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According to recent media reports, China has instructed state-owned banks to reduce their holdings of US Treasuries further, thereby accelerating a long-standing diversification of its foreign exchange reserves. US Treasury data indicate that China’s holdings have declined from more than $1.3 trillion in the early 2010s to approximately $680-to-$780 billion by the end of 2025….

The most prophetic post I’ve ever written wasn’t about economics — well, not directly at least. It was about military technology. I’m not much of an expert in that subject, but I managed to make some predictions that were unpopular at the time but which have been borne out spectacularly in the years since. The…

Hong Kong’s jobless rate edged up by 0.1 percentage point over the past three months to 3.9 per cent after holding steady since the August to October period last year, with unemployment rising in the insurance, construction and finance sectors. But labour authorities expressed optimism, saying the growing economy would support the job market going…

Federal authorities on Monday announced the arrests of four alleged members of an extremist group who are suspected of planning coordinated bombing attacks on New Year’s Eve across Southern California. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed the FBI has foiled a bomb plot targeting multiple targets, including immigration agents and vehicles, in Los Angeles and Orange…

A 56-year-old man has died in a suspected electrical fire that ripped through a high-rise flat in Hong Kong’s northwest New Territories, prompting the evacuation of around 320 residents. Police said on Sunday that the man was taken to Pok Oi Hospital, where he was later certified dead. A 54-year-old woman found at the scene…

Malaysia’s Zus Coffee has filed a police report to protect the privacy and well-being of an employee who was verbally abused and splashed with coffee by a customer in a recent viral video. The local coffee chain said the employee involved has been given paid time off to recover from the traumatising incident. “The police…