Why Red 3 food dye is now banned in the US, and how to spot it on food and medicine labels
US regulators are banning the dye called Red 3 from the country’s food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because...
Fresh Charges for Bali Nine Member Just Weeks After Release
Matthew Norman’s return to Australia after nearly two decades in an Indonesian prison has been overshadowed by an unexpected legal twist. Matthew Norman, a...
Mubadala-backed Kelix Bio seals MENA insulin manufacturing deal
January 16, 2025 Dubai-headquartered Kelix Bio, wholly owned by Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment (Mubadala), has completed the acquisition of insulin manufacturer DiabTec, a subsidiary...
Hongkongers in Southeast Asia now have ‘higher chance’ to be saved: Chris Tang
Published: 2:34pm, 16 Jan 2025Updated: 2:54pm, 16 Jan 2025 Hongkongers detained in Southeast Asia have a higher chance to be rescued, the security chief...
Another Hongkonger returns home after release from Southeast Asia labour camp
Published: 2:31pm, 16 Jan 2025Updated: 5:02pm, 16 Jan 2025 One more victim from Hong Kong has returned safely to the city after being released...
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai paid ex-US general to advise Taiwanese government: court
Published: 2:26pm, 16 Jan 2025Updated: 2:58pm, 16 Jan 2025 Hong Kong prosecutors have begun cross-examining Jimmy Lai Chee-ying as part of his marathon national...
Xi emphasises opening up, improving business environment ahead of Trump inauguration
Published: 2:00pm, 16 Jan 2025Updated: 3:17pm, 16 Jan 2025 China’s leadership has called for institutional opening-up and efforts to build a “world-class” business environment...
China retail giant bans staff from engaging in domestic violence, sparks privacy concerns
The well-known Chinese supermarket chain Pang Dong Lai has sparked controversy with rules governing employees’ family and personal matters, such as banning them from...
Singapore jails Australian tourist who threatened to crash flight at Changi Airport
Upset about disrupted holiday plans, a tourist twice threatened to crash his flight while waiting to board at Singapore’s Changi Airport. Advertisement Moncrieff Marli...