Bizarre Lunar New Year gifts – wigs, red underwear, livestock, sugar cane sticks for luck
China tech giant Tencent reportedly gave giant sugar canes to its employees as Laba Festival gifts, a carnival day that marks the beginning of...
Biden’s departing UN envoy Linda Thomas-Greenfield warns of China’s rise with Trump’s return
Published: 1:31pm, 19 Jan 2025Updated: 1:40pm, 19 Jan 2025 The outgoing US ambassador to the United Nations says she watched America’s leadership diminish in...
‘Heinous’ Russian strike kills 6 across Ukraine in ‘retaliation’ attack
Published: 12:43pm, 19 Jan 2025Updated: 12:53pm, 19 Jan 2025 A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital killed three people on Saturday, Ukrainian leaders...
Hong Kong flu season expected to peak in February; 15 deaths confirmed
Hong Kong’s winter flu season is expected to peak in early February, a respiratory disease expert has predicted, with 15 deaths in the second...
NYC Mayor Says He Didn’t Discuss Legal Case With Trump During Florida Meeting
Adams said he hopes to boost the partnership with the incoming government in efforts to make New York City ’safer, stronger, and more affordable.’...
What the Philippines’ bid for a UN Security Council seat means for China
A seat on the UN Security Council would give the Philippines its highest-profile platform yet to confront Beijing over its expansive claims in the...
Nigeria fuel tanker truck blast kills at least 70 people
At least 70 people were killed and more injured in northern Nigeria on Saturday when a petrol tanker truck overturned, spilling fuel that exploded,...
Covid-19 dashed volleyball dreams but led Hongkonger to become Taoist priest
Published: 11:30am, 19 Jan 2025Updated: 11:55am, 19 Jan 2025 In this series of stories to mark five years since Hong Kong recorded its first...
Malaysia calls for Myanmar truce as Asean pushes for peace, as bloc seeks South China Sea code
Southeast Asian foreign ministers will hold a closed-doors retreat in Malaysia on Sunday, as the country hosts its first meeting as chair of the...