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Moldova
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Moldova. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Capital
Chișinău
Head of State
President Maia Sandu
Head of Government
Prime Minister Dorin Recean
Ukrainian rescuers working at the site of an overnight Russian attack on a residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. Photo: EPA/State Emergency Service
A broken window of a maternity hospital at the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
A Ukrainian rescuer working at the site of an overnight Russian attack on a residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. Photo: EPA/State Emergency Service
Municipal workers at the site of a Russian missile strike near a maternity hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war

8 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine, maternity clinic damaged

Moscow has stepped up its air ‌war in recent months, deploying more of its faster and harder-to-stop drones.

Ukraine war

Ukraine, Moldova play down Norwegian claim Zelensky’s plane ‘almost hit’ by drone

Ukraine war

Moscow strikes Ukrainian steel plant as Kyiv targets Russian economy

Ukraine war

Russia and Ukraine exchange strikes, leaving 7 dead and dozens injured

Reciprocal strikes hit Belgorod and Kharkiv while drone incidents in Bulgaria and Moldova highlight war spillover.

A clothes shop in Belgorod, Russia damaged during a Ukrainian overnight drone attack. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war

Zelensky proposes meeting Putin in US after Russian leader ‘ignores’ G7 invite

Ukrainian leader said he made the proposal in a call with Trump, suggesting Putin would find the offer of a US meeting ‘harder to refuse’.

United States

Bus driver charged in US crash that killed 5, including family

Bus driver Jing S. Dong, 48, faces manslaughter charges as the US transportation secretary says the native of China does not speak English.

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Hong Kong transport

Hongkong Post’s airmail services to 24 countries affected by strikes in Middle East

Public postal service suspends airmail to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, affecting ‘services transiting through these locations’.

Residents mail parcels at the General Post Office in Central in May 2025. Photo: Elson Li
Ukraine war

10 arrested over Russian plot to kill top Ukrainian officials

Moscow promised to pay the assassins up to US$100,000, depending on the notoriety and influence of the potential victim, prosecutor says.

European Union

‘Work to be done’: EU says it’s not ready to give Ukraine a membership date

Ukraine applied to join the ‌EU days after Russia’s invasion almost four years ago, seeking to anchor itself to the West.

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Ukraine war

Electricity lines between Ukraine, Moldova, Romania fail, with mass outages

The incident, in sub-zero temperatures, prompted a complete shutdown of Kyiv’s metro network and knocked out its water supplies.

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People in Kyiv stand at an entrance to a metro station while trains stopped running due to a blackout on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
European Union

Moldova’s pro-EU party tops polls in elections hit by Russian meddling claims

The small EU candidate nation has long been divided over whether to move closer to Brussels or maintain Soviet-era relations with Moscow.

A supporter of the pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), draped in the Moldovan flag, smiles as he checks partial results on a phone after the polls closed for the parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova on Sunday. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

US, Russia spar over Ukraine war amid calls for ‘killing to stop’

‘If the Russians refuse to negotiate in good faith, I think it’s going to be very, very bad for their country,’ Vance warns.

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United States

Trump announces new tariffs on Brazil, 6 smaller economies

‘Our relationship has been, unfortunately, far from reciprocal,’ letters say, adding alleged deficits are threats to US national security.

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European Union

Moldova’s pro-West president wins run-off after Russia meddling allegations

Overseas voters played a crucial role in the Moldova vote, which was overshadowed by interfering allegations.

Moldova’s President Maia Sandu celebrates with supporters at her campaign headquarters in Chisinau, Moldova on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
European Union

Moldova votes in election, EU referendum in shadow of alleged Russia meddling

The former Soviet republic has accelerated its push to escape Moscow’s orbit and embarked on the long process of EU accession talks.

A Moldovan child casts the ballot of a relative on Sunday during the presidential election and referendum on joining the European Union. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Letters | In the land of the free, there’s another side to free speech

Readers discuss what migrants find at the end of the rainbow, and the wisdom of the South Korean opposition on the Taiwan issue.

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

No Messi repeat? Star names, ticket price revealed for Atletico’s Hong Kong game

Euro 2024 and Copa America stars will appear, host club Kitchee say, raising prospect of seeing likes of World Cup winner Antoine Griezmann.

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Ukraine war

Ukraine starts ‘historic’ EU membership talks amid war with Russia

The start of negotiations is a significant step for Kyiv, but many technical, legal and political hurdles lie ahead.

Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olga Stefanishyna (left) listens to Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib during a press conference at the EU Council building in Luxembourg on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
European Union

EU nations to start membership negotiations with Ukraine, Moldova

The opening of talks sends another strong signal of solidarity with Ukraine on top of the huge financial support provided by the EU.

Hong Kong society

Hongkongers 8km from festival complain about noise although levels within limits

S2O Hong Kong Songkran Music Festival was held at the weekend at the Central harbourfront.

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Crime

Multinational operation breaks up scheme for sabotaging Interpol red notices

The FBI and European crime agencies mounted raids on a group suspected of running a scheme to pay millions of dollars in bribes to officials in return for blocking Interpol red notices.

The Interpol logo at the international police agency headquarters in Lyon, central France. File photo: AP
Israel-Gaza war

Israel could have used smaller weapons against Hamas to avoid Gaza civilian deaths: experts

Defence experts reviewed debris images from an Israeli air strike that ignited a deadly fire in a camp for displaced Palestinians. They said the bombs used were likely US-made.

The aftermath of an Israeli air strike that killed dozens at a tent camp near the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Sunday. Photo: dpa
US-China relations

US urges Nato wariness over China’s support for Russia in Ukraine

Clear that Beijing has ‘picked sides’ by supplying Moscow dual-use components for conflict, says Washington’s envoy to transatlantic security alliance.

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My Take

My Take | Subversive US influence over unrest in Georgia

As in Hong Kong in 2019, the US-funded National Endowment for Democracy has fingerprints all over protests in Tbilisi.

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Ukraine war

Macron reaffirms idea to send troops to Ukraine, warns of ‘hidden Brexiteers’

During an interview with the Economist, Macron said “I’m not ruling anything out”, when asked if he stood by comments earlier this year about the potential to send Western troops to Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated that he did not rule out sending troops to Ukraine, saying the problem “will arise” if Russia breaches Ukraine’s front lines. Photo: AFP
Banking & finance

Letters | What ‘old money’ can learn from ‘new money’– and how Hong Kong can help

Readers compare the attitude of businesses in the Global North and Global South, the next industrial revolution, and China’s electric vehicle makers.

People walk past a board showing the Hang Seng Index in Central, Hong Kong, on January 20. Photo: May Tse
Ukraine war

Zelensky says Ukraine will have to retreat if US fails to give weapons

The president said if there is no US support, ‘we will go back, retreat, step by step, in small steps’.

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Ukraine war

Time could be ripe for a China-led peace proposal to end Ukraine-Russia war

After two years of war, China hasn’t been able to help broker peace in Ukraine. But that could be about to change.

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