‘Unacceptable’: Indonesia rejects report of US relocation plan for Palestinians
A comment from an official in US President Donald Trump’s transition team has ignited an uproar in Indonesia by suggesting the relocation of some...
Notes of concern: ‘chorus waves’ found by China-led study sound alarms for space travel
Peculiar electromagnetic bursts of energy known as “chorus waves” have been detected far from our planet for the first time by a China-led team...
AIIB president calls for ‘fundamental reforms’ to global institutions
Global institutions lack binding authority and sufficient representation for emerging economies in their present state, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) president Jin Liqun said,...
Indonesia, France agree to repatriate French death row convict Atlaoui
Indonesia and France on Friday signed an agreement to repatriate a French man on death row over drug offences, an Indonesian minister said. Advertisement...
Project delays giving Hong Kong a reputation for procrastination
Engineers used to joke that Hong Kong would be terrific when it finally got built. Everyone attending the trial events at Kai Tak Sports...
Chinese nationals ignore embassy warnings in gold rush to DRC’s troubled east
China’s embassy in the resource-rich Democratic Republic of Congo has been warning Chinese citizens and firms not to venture into the eastern part of...
Singapore court sentences man to 19 ½ years for raping daughter’s helper
A 67-year-old man was sentenced to 19-and-a-half years’ jail on Friday for raping his daughter’s domestic worker in Singapore while the family was away....
Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices complete third year of decline in worst run since 2003
Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices fell in December to complete three straight years of setbacks, as geopolitical and inflation risks clouded the prospects for...
Hong Kong plans to ban vaping, possessing e-cigarette cartridges in public: source
Published: 3:48pm, 24 Jan 2025Updated: 4:01pm, 24 Jan 2025 Hong Kong authorities will propose a citywide ban on the possession of e-cigarette cartridges starting...