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After two decades of quiet perseverance, Hong Kong boccia player John Loung finally struck gold at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Loung’s story of endurance has earned him a place as a finalist in this year’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards in the perseverance category. Co-organised by the South China Morning Post and Sino Group,…
Pakistan and Afghan officials were holding peace talks in Qatar on Saturday, a day after Islamabad launched air strikes that killed at least 10 people in Afghanistan and broke a ceasefire that had brought two days of calm to the border. The strikes targeted what Pakistan security sources said was a militant group linked to…
In an era when ASEAN’s unity is often described more as symbolism than substance, the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) stands out as an ambitious vision that could finally bring tangible integration to Southeast Asia. Conceived more than two decades ago, the APG aims to connect the power systems of the ten ASEAN member states through…
A Chinese-born businessman sanctioned by the US and UK for alleged human trafficking through a Cambodian-based cybercrime empire and scam farm has operations in Hong Kong and a related company owns an office building in the city, the Post has found. The discovery followed an announcement by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control, which…
The drums of military escalation are beating louder in Washington. As the conflict in Gaza continues to rage, there are growing calls—some whispered in policy circles, others shouted from political podiums—for direct US military involvement. Already, approximately 200 US troops have been deployed to Israel to monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza. These forces, specializing…
For Krislyn Massey, it all began with late nights watching Japanese anime as a child. That sparked a discovery of Chinese novels and a deep interest in studying Asia – an unlikely path for someone who grew up in a conservative family in Houston, Texas. She began learning Japanese and getting involved in student-run educational…
The upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit was intended to showcase South Korea’sclaim to leadershipon a range of issues from free trade, digital and artificial intelligence, and democracy. Instead, the Lee Jae Myung administration finds itself beset by shifting geopolitical winds. Apotential meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, or perhaps…
More than 120 organisations from Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macau have teamed up on over 100 social welfare projects in a bid to foster greater ties within the Greater Bay Area. On Saturday, 45 Hong Kong organisations and 82 counterparts from Guangdong province and Macau signed memorandums of understanding for 101 projects covering areas such…
This article, originally published by Pacific Forum, is republished with permission. Bilateral relations between Japan and South Korea oscillate with alarming regularity. The 1968 dizzying highs of Kim Dae-jung and Keizo Obuchi (1998) have been matched by depressing lows reached a decade ago when Shinzo Abe and Moon Jae-in were in power. A rebound in…
Thousands of residents fled their homes along the Pacific seaboard of the Philippines on Saturday as Tropical Storm Fengshen made landfall, triggering warnings of coastal flooding. The storm barrelled into the municipality of Gubat at the southeastern tip of the main island of Luzon late afternoon, with gusts of up to 80km (50 miles) an…
