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Malaysian Indians: A Diminishing Voice in a Changing Nation Beijing official visits Greater Bay Area cities to explore integrating Hong Kong
Beijing’s top official overseeing Hong Kong and Macau affairs has concluded a five-day fact-finding trip to three mainland Chinese cities in the Greater Bay Area…
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What do China’s new ‘correct view’ rules for local Communist Party officials mean?
China’s leadership has passed new rules on the work carried out by local committees of the ruling Communist Party and called for upholding a “correct…
Time to confront folly of Iran war and irrational US spending
After eight decades of relative peace following the end of World War II, we now find ourselves in the midst of the Russian invasion of…
As Philippines battles fuel crisis, will Marcos postpone Asean summit?
Philippine lawmakers have implored President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr to postpone this year’s Asean summit, as the country grapples with soaring fuel prices amid a global…
Hong Kong home prices surge to near 2-year high, but Iran war clouds outlook
Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices rose 1.6 per cent in February, marking the 11th straight month of positive movement for the residential property segment, as…
A way out for the US and Iran? The diplomatic path that could prove China right
Nuclear containment and regional ceasefires are the most viable entry points for potential negotiations between Washington and Tehran, according to a prominent Chinese expert on…