Singapore’s workplace fairness law hailed as timely but rights group points to gaps
Published: 10:01pm, 14 Nov 2024Updated: 10:31pm, 14 Nov 2024 As Singapore moves to legislate against workplace discrimination, a rights group in the city state...
Chinese start-ups take the plunge to clean up in America’s backyards
Published: 9:30pm, 14 Nov 2024Updated: 10:36pm, 14 Nov 2024 Chinese manufacturers of robotic pool vacuums are cleaning up overseas as they join a wave...
Tencent adds 3,000 jobs in third quarter, signalling Big Tech growth in China amid AI race
Published: 9:00pm, 14 Nov 2024Updated: 10:21pm, 14 Nov 2024 Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings added more than 3,000 jobs in the third quarter, in...
Trump’s back, but China must not go back to tit-for-tat tariffs, noted observer warns
Published: 9:00pm, 14 Nov 2024Updated: 9:36pm, 14 Nov 2024 China must be careful not to engage in another round of tit-for-tat tariffs when Donald...
Hong Kong child protection group logs spike in calls from professionals working with minors
A Hong Kong charity group has logged more than double the number of hotline calls from professionals working with minors, after the passage of...
Malaysia’s religious authority accuses firm in child abuse probe of slavery
Published: 8:25pm, 14 Nov 2024Updated: 8:28pm, 14 Nov 2024 Malaysia’s religious affairs authority on Thursday accused a conglomerate under investigation for child abuse and...
Hong Kong’s West Kowloon arts hub targets Middle East ties, annual deficit narrows by 20%
Published: 8:19pm, 14 Nov 2024Updated: 9:18pm, 14 Nov 2024 Hong Kong’s arts hub is aiming to expand exchanges with Middle Eastern countries, while its...
China’s Poor Cry Out: Even Air Costs Money Now!
Living in China isn’t easy, and now even air seems to come with a price. Recently, a barbershop in Cangzhou, Hebei Province, faced fines...
At China’s Zhuhai air show, Russia signs deals to export Su-57 fighter jet
Russia has agreed to sell its Su-57 fighter jet to foreign customers, marking a first for the fifth-generation fighter jet, Russian media reported as...