Hong Kong baseball’s ambitious chiefs have challenged the city team to “cause some damage” in their quest for National Games success. Preparations for the marquee tournament will accelerate next week when Hong Kong play in the Asian Championship in the mainland province of Fujian. Sixth in the 2023 Asian competition, Hong Kong are targeting a…
The first official meeting between the European Parliament and China’s National People’s Congress for seven years is slated for October 16, confirming a continued thaw in relations between the two chambers. The meeting has been in the works for months since the sides moved to lift restrictions on each other, but it was confirmed by…
Hong Kong will launch a trial scheme allowing semi-private schools to apply for expanded enrolment of overseas students in a bid to open the city’s primary and secondary education market. The government will also increase the enrolment ceiling for self-financing non-local students at public universities from 40 to 50 per cent of its local undergraduate…
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will have plenty to discuss this week in their first conversation since June, with TikTok, Boeing planes, rare earth magnets and Taiwan among top items for negotiation. The leaders are set to speak in advance of a potential in-person summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific…
China’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday offered the latest hint that its third and largest aircraft carrier could soon enter service, after it undergoes further testing and training in the disputed South China Sea. The carrier, with a displacement of more than 80,000 metric tons, was spotted last Thursday in the East China Sea for the…
TAIPEI (Reuters) -China is intentionally mischaracterising World War Two-era documents to put pressure on and isolate Taiwan given those agreements made no determination of the island’s ultimate political status, the de facto U.S. embassy in Taipei said. The 80th anniversary of the war’s end has been marked by a bitter dispute between Taipei and Beijing…
Manila has spent billions on modernising its armed forces, but a new report warns the Philippines still leans too heavily on American protection – a gamble fraught with risk as US President Donald Trump repeatedly questions the value of old alliances. The Southeast Asian nation’s ability to counter China’s growing assertiveness remains in doubt, according…
このページを 日本語 で読む China showcased its latest weaponry, potentially intended for a Taiwan invasion, during a military parade in Beijing on September 3. The day marked the 80th anniversary of what they call victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan. President Xi Jinping’s speech that day carried a notably more bellicose tone. Ten years…
A US-based church suing Hong Kong International School (HKIS) for allegedly breaching an operating agreement sold three properties in the city for a combined US$22 million in 2019 to pay debts, according to its official media platform. The move prompted Hong Kong’s Lutheran church to suspend its partnership with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) that…
Hong Kong passengers have been left in limbo and disappointed after shipbuilding issues forced the maiden voyage of Disney’s latest cruise ship in Singapore to be delayed, with some struggling to manage pre-booked flights and hotel rooms. Disney Adventure, a new cruise ship being built and operated by Disney Cruise Line, was originally set to…