Hong Kong anti-corruption agency arrests 16 linked to vape shop bribery scheme
Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency has foiled a graft operation involving a local vape shop and delivery workers, who allegedly collected bribes amounting to hundreds...
Faithful called to pray for Leo XIV, first US pope, by Hong Kong Catholic Church
Published: 2:48pm, 9 May 2025Updated: 2:52pm, 9 May 2025 The Hong Kong Catholic Church has called on the faithful to pray for the newly...
US-born Pope Leo’s past criticism of Trump and Vance sparks Maga backlash
Published: 2:41pm, 9 May 2025Updated: 2:42pm, 9 May 2025 Before becoming pontiff, the first US-born pope was not shy about criticising President Donald Trump...
China is building the world’s tallest dam. It’s just started storing water
The Shuangjiangkou hydropower project in southwest China – which will be the world’s tallest dam when completed – began storing water on May 1,...
Watch: China’s Xi joins Putin at Russia Victory Day parade in Moscow
Published: 2:26pm, 9 May 2025Updated: 3:00pm, 9 May 2025 Russia marks the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World...
Pakistan hits India’s entire western border, forcing flight suspensions at 24 airports
Published: 2:05pm, 9 May 2025Updated: 2:53pm, 9 May 2025 Pakistan’s armed forces launched “multiple attacks” using drones and other munitions along India’s entire western...
Chinese diver, 30, drowns trying to recover dropped camera off Indonesian island
A Chinese woman reportedly drowned after she dived deep to retrieve a GoPro camera that accidentally fell into the sea. Advertisement Zhang Xiaohan, 30,...
Nvidia to release modified H20 chip for China to overcome US export controls: sources
Nvidia plans to release a downgraded version of its H20 artificial intelligence (AI) chip for China in the next two months, following US export...
Trump’s tariffs are driving Asia’s ultra-rich investors away from US stocks and Treasuries
Some of Asia’s richest families are cutting exposure to US assets, saying President Donald Trump’s tariffs have made the world’s largest economy much less...