hong Kong to allow non-local undergraduate students to work part-time in city

Authorities are looking to tackle a local manpower shortage by opening up employment opportunities previously reserved for postgraduate peers.

Singapore’s Pritam Singh trial: ‘lao hong’ biscuit debate, ‘Gigachad’ lawyer trends online

A former Workers’ Party member testifies about ex-WP MP Raeesah Khan’s character by using a term describing biscuits that have gone soft.

China keen on stable, long-term ties with Britain, Beijing’s Ding Xuexiang tells Lammy

The British foreign secretary becomes the first Starmer cabinet member to meet a Chinese leader since election win.

Bomb survivors’ Nobel Prize a reminder to world on edge of nuclear war

As the world lurches towards nuclear conflict, we cannot afford to forget the catastrophe unleashed on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

China’s Russia imports, hampered by payment sanctions, drop as exports swell

Though China’s exports to Russia have been on the rise, imports are falling as cross-border payments become more difficult under sanctions.