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Opinion | A world on edge is headed for a geopolitical reckoning – in May

Lasting changes could arise from the Trump vs Xi diplomatic chess, EU’s emerging strategy and political flux in Seoul, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

19 Apr 2025 - 5:48AMvideocam

Formula One (F1)

Saudi Arabia could own Formula 1 team soon, kingdom’s motor racing boss says

16 Apr 2025 - 2:27AM

‘Selfish’ UK rebuked for not fully sharing fighter jet tech with Italy, Japan

15 Apr 2025 - 10:35PM

Renewable energy

Asia’s green energy appetite fuels the Gulf’s renewables revolution

As the world transitions, the Gulf’s growing renewable-energy ties with China and Southeast Asia are poised to reshape global power dynamics.

8 Apr 2025 - 5:44PMvideocam

An Emirati man walks beneath photovoltaic panels on a solar farm south of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Photo: AFP

Amnesty says Iran, Iraq and Saudi executed 1,380 people last year

The rights group said that drug-related offences accounted for more than 40 per cent of all executions globally.

8 Apr 2025 - 11:50AMvideocam

Market panic mounts as world scrambles to temper Trump tariffs

US oil prices dropped below US$60 a barrel for the first time since April 2021, even with countries seeking compromise on tariffs.

7 Apr 2025 - 8:38AMvideocam

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Will the free-falling oil price reorder the world’s energy landscape?

Brent crude, the global benchmark, tumbled 13 per cent through Thursday and Friday to just over US$66 a barrel.

5 Apr 2025 - 11:54AM

A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City, on April 2, 2025. Photo: AFP

How cheap imports threaten a weaver of Saudi gowns’ ‘entire life’

Lionel Messi wore a bisht at 2022 World Cup, but the traditional Arab hand-woven gown is under threat. One tailor is passing on his skills.

31 Mar 2025 - 6:15PM

Bangladesh’s ‘remittance warriors’ deliver record US$3 billion boost

The surge in money being sent home by overseas workers is a vote of confidence in Muhammad Yunus’ transitional government, observers say.

1 Apr 2025 - 8:01AMvideocam

Trump planning to visit Saudi Arabia in mid-May: report

Trump has spoken of Saudi Arabia investing upwards of US$1 trillion in the US economy.

31 Mar 2025 - 1:34PM

US President Donald Trump, left, seated with Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the US Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, right, at the White House in Washington on Thursday. Photo: Pool via AP

Hong Kong economy

More galleries from Middle East taking part in Hong Kong’s Art Central

The 10th edition of the art fair will include two galleries from the United Arab Emirates and one from Israel among 108 from across the world.

26 Mar 2025 - 4:20AM

Art Central opens on Wednesday with 108 galleries from around the world taking part. Photo: Eugene Lee

US and Russia hold talks about a potential Ukraine ceasefire

Talks in Saudi Arabia were expected to address a potential pause in Black Sea attacks to ensure safety of commercial shipping.

25 Mar 2025 - 11:56AM

Indonesia set to allow domestic helpers in Saudi Arabia after 10-year ban

Jakarta is expected to send 600,000 domestic helpers and skilled labourers to Saudi Arabia, but rights groups are concerned about the move.

24 Mar 2025 - 7:32PM

Russian negotiators hope for progress at Saudi peace talks

Moscow has rejected a joint US-Ukraine proposal of a 30-day ceasefire, instead suggesting just to halt aerial strikes on energy facilities.

22 Mar 2025 - 8:25PM

Rescue workers clear the rubble of a residential house destroyed by a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia on Friday. Photo:AP

Trump, Putin agree on partial Ukraine ceasefire. Kyiv wants details

Ukraine ceasefire talks set for Sunday in Jeddah after Trump and Russian president hold lengthy phone call.

19 Mar 2025 - 4:00PM

Ukrainian servicemen fire a mortar towards Russian positions at an undisclosed location near Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, on Sunday. Photo: 24th Mechanised Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces/AFP

Banking & finance

Opinion | Like yuan internationalisation, US re-industrialisation is a fairy tale

As long as China keeps its capital account closed and the US keeps its own open, neither will be able to achieve its aim.

16 Mar 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam

Indonesia, Saudi Arabia agree on new labour protections

Indonesia is set to sign an agreement to lift its decade-long moratorium on sending citizens to Saudi Arabia as domestic workers.

15 Mar 2025 - 5:03PM

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Can Indonesia pivot towards the Middle East and diversify from China, US?

With a focus on trade, infrastructure and defence, Indonesia aims to leverage the region’s substantial wealth and cultural ties.

14 Mar 2025 - 9:45PMvideocam

Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto gestures at the launch of a new system for directly transferring allowances to regional public school teachers’ bank accounts in Jakarta on March 13. Photo: AFP

Trump says US delegation headed to Russia after Ukraine ceasefire talks

Moscow’s response will determine next steps after a US-Ukrainian proposal for a 30-day ceasefire.

13 Mar 2025 - 11:05AM

Rubio vows to block ‘antagonistic’ language on Russia at G7 meeting

US wants softer tone on Russia when G7 foreign ministers meet in Quebec from Wednesday.

11 Mar 2025 - 10:05AM

Zelensky in Saudi Arabia as US voices hope for Ukraine peace talks

Tuesday’s crunch Ukraine-US talks will be the first between the two sides since White House blow-up.

11 Mar 2025 - 5:58PMvideocam

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greeting Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo: Saudi Press Agency via AFP

US to assess Ukraine’s peace stance at crunch talks in Saudi Arabia

Top US and Ukrainian officials to meet for the first time since Zelensky’s disastrous White House visit last month.

10 Mar 2025 - 4:06PMvideocam

A soldier of the Alcatraz Battalion, made up of former Ukrainian convicts, participates in tactical infantry training. Photo: EPA-EFE

Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong halal bazaar? New attractions among ideas to lure more Muslim visitors

City’s halal tourism drive sees hotels and restaurants making adjustments to seek Muslim friendly status.

9 Mar 2025 - 9:00AM

Israel-Gaza war

Muslim nations reject Trump’s Gaza plan to remove Palestinians

Foreign ministers backed a plan for an administrative committee of Palestinians to govern the territory to allow reconstruction to go ahead.

8 Mar 2025 - 8:31PM

EU leaders agree to plan to ‘re-arm Europe’ as they rally behind Ukraine

EU leaders back new military spending plans at Ukraine summit, support Zelensky after US aid freeze.

7 Mar 2025 - 3:17PMvideocam

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives for the EU Summit at the European Council building in Brussels. Photo: AP

Israel-Gaza war

Arab states adopt Egyptian alternative to Trump’s ‘Gaza Riviera’

The reconstruction proposal would cost US$53 billion and avoid displacing Palestinians from the enclave, unlike the US plan.

5 Mar 2025 - 2:05PMvideocam

Palestinians spending time on a beach, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City. Photo: Reuters

Opinion | China is ready to be an anchor in a brave new multipolar world

What seems clear from Munich Security Conference talk is an evolution towards a pluralistic world order. We need an effective governance framework.

4 Mar 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Banking & finance

Standard Chartered to open sixth Hong Kong wealth centre, increase headcount

Hong Kong is a key market for the bank to achieve its goal of accumulating US$200 billion of net new money in the next five years.

3 Mar 2025 - 9:33AM

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