Vance did what Trump failed to do in the debate
Vance, unlike Trump, delivered a sharply focused critique of Kamala Harris.
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It was a very Midwestern debate. And Vance won.
The Ohio senator has a reputation for knowing when to turn up the heat. The debate proved he can turn on the charm, too.
It was a very Midwestern debate. And Vance won.
The Ohio senator has a reputation for knowing when to turn up the heat. The debate proved he can turn on the charm, too.
The big VP debate takeaway: Neither candidate delivered the goods
Walz and Vance played defense for the presidential nominees.
JD Vance won the VP debate โ but only on style
The Ohio senator has a reputation for knowing when to turn up the heat. The debate proved he can turn on the charm, too.
Jackie Chan to carry torch ahead of Paris Paralympics opening ceremony this week
The Hong Kong-born martial arts actor Jackie Chan will be one of the hundreds of torchbearers who will carry the Paralympic flame to 50 cities throughout France in the run-up toย the 2024 Paralympics, to be held in Paris from August 28 to September 8.
Belgian bankruptcy dents Europeโs microchip dreams
Concerns about Chinese ownership impacted government’s thinking to keep microchips factory afloat.
The sonic boom is back for passenger aviation โฆ maybe
In addition to high costs, Boom Supersonic’s efforts to revive faster-than-sound passenger flights face climate and sustainability worries.
Hong Kongโs Olympic success overshadowed by political dispute
Fans dismayed by gold medal fencerโs apparent support for Beijingโs crackdown on Chinese territory
Ukraine war briefing: Pentagon accounting error creates path for billions more to be sent to Kyiv
Ukraineโs foreign minister calls on Hong Kong to prevent Russia from using region to circumvent sanctions; drone debris lands in Romania. What we know on day 884The Pentagon has found $2bn worth of additional errors in its calculations for ammunition, …
Washingtonโs most powerful interests donโt know whether to cheer Harris โ or dread her
Would she bring continuity with Joe Bidenโs policies? A more centrist vibe? A sharper progressive bite? Industries including tech, energy and pharma want to know.
Hong Kong is global trade hub for worldโs most brutal regimes, report says
Pro-democracy campaign group finds exports of goods to Russia, vital to its war efforts, roughly doubled in a yearHong Kong has become a global trade hub for โthe worldโs most brutal regimesโ, according to a report examining the cityโs role in facilita…
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskiy salutes Joe Bidenโs โunwavering supportโ
Russians claim capture of two villages; squeeze on smuggling of chips through Chinese territory to Russia is having effect. What we know on day 880Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraineโs president, has released a statement after Joe Biden stood down from the US…
What a Kamala Harris foreign policy could look like
She would likely stay tough on Russia and China, and has rebuked Israelโs handling of aid into Gaza.
Ukraine war briefing: Germany to halve military aid to Kyiv, draft budget reportedly shows
Weโll fight on regardless of Washington support, says Ukrainian defence minister; US jails Russian military parts smuggler. What we know on day 876Germany plans to halve its military aid to Ukraine in 2025, to โฌ4bn, despite concerns over continued US s…
The never-ending job of depriving Putin of the means to kill Ukrainians
Vietnam and Malaysia are the next destinations on EU envoy David OโSullivanโs mission to stop Russia from beating EU sanctions.
Stoltenberg bashes China for creeping closer to NATO
The Chinese-Belarusian anti-terrorism exercises, conducted not far from the border with NATO ally Poland, coincide with the NATO summit.
Li Ka-shingโs CK Infrastructure considers secondary listing in London
Potential move by Hong Kong-listed group is sign of confidence in UK in wake of Labourโs landslide election victory
The Strange Future After a Second Trump Term
The dollar will decline, Europe will rise, and Asia will nuclearize.
US expands sanctions threat against banks dealing with Russia
The sweeping new package of sanctions and export controls comes as President Joe Biden heads to the G7 meetings in Italy where leaders are poised to discuss ways to ratchet up pressure on Russia and boost support for Ukraine.
Security tight in China and Hong Kong on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary
Security was tight and access restricted to Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Tuesday, the 35th anniversary of the June 4 crackdown, while Hong Kong also increased policing as activists in Taiwan and elsewhere prepared to mark the date with vigils.
Man facing UK charge for helping Hong Kongโs spy agency found dead
Police say Matthew Trickett’s death is ‘being treated as unexplained.’
UK sanctions watchdog flops in face of Russiaโs war
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, OFSI has issued zero fines for sanctions evasion, despite ยฃ22.7 billion of frozen Russian assets.
UK summons Chinese ambassador to complain about spying
UK foreign office says China’s pattern of behavior ‘is not acceptable.’
UK charges three with helping Hong Kongโs spy agency
The three men are due in court Monday.
Polandโs Tusk guns for former oil company chief
Daniel Obajtek was the golden boy of the former PiS government. Now he has prosecutors after him.
Press release – Human rights breaches in Azerbaijan, The Gambia and Hong Kong
On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on human rights issues in Azerbaijan, The Gambia and Hong Kong.Subcommittee on Human Rights Source : ยฉ European Union, 2024 – EP
Time to ban TikTok in the EU
Imagine it was the height of the Cold War, and London, Paris or Washington had decided to allow Soviet propaganda to be freely broadcast to every family home.
Why Germanyโs Scholz is bowing to the Chinese dragon
Ignoring pressure from Washington, chancellor seeks Beijing’s embrace.
Taiwanโs Indigenous tribes could hold the key to its independence
By calling for conquest, Xi has made an enemy of the Taiwan’s tribes, which rightfully say their ancestors inhabited the island long before the dawn of the Chinese era.
EU, UN criticise new Hong Kong security law imposed by Beijing
The European Union and the United Nations said Hong Kong’s new national security bill was deeply worrying and could erode fundamental freedoms in the China-ruled city.
Hong Kong adopts contentious law giving government more power to quash dissent
Hong Kong legislators unanimously passed a new national security law on Tuesday, introducing penalties such as life imprisonment for crimes related to treason and insurrection, and up to 20 years in jail for the theft of state secrets.
Sweden is joining Nato, but itโs hopelessly unprepared for war | Martin Gelin
After two centuries of peace, and a fire-sale of public infrastructure, the country has never been so vulnerableThe Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 came as a rude awakening for Sweden. Across the country people suddenly realised that natio…
EU agrees 13th round of Russia sanctions
Latest package should take effect in time for two-year mark of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
EU proposes sanctions on Chinese firms aiding Russian war effort
Bloc hoping to close loopholes that allow Moscow to route military technology via third countriesThe EU is proposing to sanction companies in mainland China for the first time as part of its latest measures aimed at shutting down loopholes that allow R…
EU proposes sanctions on Chinese firms for helping Russia
Brussels wants to sanction companies in mainland China for the first time, and other countries, as war in Ukraine nears 2-year mark.
Organisers offer refunds as anger grows at Messi’s no-show in Hong Kong game
The footballer put in a 30-minute appearance in Tokyo in Inter Miamiโs exhibition match days later.
Hamburg bank suspected as โfinancial hubโ for Iranian terrorย
Investigation has led Varengold Bank to all but close commercial banking operations.
30 Things Joe Biden Did as President You Might Have Missed
Drone armies, expanded overtime pay and over-the-counter birth control pills are just some of the new things Biden has ushered in as president that you might not have heard about.
Resuscitating Hong Kongโs stock exchange
Hong Kongโs struggling markets could spell trouble for the Asian finance hub
Taiwanโs new president: Five things you need to know about William Lai
Brace yourself for an extended period of uncertainty over Beijing’s next move.
Taiwan at election crossroads as war threat looms
As voters in Taiwan head to the polls to select their next president, the stakes could hardly be higher.
Russia finds way around sanctions on battlefield tech: report
That doesnโt mean sanctions have failed; they just need to be enforced better โ including by requiring Western companies to track their own products, US-Ukrainian research team finds.
Liz Truss urges David Cameron to get tough with China over โshamโ Jimmy Lai trial
Britain’s ex-leader wants foreign secretary to go further in his statements on Hong Kong’s democracy trials.
The first nail-biter election of 2024: Taiwan
It’s too close to call in Taipei as tensions simmer in the South China Sea.
Belgian far right expels alleged China spy from party
Frank Creyelman is said to have worked for the Chinese spy agency for 3 years.
Sanctions arenโt working: How the West enables Russiaโs war on Ukraine
The EU is pointing the finger at Chinese suppliers, but itโs Western companies that make the most critical components used in Russiaโs arsenal of weapons.
Singapore and Zurich tie for top ranking among world’s most expensive cities
Singapore and Zurich tied for the world’s most expensive city this year, followed by Geneva, New York and Hong Kong, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said on Thursday as it cautioned that the global cost-of-living crisis was not yet over.
OECD pushes back against expectations of interest rate cuts
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Mr. Doodle shows off his childlike extraterrestrial art at Hong Kong’s MTR station
Mr. Doodle is inviting Hong Kong art lovers to step into a world of busy, whimsical doodles that spread across walls, rooms, and even his own custom-doodled attire.
5 times Bidenโs off-the-cuff remarks have landed him in diplomatic hot water
Biden has repeatedly revealed his inner thinking on sensitive foreign policy matters โ despite his aidesโ attempts to maintain strict messaging discipline.
EU set to slap Russia with new sanctions on diamonds, tighten oil price cap
The 12th sanctions package would target the diamond trade, which Washington has sanctioned but the EU has not.
Baltic Sea sabotage: A defenderโs dilemma
Gray-zone defense is incredibly tricky, and no Western country has figured out how to punish such aggression, in the space between war and peace.
Key notes: a big hotel launch in the Bavarian capital
Key Notes | The former headquarters of Bavariaโs State Bank have been reborn as a first German hotel for the Hong Kong brand
China warns Estonia to dump plan for Taiwan office
Taiwan’s foreign minister is set to visit Tallinn next week, setting stage for more Chinese pressure on the Baltics.
Xi Jinping seeks Germanyโs help to avert China-EU trade war
The Chinese president calls on Europe to ‘uphold the principles of market and fairness’ amid a dispute over state subsidies.
EU commissioner Breton to visit Beijing and Hong Kong
The trip comes as an EU probe into Chinese electric vehicle subsidies stokes trade friction.
Now or never: China’s Evergrande gets last chance to come up with new debt restructuring plan
Evergrande’s liquidation hearing initially scheduled for Monday was adjourned by a Hong Kong court as the property developer’s shares hit an all-time low.
China cautions Finland and Estonia over pipeline ‘sabotage’ investigation
The Hong Kong-registered vessel NewNew Polar Bear was in the vicinity of two different Baltic Sea pipelines when they were damaged earlier in October, and has now become the focus of the police investigation.
Estonia seeks Chinaโs help over severed Baltic Sea telecom cables
Estonia has contacted Chinese authorities as part of its investigation into how two Baltic Sea telecom cables were severed, the Estonian foreign ministry said on Monday (23 October).
Pipeline damage probe centers on Chinese ship, Finland says
A vessel flying the Hong Kong flag was spotted near the pipeline at the time of the damage, the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation says.
Chinese ship becomes focus of inquiry into Baltic pipeline damage
Finland looking at potential role of Hong Kong-registered container vessel
Hong Kong’s West Kowloon cultural district: a must for art enthusiasts
From Cantonese Opera to auctions of some of the best contemporary art collections… Discover Hong Kongโs booming art and cultural scene in the West Kowloon district.
Rishi Sunakโs government quietly revives plan for China trade talks
British administration is looking at several options to strengthen economic ties with Beijing in a move that risks Conservative anger.
Time for the UN to recognize Taiwanโs voice
By legitimizing the aggressor in the Taiwan Strait and ignoring Taiwanโs existence, the U.N. is failing in its mission.
Not just the China spy scandal: 7 flashpoints for Britainโs Tory hawks
The hot-button topics for British backbenchers spooked by Beijing keep piling up.
BRICS hypocrisy on offshore reform
While railing against the global financial architecture, these countries offer no collective action on offshore banking โ and continue to be among its major users.
Weather tracker: Hurricane Idalia leaves trail of damage in Florida
Category 3 storm causes extensive flooding in south-east US, while heavy rain and winds also hit France and ItalyOn Wednesday Hurricane Idalia struck northern Florida, bringing damaging winds and torrential rain. It made landfall near Keaton Beach on F…
Chinaโs international students and a tale of two fears
Concerned about facing discrimination abroad and being persecuted in their home country, Chinese students are reluctant to engage in open dialogue.
Cleverly says UK โclear-eyedโ over China disagreements
The UK foreign secretary insists ‘diplomacy makes a difference.’
Cleverly heads to China as UK prepares to re-engage
First British foreign secretary to visit China in five years faces a delicate balancing act.
Japan releases Fukushima water into the ocean, prompting criticism, seafood bans
Japan on Thursday (24 August) started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, a polarising move that drew fresh and fierce criticism from China as being “selfish and irresponsible”.