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AdvertisementUS-China relationsChinaDiplomacyChina’s US envoy says world faces ‘stark choice’ as 2026 opens with instabilityXie Feng barely mentions Donald Trump by name but draws contrast between Washington’s recent actions and Chinese-led stability
Reading Time:3 minutesWhy you can trust SCMP3Mark Magnierin New YorkPublished: 2:00pm, 16 Jan 2026Updated: 2:04pm, 16 Jan 2026China’s top diplomat in the United States delivered a sharply worded rebuke on Thursday over US President Donald Trump’s tumultuous approach to global relations, laying out a stark choice between a world informed by China-led stability and one battered by Washington.
Chinese ambassador Xie Feng’s comments to the 1,000-member China General Chamber of Commerce come two weeks into Trump’s second year of his latest term in the White House.The past fortnight has already seen the Trump administration abduct Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro; threaten Greenland, Mexico, Colombia and Cuba; pull the US out of 61 international..

Dates advance for Indians in employment category visas in December. US visa bulletin for December has good news for Indians as there has been some forward movement for EB-2 and EB-3 final action dates for Indians. For Indian applicants in the EB-1 category, Final Action Date advances 1 month with a cut-off date of March 15, 2022. In the EB-2 category, Final Action Date advances 1 month 14 days with a cut-off date of May 15, 2013. In the EB-3 category, Final Action Date advances 1 month with a cut-off date of September 22, 2013.Dates for Filing Applications remain unchanged for EB-1 category with a cut-off date of April 15, 2023; EB-2 category Filing Dates remains unchanged with a cut-off date of December 1, 2013; EB-3 category Filing Dates remain unchanged with a cut-off date of August 15, 2014.”A visa must be available before you can take one of the final steps in the process of becoming a lawful permanent resident. Because more prospective immigrants want lawful permanent residency t..

AdvertisementAccidents and personal safetyHong KongLaw and Crime65-year-old Hong Kong woman dies after taxi overturns in early morning crashWoman left trapped after taxi flipped over in collision in Pat Heung, with police later arresting the driver and passenger of the other car
Reading Time:1 minuteWhy you can trust SCMPEdith LinPublished: 2:17pm, 25 Jan 2026Updated: 2:18pm, 25 Jan 2026A 65-year-old Hong Kong woman has died after being trapped inside a taxi that crashed into a private car and overturned early on Sunday, police have said.
A subsequent investigation by the force led to the arrest of the driver and passenger of the car involved in the collision in Pat Heung. They were suspected of possessing offensive weapons after officers found a knife and an extendable baton at the scene.
The crash occurred at around 12.30am when the driver of the taxi travelling along Kam Tin Road towards Yuen Long lost control while making a right turn onto Ying Ho Road. It collided with the car hea..