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1. New Hong Kong lawmaker Julia Lau vows to strengthen risk oversight after Tai Po fire

   Strengthening risk oversight in major maintenance projects in the wake of the deadly Tai Po fire is a top priority for Hong Kong lawmaker Julia Lau Man-kwan, who represents the architectural, surveying, planning and landscape sector. In an interview with the Post, Lau, who is also president of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, pledged to ensure proper use of public funds in government works...

2. Fair or foul? Malaysia struggles to stomach its US trade pact

   Janice, a Kuala Lumpur-based food entrepreneur and chef, is in a foul mood as she laments the inferior quality and taste of US-produced chicken and eggs. Yet she concedes that she may have to stomach this unwelcome change in the local poultry market, at least for now. Malaysia is bracing itself for a surge in American poultry shipments under an “agreement on reciprocal trade” signed with...

3. Trump orders Chinese-linked firm HieFo to divest US chip assets, cites national security

   US President Donald Trump has ordered the forced divestment of semiconductor-related assets acquired by HieFo Corporation, a Delaware-registered company, which he said is controlled by a Chinese citizen, citing national security risks. In an executive order (EO) issued under the Defence Production Act, Trump on Friday said there was “credible evidence” that HieFo’s acquisition of New...

4. Zelensky proposes appointing First Deputy PM Fedorov as Ukraine’s new defence minister

   Ukrainian President ‌Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday proposed appointing ‍First Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov as the country’s new defence minister, praising his abilities in developing ⁠the drones and digitalisation needed for the country’s defence. Fedorov also served as minister of digital transformation and his appointment must be approved by parliament. He is to replace Denys...

5. China’s biopharma sector ‘in prime position to challenge US leadership’

   China’s biopharmaceutical sector is said to have entered an “innovation 2.0” phase as it moves to a commercialisation mindset that could see it sideline global competitors and outpace the US – despite restrictive trade policies. In recent years, innovative drug development in the world’s second-largest pharmaceutical market has rapidly approached – and in some cases surpassed – that of the...

6. Can Europe survive its crippling paralysis?

   By any measure, 2025 will be remembered as a tipping point. Violent armed conflict escalated in many areas, notably Ukraine, Israel-Gaza-Iran-Lebanon, Pakistan-India, Thailand-Cambodia, Venezuela, Sudan, Ethiopia and Myanmar. It was also among the three hottest years on record and one of the most expensive for natural disaster costs. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump’s tariff wars inflicted...

7. Owner of Swiss bar where New Year fire killed 40 insists safety norms were followed

   The owner of the bar in a Swiss ski resort town ravaged by a deadly fire during New Year’s Eve celebrations insisted to Swiss media on Friday that safety norms had been followed. Jacques Moretti, a Frenchman who manages the Le Constellation bar with his wife Jessica, told the Tribune de Geneve daily that the establishment had faced “three inspections in 10 years”. “Everything was done according...

8. 2 dead as 6.5-magnitude quake shakes Mexico City and beach resort

   A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico on Friday, interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum’s first press briefing of the new year as seismic alarms sounded. At least two people died. The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.5 and its epicentre was near the town of San Marcos in the southern state of Guerrero near the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, according to Mexico’s national...

9. Trump to meet US’ China envoy after call with Japan PM Takaichi as Taiwan drills conclude

   US President Donald Trump is meeting US Ambassador to China David Perdue at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Friday, rounding off a day of diplomacy that began with a call with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The engagements come at a delicate moment for the administration as it seeks to align its “America first” regional approach amid a deepening diplomatic rift between Tokyo and...

10. Angelina Jolie visits Egyptian side of Gaza’s Rafah crossing to meet aid volunteers

    Hollywood star Angelina Jolie on Friday visited the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing into Gaza, where she spoke to members of the Red Crescent and truck drivers ferrying humanitarian aid, Agence France-Presse journalists said. Accompanied by an American delegation and greeted by former and current officials, Jolie said she was “honoured” to meet aid volunteers at the crossing. A Red Crescent...