State of the Union

John Tsang lacks budgetary vision for better education in Hong Kong

17 Mar 2013

For policymakers, the question often arises, should policy dictate budgets or should budgets dictate policy? For natural-born political leaders, the former is axiomatic. For Hong Kong policymakers...

2:21AM

Obama vows action against North Korea, flags missile defence upgrade

14 Feb 2013

In his state-of-the-union speech, Obama also urged Congress to pass laws to protect the country's critical infrastructure from cyberattacks, which are a growing concern to the economy and national...

5:12AM

US to launch free trade talks with EU

14 Feb 2013

Answering mounting calls from the European Union to pursue a grand trade pact to spur growth on both sides of the Atlantic, Obama said the proposed treaty would help boost American exports and...

4:53AM

Nato accused of killing 10 Afghan civilians in air strike

13 Feb 2013

A Nato air strike killed 10 civilians Afghan officials said on Wednesday, as Kabul welcomed President Barack Obama’s pledge to withdraw more US troops.

5:37PM

Obama vows to get tough on North Korea after nuclear test

13 Feb 2013

“America will continue to lead the effort to prevent the spread of the world’s most dangerous weapons,” the US president said in the State of the Union address. “The regime in North Korea must...

12:11AM