China, Russia and Mongolia held their joint border defense exercise on Monday and Tuesday, staging drills in a frontier area where the three countries meet. The exercise, code-named “Border Defense Cooperation 2025,” focused on strengthening coordination against terrorist and sabotage activities in border regions, the People’s Liberation Army Daily reported Wednesday, News.Az reports, citing Chinese…
Moscow and Beijing agree to advance a major gas link via Mongolia, deepening their energy ties. Published On 2 Sep 20252 Sep 2025 Russia and China have agreed to move forward with a new gas pipeline during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s trip to China, Gazprom said, highlighting the growing economic and energy ties between the…
Hong Kong’s annual Food Expo and four other events have attracted 50 more new exhibitors this year, including vendors from Brazil, Mongolia and Zimbabwe, and will offer products at prices as low as HK$35 (US$4.46) to celebrate its 35th anniversary. The Trade Development Council, the organiser of the events, said on Wednesday that about 1,890…
Hong Kong’s annual Food Expo and four other events have attracted 50 more new exhibitors this year, including vendors from Brazil, Mongolia and Zimbabwe, and will offer products at prices as low as HK$35 (US$4.46) to celebrate its 35th anniversary. The Trade Development Council, the organiser of the events, said on Wednesday that about 1,890…
Hong Kong’s Catholic Church leaders paid tribute to Pope Francis who died at age 88 on Monday, remembering him as an “inspirational leader” and a champion of world peace who always kept the city and Macau in his prayers. The Catholic diocese of Hong Kong also told worshippers it would arrange a service and a…
Beijing’s 22 million residents were asked to stay indoors on Saturday, as powerful winds swept across northern China. The winds toppled trees, disrupted travel and sports, and caused dust storms across the region. The winds, which in Beijing reached 101 miles per hour on Saturday afternoon local time, stemmed from a polar vortex in Mongolia…
YouTube star IShowSpeed has begun his visit to Hong Kong, drawing crowds of fans as he made his way around the popular shopping neighbourhood of Causeway Bay before seeing the pandas at Ocean Park. The 20-year-old American, dressed in a Hong Kong football team shirt, spent Friday morning taking part in a “villain-hitting” ritual in…
Taiwan ranked as the happiest place in Asia, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report. Thant Zaw Wai | Moment | Getty Images Taiwan is the happiest place in Asia, according to the 2025 World Happiness Report, published Thursday. Of the 147 places around the world that were ranked this year, it took the 27th…
It would not be unfair to suggest that the fact Hong Kong has a curling team is news to a few people, or at least it was before the past several days at the Asian Winter Games. Much like other sports needing ice and snow, curling is not something you would immediately think of in…
The Chinese New Year or the Lunar New Year is a major celebration in many Asian countries and their diasporas around the globe. Chinese New Year, also referred to as the Spring Festival, is roughly a two-week-long celebration marking the first day of the Chinese calendar year, which lands on Wednesday this year. Each Chinese…