Singapore hangs fourth drug trafficker in less than a month
Singapore hanged a 35-year-old Singaporean-Iranian man for drug trafficking on Friday, its fourth in less than a month, despite appeals from Tehran to “reconsider”...
New World Development names Huang Shaomei CEO as Eric Ma steps down after 2 months
Published: 2:37pm, 29 Nov 2024Updated: 3:19pm, 29 Nov 2024 New World Development (NWD) will appoint a new CEO to replace Eric Ma Siu-cheung barely...
Japan eyes Australia’s under-16 social media ban amid addiction worries
Australia’s decision to ban children under the age of 16 from accessing social media has triggered a debate in Japan about the need for...
Paris joins clampdown on holiday apartment rentals, blamed for housing shortage
Paris has unveiled new regulations tightening restrictions on holiday apartment rentals, hoping to ease a housing shortage with measures including fines of up to...
Pilot scheme for cross-border ambulance transfers to Hong Kong begins on Saturday
Patients living in Shenzhen and Macau will be able to enjoy direct ambulance transfers to Hong Kong public hospitals from Saturday under a pilot...
Chinese man says he defaced Yasukuni Shrine with ‘toilet’ graffiti to protest Fukushima discharge
A Chinese national living in Japan on Friday admitted to his involvement in a graffiti incident at the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo in...
Hong Kong Palace Museum urges vigilance over fake online posts seeking artefacts
Published: 2:00pm, 29 Nov 2024Updated: 2:07pm, 29 Nov 2024 The Hong Kong Palace Museum has said it did not authorise a third party to...
China, India find common ground for ‘strategic recalibration’ in post-clash thaw
The thaw in China-India relations began with a pact to disengage troops at their disputed border in the Himalayas, laying the groundwork for a...
China insurance firm offers ‘996’ package to cover sudden death, accidents related to overwork
A leading Chinese insurance company’s “996 overtime work insurance” has sparked significant backlash as the public accuses it of promoting the controversial workplace culture....