China
A sense of crisis has defined Xi’s rule. It will shape China well into the future
World
October 14, 2022
A sense of crisis has defined Xi’s rule. It will shape China well into the future
Hong KongCNN — When Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, he inherited a country at a crossroads. Outwardly, China seemed an unstoppable…
Elon Musk’s unsolicited idea for Taiwan welcomed by Beijing, slammed in Taipei
World
October 10, 2022
Elon Musk’s unsolicited idea for Taiwan welcomed by Beijing, slammed in Taipei
Hong Kong CNN Business — As tensions between China and Taiwan simmer at their highest point in decades, officials in…
China’s holiday spending plunges to seven-year low as zero-Covid batters consumer confidence
World
October 10, 2022
China’s holiday spending plunges to seven-year low as zero-Covid batters consumer confidence
Hong Kong CNN Business — Holiday spending during China’s Golden Week has plunged to its lowest level in seven years,…
Five Hong Kong teenagers sentenced in first security case involving minors
World
October 9, 2022
Five Hong Kong teenagers sentenced in first security case involving minors
Five teenagers with a Hong Kong group advocating independence from Chinese rule were ordered by a judge on Saturday to…
Meta shuts down covert influence campaigns it says were run from China and Russia
Technology
September 28, 2022
Meta shuts down covert influence campaigns it says were run from China and Russia
New York CNN Business — Facebook parent company Meta announced Tuesday it had detected and shut down two separate networks…
Apple is making the iPhone 14 in India as China headaches mount
Technology
September 26, 2022
Apple is making the iPhone 14 in India as China headaches mount
New Delhi CNN Business — Apple has started making its new iPhone 14 in India, as the technology giant looks…
Egyptian, Chinese FMs call for advancing bilateral cooperation
Egypt
September 26, 2022
Egyptian, Chinese FMs call for advancing bilateral cooperation
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi called for advancing bilateral cooperation to wider horizons in the…
Predictive leadership
Opinion
September 23, 2022
Predictive leadership
The mail today brought my much-anticipated copy of “Leadership,” the newest volume of wisdom from that eldest of elder statesmen,…
UAE to launch Rashid rover to the moon in November
Science
September 22, 2022
UAE to launch Rashid rover to the moon in November
The UAE is preparing to launch the first spacecraft called “Rashid” to the moon, from the Kennedy Space Center in…
Foreign minister says Putin throwing more men into “flames of war”
World
September 21, 2022
Foreign minister says Putin throwing more men into “flames of war”
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s declaration of a partial mobilization only throws “more men into the flames” of the conflict, Ukrainian Foreign Minister…