Chinese tunnel crews punch through Xinjiang mountains for record-setting expressway
More than four years after they started, construction crews in western China have bored through more than 22km of mountain rock to complete a...
Thai police disguised as foliage in hunt for sex attacker spark amusement online
A police officer in Thailand has sparked much amusement online after he camouflaged himself as foliage to effect the arrest of a sex offender...
Hong Kong man critically ill after woman lands on him in suspected suicide
Published: 5:48pm, 30 Dec 2024Updated: 6:00pm, 30 Dec 2024 A man was injured when a woman who jumped off a building in Hong Kong...
Counting down to 2025: how to celebrate Hong Kong’s biggest New Year’s Eve event
Hong Kong will ring in 2025 with a New Year’s Eve countdown line-up of activities including fireworks, a star-studded concert and dance performances. Advertisement...
Huawei slashes prices in fight for China’s high-end smartphone market share
Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies has slashed prices for a range of high-end handsets in new efforts to boost sales amid cutthroat competition in...
Vietnam’s birth rate slumps to record low despite propaganda push
Vietnam’s birth rate has sunk to a record low with the total fertility rate falling to 1.91 children per woman, marking the third consecutive...
Is Australia taking myopic approach in wooing Pacific nations to counter China?
Australia’s recent courtship of several Pacific island nations signals Canberra’s commitment to the region, but it is not expected to gain any lasting benefits...
Trump-fuelled bitcoin rally loses steam as year draws to a close
Published: 4:17pm, 30 Dec 2024Updated: 4:32pm, 30 Dec 2024 The bitcoin rally sparked by Donald Trump’s US presidential election victory in early November is...
China’s cattle farmers, in beef with importers, lobby for trade probe as prices drop
Published: 4:00pm, 30 Dec 2024Updated: 4:04pm, 30 Dec 2024 China’s beef farmers, struggling with steep losses as domestic prices plunge to an 11-year low,...