Press Review

Hong Kong can turn Hung Shui Kiu into a northwest stronghold

More than a decade ago, I argued that Hung Shui Kiu should be conceived as the “northwest stronghold” of Hong Kong, a geographic centre of the New Territories and a…

New Zealand To Invest In Drones, Fleet To Shield Maritime Routes

By Michael Heath May 23, 2026 (Bloomberg) —New Zealand intends to spend about NZ$1.6 billion ($936 million) on drones, ship maintenance and naval upgrades to bolster the island nation’s maritime security...

‘Fjord’ by Romania’s Mungiu wins Palme d’Or at Cannes

Cristian Mungiu’s Norway-set drama about political polarisation Fjord has won the Palme d’Or, handing the Cannes Film Festival’s top honour for the second time to Mungiu, the Romanian director of…

What if China copies Iranian playbook?

The Hormuz toll experiment is not just a Persian Gulf crisis but a live demonstration of how a coastal state can convert military leverage into permanent jurisdictional control. The post…

US Says Its Blockade Against Iran Has Redirected 100 Vessels

By Paul Burkhardt May 23, 2026 (Bloomberg) –US forces have redirected 100 commercial vessels during its six-week-long blockade of Iran’s ports, Central Command said. The mission, supported by more than 200...

Rubio touts US energy on India trip meant to repair ties

One Week After Landmark SCOTUS Ruling: Why Truckload Spot Rates Just Hit All-Time Highs — And Why This Is Only the Beginning

One week ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous 9-0 decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II that is already reshaping the $800-billion-plus truckload brokerage sector. The Court…

Seoul court hearing set for YouTuber over claims against top actor

YouTuber Kim Se-eui allegedly used manipulated screenshots and AI-generated audio files to make false claims about actor Kim Soo-hyun, according to media reports. 

Rubio renews US ties with India after Trump’s China visit

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday called India a natural partner and invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington, turning the page at least rhetorically on friction despite…

The FMCSA finally has a regulator who shows up — and the freight market is responding

By Craig Fuller Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Derek Barrs sat down with me and Matt Leffler in our Chattanooga studio this week for a live taping of Freight…

‘Let’s give it a try’: motion sickness no barrier for Hong Kong’s first astronaut

Lai Ka-ying suffers from motion sickness, cannot stand hot weather, was not a top student and did not speak Mandarin – all of which made the 43-year-old mother of three…

Construction Loans: Building Your Dreams from the Ground Up!

In the world of real estate development, construction loans play a vital role in turning visions into reality. Whether you’re planning to build your dream home or embark on a…

Iran, US could be close to breakthrough in talks for draft deal to end war

Senior US and Iranian officials said on Saturday they could be close to a breakthrough in talks to strike a draft deal to end the war in the Middle East.…

Key Benefits of Walk-In Freezers for Restaurants!

When you open a cafe or a restaurant, there is a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff that needs to be figured out. How big are the ovens going to be? Are…

Israeli far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir banned from French territory

France has ⁠decided to ban Israel’s far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from French territory, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Saturday, adding that this reflected ‌growing anger among governments around…

Gainesville port begins operations with daily rail service to Savannah

Georgia Ports Authority’s Gainesville Inland Port officially opened on May 4, 2026, with crews processing multiple trains and trucks since launch, establishing direct daily rail service between Northeast Georgia’s manufacturing…

Vance and Rubio emerge as early contenders to inherit Trump’s Republican Party

An early glimpse of the battle to succeed US President Donald Trump atop the Republican ticket played out last week in classic Trumpian fashion when Vice-President J.D. Vance was temporarily…

How resource nationalism became the Indo-Pacific’s new geoeconomic weapon

Indonesia transforms commodity trade into an instrument of sovereignty, mirroring the logic behind Hormuz’s selective passage regime: differential access as leverage. The post How resource nationalism became the Indo-Pacific’s new…

Measles outbreak kills more than 500 children in Bangladesh

Jensen Huang says he uses Claude at work and his son runs AI agents at home to manage the family

Jensen Huang fielded a wide-ranging set of questions during his Taiwan visit this week, touching on China market access, rising memory costs, silicon photonics, the LPU versus GPU debate and…