US President Donald Trump reportedly opposed a stopover in New York by Taiwan’s president, says China visit under consideration. Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te has cancelled a trip to three allies in Central and South America after a planned stopover in the United States was reportedly nixed by his US counterpart, Donald Trump. Lai was…
A failed campaign in Taiwan to unseat lawmakers has handed Beijing and the island’s opposition new ammunition against President Lai Ching-te, potentially deepening a political deadlock that prevents his government from strengthening defenses against China. All 24 Kuomintang lawmakers survived recall votes over the weekend, dealing a blow to Lai’s Democratic Progressive Party and its…
Beijing has criticised Taiwan’s failed recall vote as a “political manipulation” that was “completely contrary” to the will of the people. In Saturday’s vote, all 24 lawmakers from the Beijing-friendly Kuomintang (KMT) survived the recall attempt backed by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Chen Binhua, a spokesman for mainland China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, criticised…
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has pledged to adopt innovative thinking to make the city a “preferred travel destination”, following a 12 per cent increase in tourist arrivals during the first half of the year. Latest figures by the Hong Kong Tourism Board showed that the city welcomed about 3.48 million visitors in June,…
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has pledged to adopt innovative thinking to make the city a “preferred travel destination”, following a 12 per cent increase in tourist arrivals during the first half of the year. Latest figures by the Hong Kong Tourism Board showed that the city welcomed about 3.48 million visitors in June,…
Voting has started in a recall election that could see the unseating of dozens of opposition Kuomintang lawmakers. Polls have opened in Taiwan’s high-stakes recall election that could give President William William Lai Ching-te’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) control of parliament, and send what his supporters describe as a strong rebuke to China. Saturday’s polls…
A Hong Kong Airlines plane had a close encounter with another aircraft on the runway after landing at Taoyuan airport in Taiwan on Friday in what appears to have been a blunder by air traffic controllers. The Hong Kong-based carrier later denied some Taiwanese media reports that its aircraft had landed on the wrong runway….
A Hong Kong Airlines plane had a close encounter with another aircraft on the runway after landing at Taoyuan airport in Taiwan on Friday in what appears to have been a blunder by air traffic controllers. The Hong Kong-based carrier later denied some Taiwanese media reports that its aircraft had landed on the wrong runway….
Home » Philippines Travel News » Around 100 Flights Cancelled as Typhoon Co-May Slams Manila, La Union, Ilocos Sur in Philippines, Disrupting Travel Across China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Rest of Asia Friday, July 25, 2025 Some 100 flights were cancelled mostly in the Philippines as Typhoon Co-May pummeled parts of the Philippines including Manila, La Union,…
Hong Kong is poised to play an invaluable role in sustainable development by capitalising on its strengths in green finance given mainland China’s status as a leader in advanced green technologies, a top American economist has said. Jeffrey Sachs, an economics professor and director of the Centre for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, also said…