World News by Wild Rose

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Honduras targets Chinese shops, state builder as president sits on Taiwan pledge Honduran migration officials have summoned or placed under review 41 Chinese nationals after inspecting shops in the capital and a hospital being built...

Eighty Honduras soldiers, 20 of them military police, are in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for about two months of security training in the United States. The post 80 Honduras Soldiers Train in Mississippi appeared first on The Rio Times.

A plain guide to the Honduras economy in 2026: its biggest banks, state companies, exporters and family groups, and what each means for US readers. The post Who Runs Honduras’s Economy, the Key Players in 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Honduras remittances passed US$10 billion this year, with US$10.1 billion received by 1 October, 11.3% above 2025, central bank figures show. The post Honduras Remittances Top US$10 Billion appeared first on The Rio Times.

Honduras geopolitics in October 2026: US trade and tariffs, the China and Taiwan question, the EU, Israel, the Gulf, India and BRICS, with dated facts. The post Honduras Geopolitics Explained 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Honduran migration officials have summoned or placed under review 41 Chinese nationals after inspecting shops in the capital and a hospital being built by a state-owned contractor from China in the south of the country. Teams from the National Migration Institute, working with police and intelligence officers, interviewed 86 Chinese citizens at 54 shops in Comayaguela, Tegucigalpa’s twin city and main commercial district, and told 25 of them to report for further document checks. Migration...

Honduran migration officials have summoned or placed under review 41 Chinese nationals after inspecting shops in the capital and a hospital being built by a state-owned contractor from China in the south of the country. Teams from the National Migration Institute, working with police and intelligence officers, interviewed 86 Chinese citizens at 54 shops in Comayaguela, Tegucigalpa’s twin city and main commercial district, and told 25 of them to report for further document checks. Migration...

Honduras holds 1.7 percent of Latin America's people and 0.5 percent of its output, yet its blocs, US ties and Taiwan choice carry weight. The post Honduras in Latin America, Its Role, Weight and Alliances appeared first on The Rio Times.

How Honduras relates to Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Belize: borders, court rulings, trade, rivers and regional bodies, as of October 2026. The post Honduras and Its Neighbours in Central America appeared first on The Rio Times.

Honduras' Supreme Court named two judges on 16 October for ex-president Hernández's migration alert and a corruption file; no ruling yet. The post Honduras Sends Hernández Alert to 2 Judges appeared first on The Rio Times.

Honduras found the ex-director of its seized-assets agency guilty of breach of duty over lost jewelry worth about US$47,300. Sentencing is set for 3 November. The post Honduras Convicts Ex-Chief Over Lost Jewelry appeared first on The Rio Times.

Honduras is due to open its sixth and final IMF review next week and seeks about US$120 million, with the state power utility under scrutiny. The post Honduras Seeks US$120M in Final IMF Review appeared first on The Rio Times.

Three people were shot dead on Tuesday in La Labor, western Honduras, after household members reportedly tried to stop a lodger from taking a young woman. The post Honduras Shooting Kills 3 at Village Home appeared first on The Rio Times.

An international arbitration ruling spared Honduras from a US$460 million claim by a Mexican investor, a win for the Asfura government and foreign capital. The post Honduras Wins Arbitration Over US$460 Million Claim appeared first on The Rio Times.

A State Department notice published on 7 October makes migrants in Honduras eligible for US migrant aid, as Honduras takes non-Honduran deportees. The post Honduras Among 9 Nations Eligible for US Migrant Aid appeared first on The Rio Times.

Honduras holds its diesel price at US$5.72 a gallon for 30 days from 5 October by absorbing a road levy, while petrol and kerosene prices rise again. The post Honduras Diesel Price Frozen for 30 Days at US$5.72 as Petrol Rises appeared first on The Rio Times.

In Honduras, the government has placed 80% of the country under a red alert because of the extreme drought. The post El Niño drought could drive US-bound migration from Honduras appeared first on Latin America Reports.

Honduras’s telecoms regulator Conatel says a draft cybersecurity law could reach Congress by the end of 2026, alongside a planned state centre to respond to cyber attacks and a push to join the Budapest Convention. The post Honduras Plans Cybersecurity Law for Congress by End-2026, Regulator Says appeared first on The Rio Times.

Fuel-price protests in northern Honduras now affect the distribution and sale of goods beyond transport, the civil-society group ASJ warned on 1 October, as Congress opened new talks and the fuel subsidy passed double its 2026 budget. The post Honduras Watchdog: Fuel Protests Hurt Trade as Subsidy Tops US$48 Million appeared first on The Rio Times.

The Honduras doctors strike is in its fourth week. The health ministry says 6,480 of 6,850 doctors are now paid; the doctors' college disputes the list. The post Honduras Doctors Strike Enters Fourth Week as Ministry Says 95% Have Been Paid appeared first on The Rio Times.

Who is Nasry Asfura? A guide to Honduras's president: the builder-mayor, his disputed win, Trump ties, the gang crackdown and what it means for investors. The post Who Is Nasry Asfura? Honduras’s President, His Turn to Washington and What Comes Next appeared first on The Rio Times.