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Hong Kong Sevens: Cathay fly-past evokes fond memories of Kai Tak Airport
Contrasting reactions as visitors inside 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium unable to see plane except on live stream.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:
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AIKEYME in action: India counters China with African naval outreach
India’s naval diplomacy focuses on building trust and offering a ‘non-coercive’ alternative to China’s investments, analysts say.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Tehran sit-in dispersed after 48 days outside Iran’s parliament
The protesters were calling for the implementation of a bill imposing tougher penalties on women who refuse to wear the covering.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Why Brussels should listen to Europe’s CEOs who want closer China ties
Amid a hail of US tariffs, a strong showing of CEOs from Europe and UK at China Development Forum reflects a desire to stay invested in China.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Car trouble: is a drop in China-Russia auto shipments a bad omen for trade?
As the US attempts to peel Russia away from China, Moscow and Beijing’s auto trade has slowed. Is Donald Trump’s plan working?
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Man tending grave probed for starting South Korea fires
The fire spread rapidly, killing 30 people and causing widespread damage.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Still reeling from Chinese visitor losses, Thai tourism suffers an earthquake
Post-quake jitters and existing safety concerns expected to cut tourist arrivals by 10-15 per cent in the next two weeks.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Christie’s and Sotheby’s Hong Kong auctions underwhelm as sales slump to 6-year low
The world’s leading auction houses made a combined US$89.2 million, the lowest since autumn 2018, according to data from ArtTactic.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Can the Philippines’ become China’s ‘plus one’ amid South China Sea tensions?
The Philippines’ economic zones chief says Manila is being eyed as ‘the next preferred destination’ for China’s ‘plus-one’ strategy for firms dodging US tariffs.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:2019 social unrest among Hong Kong police’s biggest challenges: outgoing chief
Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu, who retires on Tuesday, recalls ‘unprecedented’ struggle and stress on officers during protests.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:From underdog to genius: Yale computer scientist Sun Huanbo returns to China
A rising star in robotics has returned to his roots, taking up a post as the new head of a key laboratory.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Another Beijing warning over Hutchison’s Panama ports deal
HKMAO shares scathing piece that warns Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s conglomerate against making ‘historic mistakes’.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Largest gallium wafer at lowest cost? How China leads on next-gen semiconductor tech
A world-first N-polar GaN wafer created by Chinese scientists could be a game changer for the semiconductor industry.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:US family visits China counterparts after joyful exchange on RedNote as TikTok refugees
Virtual relationship on social media turns real-life as Mississippi family flies in to cement bond with online Chinese pals.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Actor Shaun Chen’s father dies in Malaysia hit-and-run accident
The car driver fled the scene after hitting the victim who was making his way home on a motorcycle.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong’s ‘Super March’ has brought in 12% more visitors: finance chief
Paul Chan says some overseas VIPs he met noted that the city had regained its former vibrancy and vitality.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Trump says military force not off the table for Greenland after Denmark slams US ‘tone’
The Danish foreign minister said we ‘do not appreciate the tone’ in which Vance criticised Copenhagen’s underinvestment in Greenland’s security.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Prince Harry accused of bullying, harassment by head of charity he set up
The UK royal has quit Sentebale, which he co-founded in honour of Princess Diana, over a dispute with chairwoman Sophie Chandauka.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Is Sara Duterte reinventing herself for a 2028 Philippine presidential run?
Showcasing a kinder image to overseas Filipinos, Sara Duterte-Carpio appears to be positioning herself for a future presidential bid.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Bringing the forgotten weavers back into the rich tapestry of Indian textiles
Curators are finding new ways to spotlight India's rich textile traditions in unique ways.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:What’s in a Chinese name: scientists fight for identity when forced to use Latin alphabet
Chinese researchers seek ways to be distinguished in a world where their work is not published using their Mandarin name.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Finland President Alexander Stubb boosts ties with Trump with round of golf in Florida
The meeting comes a day after Trump’s VP J.D. Vance accused Denmark – Finland’s close ally – of doing a poor job keeping Greenland safe.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Hamas agrees to Gaza ceasefire proposal from Egypt and Qatar
Israel, which has not yet agreed to the proposal, continued its military strikes on Saturday, killing at least 20 Palestinians.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Tariffs have a Laffer curve, too
Legend has it that the supply-side revolution – Ronald Reagan’s 1981 cut in the US top income tax rate to 40% from 70%– began in a Washington restaurant, when economist Arthur Laffer drew his eponymous curve on a cocktail napkin for then White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dick Cheney. At a tax rate of […] The post Tariffs have a Laffer curve, too appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Chinese-American woman thanks Trump after being released by Taliban in Afghanistan
Faye Hall says Afghan women held in Taliban jails see the US president as their ‘saviour’ and are waiting for him to free them too.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Japan chain shuts eateries after pests found in food
Sukiya announced the temporary closure after customers found an insect and a rat in their food.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Japan chain shuts shops after pests found in food
Sukiya announced the temporary closure after customers found an insect and a rat in their food.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Top US vaccine official quits, slams Trump health chief RFK Jnr’s ‘misinformation and lies’
The Food and Drug Administration’s Peter Marks oversaw the agency’s rapid review and approval of Covid-19 jabs during the pandemic.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Myanmar quake toll passes 1,600 as people dig for survivors with bare hands
An acute lack of equipment, patchy communications and wrecked roads are hampering the search for survivors.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Myanmar junta continues air strikes after devastating earthquake
A UN Special Rapporteur tells BBC it is "nothing short of incredible" that the military would "drop bombs when you are trying to rescue people".
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Stadium bosses brush aside complaints as failures take shine off Hong Kong Sevens
Concession stands again run out of food and drinks while customers wait 45 minutes or more to be served on second day of Sevens at Kai Tak Stadium.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong issues cold weather warning, with mercury set to fall to 12 degrees
Temperatures expected to range between 12 and 16 degrees on Sunday.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Hundreds of thousands protest again in Istanbul to support imprisoned mayor
After Ekrem Imamoglu, a rival to the president, was this month detained on charges many saw as politically motivated, nationwide protests erupted.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Comac C949: China unveils quiet supersonic jet with 50% longer range than Concorde
As global supersonic air travel looks set to begin its second act, China could be quietly leading the boom.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:‘Got it wrong’: ex-Church of England head Justin Welby admits fault in abuse scandal
Justin Welby resigned last year after a report found the church covered up a 1970s serial abuse case and that he later failed to report the abuses.
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