There is this old British chestnut that says justice must not only be done, but must be seen to be done. Justice has been amply served in the 20-year sentence handed down to former media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, but it has not been seen to be done in many quarters, especially in the West….
Hong Kong lawmaker Duncan Chiu owns 54 properties at home and overseas, more than any of the other 89 lawmakers, a review of their declaration of interests shows. But Chiu indicated that he is considering selling his properties in the West, citing geopolitical risks and his limited time for managing them. Chiu, the son of…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has given a strict warning about the Ukraine war, saying that Moscow will only end the operation “after achieving its goals”. Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during an interview at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday,(AP) In an interview with India Today, Putin criticised the West, saying that Russia did not…
December 01, 2025 8:53 AM EST | Source: China Newswire Beijing, China–(Newsfile Corp. – December 1, 2025) – On Monday, China News Service (CNS) promoted A Tour by a French Youth: Encountering Global Dreams on Shanghai West Bund, spotlighting his witness of the area’s remarkable transformation from the site of a century-old cement plant…
Hardeep Singh Nijja. (File Image) British intelligence intercepts reportedly helped Canada draw links between India and the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, according to a new documentary released this week. The Bloomberg Originals documentary, Inside the Deaths that Rocked India’s Relations with the West, claims that a UK intelligence agency — believed to…
The world today is more unsettled and volatile than ever. The war in Ukraine has become Europe’s largest conflict since World War II. Tensions between Israel and Iran cast a heavy shadow over the Middle East. Taiwan issues spark new threats almost daily. The gap between Europe and the United States is becoming increasingly evident….
The United States formally determined in January 2021 that China’s actions in Xinjiang constitute genocide, according to the US State Department. Photo : AP Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Urumqi in late September to mark the 70th anniversary of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, according to Reuters. The trip was heavily publicised by state broadcaster…
A former top diplomat from Singapore has warned of a flood of fake information in the era of artificial intelligence and called for the protection of integrity in education, as he was conferred an honorary doctoral degree in Hong Kong. Professor Kishore Mahbubani, a renowned specialist in geopolitics and past president of the United Nations…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has once again started the debate around collapsing population. In a stark warning post shared on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) Musk wrote, “There will be no West if this continues.” Musk shared the post in response to a post shared by an X user. An X user…
Hong Kong needs to develop its “geopolitical instincts” to navigate the US-China rivalry amid the broader global shift in power from the West to the East, a former top diplomat from Singapore has said. Kishore Mahbubani, who previously served as Singapore’s permanent representative to the United Nations and president of the UN Security Council, also…