Hong Kong authorities appeal court ruling on golf course flats
Published: 10:41pm, 30 Dec 2024Updated: 11:10pm, 30 Dec 2024 Hong Kong authorities have appealed a court decision that overturned their approval for 12,000 public...
Hotel Fire in Popular Bangkok Tourist Area Kills 3 Foreigners
BANGKOK—A fire broke out at a hotel near Bangkok’s Khao San Road, a popular tourist destination, killing three foreigners and injuring several other people,...
Donald Trump’s first 100 days: can Beijing stop downwards spiral in US-China ties?
The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term could offer the Chinese leadership an “extremely important” window of opportunity to make contact with...
Why the Philippines’ latest budget has been called ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘a moral failure’
Published: 9:29pm, 30 Dec 2024Updated: 9:31pm, 30 Dec 2024 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has signed a controversial national budget that critics call “heartbreaking”...
What We Know About Deadly Passenger Jet Crash in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea—A passenger jet burst into flames while landing at an airport in South Korea on Sunday, killing 179 people in one of...
Suspected Chinese Spy Is Fiancé of California Councilwoman
A recently sentenced Chinese agent called the councilwoman a ‘new political star’ in a draft report to Chinese officials. A California councilwoman is the...
China’s C919 preps for busy 2025 as manufacturer makes expansion plans
After a banner year, China’s leading aircraft manufacturer is set to ring in an even busier 2025 as it scales up production to fulfil...
ByteDance leads China’s Big Tech sector in capital spending with US$11 billion for 2024
TikTok owner ByteDance was China’s biggest investor in technologies including artificial intelligence (AI) in 2024, with its outlay almost matching the combined spending of...
South Korean Authorities Seek Arrest of Suspended President Over Martial Law
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s lawyer argued that the warrant request was ‘invalid’ and that an ‘incumbent president cannot be prosecuted for abuse of power.’...