Published On 14 May 202614 May 2026 United States President Donald Trump has discussed the Strait of Hormuz and the US-Israel war on Iran during his meeting with China’s Xi Jinping as negotiations to end the conflict and open the waterway are stalled. According to the White House, Trump and Xi had a “good” meeting…
Hong Kong health authorities have opened an investigation into a suspected medical blunder involving an improperly sealed catheter used in a heart operation on a 75-year-old man who later died at Tuen Mun Hospital. The Hospital Authority said on Thursday that the patient, who had a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and high cholesterol,…
The Chinese leader cautions the US president that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path and even lead to conflict. Published On 14 May 202614 May 2026 Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned his United States counterpart, Donald Trump, that missteps on Taiwan could push their two countries into “conflict”, a stark…
Wrestling with mounting financial difficulties and the challenges of caring for a child with autism, Hong Kong mother Chau Ting-ting found herself struggling several years ago with thoughts of ending her life. The 30-year-old recalled on Thursday that her son Ziyi, now five, began displaying symptoms consistent with autism when he was two years old….
More than a dozen United States business leaders have joined President Donald Trump on his state visit to China, where he is discussing issues including trade, technology and artificial intelligence (AI) with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Upon arrival in Beijing on Wednesday, Trump introduced the group by telling Xi that they were all “distinguished representatives…
Popular weight-loss injections have the potential to help patients recover from severe strokes when used alongside a surgical procedure to remove blood clots in the brain, scientists at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have said. The scientists said on Thursday that administering a GLP-1 injection before and after a thrombectomy, a blood clot…
EXPLAINER The state secretary, who is under Chinese sanctions, is on a state visit to Beijing under the name ‘Marco Lu’. Published On 14 May 202614 May 2026 How did United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio enter China despite being under sanctions by Beijing? Well, this became possible thanks to a linguistic workaround and…
A Hong Kong court has ordered the freezing of properties and assets worth more than HK$9 billion (US$1.15 billion) held by detained Chinese-born Cambodian businessman Chen Zhi and his associated companies and individuals, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source told the SCMP on Thursday that the High Court had ordered a restriction…
Kathmandu, Nepal – On May 1, a team of officials from the United States – led by President Donald Trump’s special envoy for South and Central Asia, Sergio Gor – took a helicopter to the base camp of Mount Everest. Located at an altitude of 5,364 metres (17,600 feet), the base camp is where Everest climbers acclimatise…
A Hong Kong couple have been spared a criminal conviction for storm chasing with their children during Super Typhoon Ragasa last year after prosecutors agreed to settle the case with a bind-over order. The couple were bound over at Eastern Court on Tuesday for three years on a joint charge of ill-treatment or neglect by…