China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong has condemned Washington’s “erroneous remarks” calling for the unconditional release of former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, who has been detained for 1,500 days. The US Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor said in a social media post on Saturday that Lai had been behind bars…
China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday the inclusion of a major US biotech company on its “unreliable entity list” while stating that the firm’s “discriminatory measures against Chinese enterprises” harmed the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies. Leading American genomic sequencing firm Illumina is the first biotech company on Beijing’s list. More than…
On Feb. 1, President Donald Trump issued three executive orders concerning a “public health crisis” regarding the influx of illicit drugs to the United States from Canada, Mexico, and China. The orders reiterate the national emergency the president declared on his first day in office regarding the “grave threat to the United States posed by…
Jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai has denied concealing a plan to meet American officials in mid-2020 when he applied to the court to lift a travel ban at that time, as prosecutors raised questions about his credibility during his high-profile national security trial. Jimmy Lai in 2020. Photo: HKFP. Lai, 77, told the court on…
European markets are expected to open sharply lower Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed trade tariffs on several countries and threatened to do the same with the European Union and U.K. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index is expected to open 116 points lower at 8,563, Germany’s DAX down 498 points at 21,217, France’s CAC down…
This week’s news that the DeepSeek Chatbot app, developed by China, was downloaded from the Apple app store significantly more times than the US-developed ChatGPT from Open AI, wiped billions off the global tech market. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images Plenty of Americans are discovering the AI search powers of DeepSeek,…
In the Year of the Snake, Hong Kong enters a world that is more perilous than ever, with US President Donald Trump threatening tariffs against key trading partners and intensifying technological competition with China. Comments from Chinese officials that there are “no winners” in a trade war drop strong hints that China would not hesitate…
The reputation of Hong Kong’s legal system is of paramount importance as the city seeks to forge international ties and attract talent, tourists and investment in the Year of the Snake. Leading lights of the profession used the ceremonial opening of the legal new year to express defiance in the face of a barrage of…
Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri said he is “worried” that his GOP counterparts will not back Trump nominee Tulsi Gabbard for national intelligence director. Newsweek reached out to the White House and Hawley’s office via email on Thursday night for comment. Why It Matters President Donald Trump‘s Cabinet nominees have succeeding thus far obtaining…
War and peace in our time will depend on the decisions of various world leaders, but these three presidents above all: Donald Trump in the United States, Xi Jinping in China and Vladimir Putin in Russia. So peer into their minds and take stock of the ideas floating around there. What you’ll find is not…