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POLITICSMalaysia’s Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on Friday called for the general election to be held immediately, in the once-dominant Malay party’s clearest indication yet that it was looking beyond the country’s current governing alliance ahead of the next election. The call comes as Umno deepens…
POLITICSThai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has come under intense social media scrutiny after photos resurfaced showing him wearing a high-value amulet created by a senior monk now at the centre of a fraud and sex scandal. The photos were taken in October 2023 while Anutin – then serving as deputy…
POLITICSA secondary school in southern China has faced significant backlash since implementing a quota that restricts students to using the toilet only once during class for the entire term. This toilet policy was highlighted in a photo reportedly taken by a teacher at Ruyuan County High School in…
POLITICSAny sign of domestic violence must never be dismissed, with families, friends and neighbours urged to step in and help without judging victims, Malaysia’s Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Lim Hui Ying said on Thursday. Lim said support should be given carefully, prioritising…
POLITICSUS President Donald Trump and Vice-President J.D. Vance wrapped up the Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention on Thursday night with promises of an America “greater than ever before”, aiming to secure crucial swing voters ahead of November’s battle for Congress. “You got to get out and…
POLITICSWe have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Beijing tells Manila to ‘stop…
POLITICSIsrael said Thursday it demolished key tunnels built by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group beneath the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, triggering a 4.1 magnitude tremor. Agence France-Presse journalists in the area heard several explosions. In a video shared by Israeli Defence…
POLITICSIn the second of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September 16, Elizabeth Cheung and Vivian Au drill down on what’s holding back the Northern Metropolis. Read part one here. For employees of surgical robotics company Yuanhua Tech, travelling…
POLITICSThis article was first published on September 12, 2001. America’s nightmare by Greg Torode in Washington President George W. Bush this morning (September 12, 2001) told the United States that thousands had lost their lives after two hijacked airliners destroyed New York’s World Trade Centre and…
POLITICSAmerican artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic has accused its Chinese AI rivals DeepSeek and Moonshot on Thursday of covertly routing customer requests to its Claude models, then showing users the responses as if they were from their own models. The new allegations mark a further escalation…
POLITICSVenezuela’s former first lady wants to be let out of jail while she and her husband await trial on US drug-trafficking charges. Cilia Flores, the wife of ex-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, “deserves the opportunity to await her trial while on home confinement” while dealing with a heart…
POLITICSBeijing is weighing plans to send a group of top tech, electric vehicle and aerospace executives to accompany Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington later this month, as the two sides race to finalise details for the closely watched visit. The South China Morning Post first reported on August…
POLITICSUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio held talks in Peru on Thursday on countering Beijing’s growing footprint around the strategic Chancay megaport, drawing a sharp response from China’s embassy in Lima, which defended its investments and took aim at Washington’s strict visa rules. Rubio met President…
POLITICSCanada has agreed to a C$350 million (US$254 million) aid package for Kyiv to acquire air defence interceptors, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday, after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Kyiv is running critically low on US-made Patriot interceptors capable of stopping…
POLITICSU.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday, Sept. 9, he believes the war with Iran will end “immediately” after the November midterm elections, adding that Iran “can’t hold out any longer.” For more, check out our exclusive content on CGTN Now and subscribe to our weekly newsletter, The China…
POLITICSA former vice-president of Hong Kong’s stock exchange operator has been charged by the city’s corruption watchdog with allegedly failing to comply with a statutory order to declare his assets during a probe. Geoffrey Tong Po‑hang, 39, former vice-president of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing…
POLITICSKey witnesses are expected to testify in Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies’ landmark criminal case on Thursday in Brooklyn, New York, as it enters its second day of testimony. It comes after a US government lawyer told federal jurors on the opening day that Huawei engaged in criminal…
POLITICSUS wholesale inflation picked up more than expected in August, government data showed Thursday, driven by higher energy costs in the month – particularly for diesel – as the US war with Iran continued. Rising prices at the pump are squeezing US households and businesses weeks ahead of key midterm…
POLITICSThe widening yield spread between Chinese and American government bonds is unlikely to trigger catastrophic capital flight from China, according to investment executives at Marsh Investment, who attribute the record spread to the United States’ fiscal pressures and global macro trends rather than a…
POLITICSFrom Spanish ham and Malaysian durians to Nepalese wool felt and African handicrafts, a growing range of overseas products is finding its way into the hands of Chinese consumers. At the imported commodities market of Yiwu International Trade City in east China's Zhejiang Province, some 150,000…
POLITICSAn international alliance aimed at countering cross-border telecom and cyber fraud was established on Thursday. Representatives from 46 founding countries, 34 observer countries and four international organizations, including the United Nations and Interpol, attended the inaugural conference in…
POLITICSChina's National Development and Reform Commission has held a roundtable with senior executives from more than 60 US companies operating in China. The companies, spanning technology, industry and consumer goods, discussed the business environment, policy support and prospects for future investment.
POLITICSChinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, from September 12 to 13 at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday. Over the past two decades, BRICS has grown into a major platform for cooperation…