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European Union trade ministers discussed extending negotiations with Beijing beyond automobiles to other industries on Oct. 23, as the bloc considers further measures to counter...
Volvo Cars announced plans on Oct. 23 to eliminate approximately 2,500 more positions worldwide after its third quarter revenue in China nearly halved and the...
Typhoon Champi left one person dead and 350 injured in Taiwan, disrupting air and rail travel and forcing a change to a military vessel’s port...
South Korea called for direct military talks with North Korea on Friday, in a bid to resolve burgeoning tensions between the two nations.Seoul said it...
Japan said on Friday it will set up a team to simulate cyberattacks using artificial intelligence to identify and address critical vulnerabilities in PHP, a...
The Yarlung Tsangpo river in Linzhi, Tibet, on June 4, 2021. Kevin Frayer/Getty ImagesAn earthquake of magnitude 7 struck China’s southwestern region of Tibet at...
The Yarlung Tsangpo river in Linzhi, Tibet, on June 4, 2021. Kevin Frayer/Getty ImagesAn earthquake of magnitude 7 struck China’s southwestern region of Tibet at...
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Published: 12:00pm, 24 Oct 2026Updated: 3:30pm, 24 Oct 2026At this time of year, Fatima Ramos would normally be preparing her balikbayan boxes. Overseas Filipinos typically fill these boxes with gifts, clothes, food and household items to send to their loved ones back home in the Philippines for Christmas.Ramos has previously sent the tax-exempt parcels to her family and Philippine charity organisations from Abu Dhabi, where she is a domestic worker.Now back in the Philippines, Ramos is seeking answers about the parcels she sent last year, some of which arrived severely damaged while others remain missing.“I got one of my boxes,...
Published: 3:04pm, 24 Oct 2026Updated: 3:26pm, 24 Oct 2026Hong Kong authorities should act as a “visible hand” to break down barriers erected by vested interests...
Israel’s military launched an operation in the occupied West Bank on Friday it said would last several days and include searches and building demolitions, after...
The former father-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung rented a village house flat under false pretences and bought a meat mincer and...
China is challenging India’s long-held dominance of the African market for antimalarial drugs in 12 of the continent’s hardest-hit countries, according to a new study.Last...
About 16,000 Hong Kong residents have signed up for a joint exam to drive taxis or ride-hailing cars, the transport chief has said.Speaking on a...
Drinking water has been scarce for over a decade in Taiz, but the problem has reached crisis levels in recent weeks as Iran-backed Houthi rebels...
Hong Kong customs officers seized 600 million illicit cigarette sticks in the first three quarters of this year, the department chief has said as he...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un urged his military to train to become the strongest in the world at a two-day meeting of company commanders in...
Published: 12:30pm, 24 Oct 2026Updated: 12:42pm, 24 Oct 2026Days ahead of close-fought Israeli elections, campaigns have gone into overdrive with poor-taste jibes and inflammatory attacks...
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