There was no joint statement out of Trump’s China trip today. But there might as well have been. In one of the most secretive spaces in Chinese politics, the walled compound where China’s top leaders live and work, the number of cameras and journalists granted access at the start of the bilateral tea this morning…
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reaffirmed its “firm support” for Hong Kong’s judicial authorities when asked whether Beijing would consider releasing jailed former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying ahead of US President Donald Trump’s three-day state visit starting Wednesday. “[Jimmy] Lai Chee-ying is the principal mastermind and perpetrator behind the riots that shook Hong…
President Donald Trump on Sunday said that US is closely monitoring Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium, adding that Washington would know if anyone approached the site and will “blow them up.” President Donald Trump on Sunday said that US is closely monitoring Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium, (Bloomberg) “We’ll get that at some point… We…
In an unprecedented act of defiance, Beijing has ordered Chinese businesses to ignore the United States’ sanctions against Iran. Chairman Xi Jinping is due to meet President Donald Trump for personal talks in the coming days. And a lot has changed since their last Beijing soiree in 2017. Trade is a deeply entrenched battleground between…
Hong Kong should develop its shipping insurance and management capabilities, among other areas, to strengthen its status as a global maritime hub amid intensifying geopolitical tensions, former city leader Leung Chun-ying has said. Leung, in his capacity as co-founder and honorary adviser to the Hong Kong Chamber of Shipping, said in a wide-ranging interview last…
As the tensions between the United States and Iran continue over the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf has claimed that Washington is “bragging about holding the cards.” Iranian parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf is also the key negotiater with the US amid the stalled peace talks in Pakistan…
Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect who fired a gunshot at a security officer at White House Correspondents’ Dinner, mocked the security arrangements at the Washington Hilton hotel in a manifesto he had sent to his family minutes before the incident. He described himself as the “Friendly Federal Assassin” in the letter, and said he wanted…
Hong Kong authorities launched 18 joint operations against illicit refuelling stations this year amid a global energy price surge, with the customs chief noting the practice has become increasingly common in urban areas. But Commissioner for Customs and Excise Chan Tsz-tat said on Saturday that despite the upwards trend, illegal refuelling was not widespread locally….
Washington, US Vice President J D Vance is likely to travel to Islamabad on Tuesday for peace talks with Iran to end the seven-week war, according to a media report. Vance likely to travel to Islamabad on Tuesday: report On Monday, US President Donald Trump told The New York Post that the Vance-led delegation was…
The escalating standoff over the critical choke point threatened to deepen the energy crisis roiling the global economy and push the two countries toward renewed conflict, even as mediators expressed confidence that a new deal was within reach. The strait is closed until the U.S. blockade is lifted, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard navy said Saturday night….