Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said there’s a lack of strategic trust between the superpowers due to tensions over Taiwan, which is the ‘reddest of red lines for Beijing’.

Under India’s TB eradication scheme, individuals and organisations can ‘adopt’ TB patients and send them a parcel of nutrient-rich food each month to help speed up their recovery.

Analysts say Putin’s threat to use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine could involve deployment of ‘tactical’ bombs aimed at frightening Kyiv into surrender.

The president said Manila, which wants to strengthen ties with both the US and China, do not subscribe to the old Cold War ‘spheres of influence.’

Echoing the situation in Hong Kong last year, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Macau may lose all Taiwanese staff if they do not sign pledge.

A woman who goes by the pseudonym Lailai believes she was able to track down the village her ancestors lived in before they moved to Taiwan 300 years ago.

Professor Ivan Hung says city could do away with recently revealed ‘0+3’ arrangement if proportion of imported cases among monthly virus tally remains below 5 per cent.

The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in custody of the morality police and the ensuing deadly protests over women’s rights have reminded the Iranian diaspora of “terrible memories” of life with the morality police in Iran.

A yet-to-be-named storm is threatening to delay the US space agency’s third attempt to launch the rocket on September 27.

The Shanghai-based live-streaming platform operator has become one of the most shorted US stocks among companies with a market value of US$2 billion or more.

A surge in the US dollar to a fresh record swept aside global currencies, causing the euro to slide to its weakest since 2002, while sterling hit its lowest in 37 years.

In a meeting with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, Wong urges Beijing to use its influence on the UN Security Council to end the war in Ukraine.

The storm brought heavy rains, triggered landslides and halted trains in parts of the country.

The Post looks at details of new arrangement and how long it took to reach this point.

China’s botched Covid-19 controls are becoming public anger flashpoints as health duties for local governments become politicised, experts say.

The White House condemned Malpass after he declined to say whether he believed man-made emissions were warming the planet.

SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won says the company has made plans for a number of scenarios as US-China rivalry intensifies, including a military clash over Taiwan.

A total of 462 Hong Kong-listed companies are not earning enough to pay the soaring interest on their loans. These ‘zombie’ companies must find white knights, sell assets or risk bankruptcy.

A US$450 million package to maintain and upgrade Pakistan’s fleet of F-16 fighter jets has analysts questioning Washington’s motives – and whether China was part of the reason the US decided to go ahead with the deal.

‘Tourists are not likely to visit city under such arrangements as they cannot go to restaurants and theme parks in first three days,’ industry leader says.

In article for magazine published by country’s online regulator, Cao Guowei also promises to promote government-affiliated accounts to guide online debate.

Maker of LED packaging equipment has suffered from the impact of Covid-19 and a steep reversal of fortunes for China’s housing market.

Chinese doctors have successfully performed major surgery to remove a rare parasite fetus, described as a ‘serious birth defect’ from a recently born baby boy.

International business groups, industry leaders warn new ‘0+3’ coronavirus restriction will not be enough to lift economy.

The US Fed’s aggressive policy tightening is turning the screws on Asian economies already grappling with geopolitical anxiety and supply-chain disruptions. But in a sea of ailing currencies, Singapore’s has emerged as an outlier.

Jia Yueting’s boardroom battle for Faraday Future comes after his Chinese business empire has been mired in a debt crisis for several years after rapid expansion failed.

The aim is to manufacture an initial fleet by the mid-2030s, the article says; Aukus leaders, meanwhile, say they have made ‘significant progress’ towards Australia acquiring a nuclear-powered submarine.

Manasseh Sogavare tells the UN General Assembly the Solomons had endured ‘a barrage of unwarranted and misplaced criticisms, misinformation and intimidations’.

State media broadcasts interviews and vision of the ex-fighter pilots guiding the PLA Air Force’s UAVs.

The ex-university professor in Texas was accused of concealing his work in China while his team received nearly US$750,000 US federal grants for space research.

Group China calls ‘Asia’s Nato’ comprising US, India, Japan and Australia reiterates ‘multilateral cooperation’ in support of ‘free and open’ region.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discuss Taiwan, Russia and potential cooperation ‘where our interests intersect’.

The storm, which pounded Bermuda with heavy rains and winds, is expected to transform into a massive post-tropical cyclone.

Russia’s war performance reflects badly on China, a major buyer of Russian arms, even as it risks an energy-led recession in Europe that will hurt Chinese trade. But the greater danger is that a war-weakened Russia will expose China’s border as m...

These include rape, torture, executions and confinement of children, says the investigative body, citing evidence gathered in the field.

Researchers in Nanjing say the extreme conditions could become more frequent because of human activities.

Moscow said some employees would be except from the draft to ‘ensure the work of specific hi-tech industries, as well as Russia’s financial system’.

Richer nations must continue tackling Covid-19 as a global problem now, and equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines, treatments and tests worldwide must be maintained, a senior adviser warned.

Travellers will no longer be confined to hotel rooms for quarantine upon arrival in Hong Kong from Monday.

Described as the greatest modern English prose writer by Man Booker Prize judges, Mantel is credited with reenergising historical fiction in her novels.

Think tank’s green paper proposes public housing swap between retired and working age to bring workers closer to city centre.

The decision to end hotel quarantine for travellers have been welcomed, but some experts say it will have little impact while others say it is overdue.

The agriculture ministry says feed crops like soybean meal are the ‘contradiction’ at the heart of China’s food security goals and it must reduce reliance on imports to achieve agricultural self reliance.

Residents report facing technical glitches on Cathay Pacific’s website after city announced it would end hotel quarantine starting Monday.

The pound and UK government bonds fell after Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng scrapped the richest earners income tax rate, as Treasury confirms a US$44.17 billion scheme to help protect energy firms.

US and Philippine presidents ‘underscored their support for freedom of navigation and overflight’ in the South China Sea.

Premier Li Keqiang said that China will deepen its reform and opening up to attract more foreign investment amid concerns over the mounting challenges of operating in the world’s second-largest economy.

Residents are overjoyed but are concerned city may take a long time to undo the damage caused by quarantine measures.

Jakarta says that, with the major meeting due soon, ‘we must not be trapped by heated geopolitical dynamics’ and must ensure good results for all, but some wonder if the Russian president will even be inclined to turn up.

State TV said 26 people had been killed since the protests erupted following the funeral of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini who died after being arrested by Tehran morality police for wearing ‘unsuitable attire’.