South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol quits party before snap polls, urges support for Kim Moon-soo
South Korea’s impeached ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol said on Saturday he was leaving his conservative party ahead of snap elections triggered by his exit last...
Hong Kong children urged to get Covid jabs as ‘whole paediatric ward full’
Published: 2:14pm, 17 May 2025Updated: 2:16pm, 17 May 2025 The head of a paediatric infectious diseases unit at a Hong Kong public hospital has...
Beijing ‘flexible’ in courting Taiwan allies as Haiti, St Lucia attend mainland forum
Two countries that maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan sent delegations to a high-level forum in Beijing earlier this week, highlighting mainland China’s flexible approach...
China fans chase boy band on flight, ignore crew advice, take photos, disturb passengers
Published: 2:00pm, 17 May 2025Updated: 2:35pm, 17 May 2025 A group of Chinese boy band fans who chased their idols through the cabin of...
Japan’s knife ownership law comes into focus after UK bans ninja swords
Britain’s ban on ninja swords has sparked a debate in Japan on knife ownership and whether a similar law should be introduced to curb...
Hong Kong jails Thai parrot egg smuggler as customs cracks case amid rising trend
Published: 1:15pm, 17 May 2025Updated: 1:24pm, 17 May 2025 A traveller from Thailand has been given a two-year jail sentence in Hong Kong for...
Trump hints at meeting Russia’s Putin to ‘make a deal’ on Ukraine war
US President Donald Trump predicted he would probably meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin, suggesting that he saw a potential face-to-face encounter as the only...
Beijing planned Hong Kong’s subsidiary security legislation ‘for months’
Beijing planned subsidiary legislation to Hong Kong’s domestic security law “for months” and told the city government to fast track it for passage by...
India accused of forcing Rohingya refugees into sea near Myanmar
Indian authorities allegedly forced dozens of Rohingya refugees off a naval vessel into the sea near Myanmar last week after providing them with life...