‘Upsetting’: dancing Jeju Air crew stir backlash in South Korea
A video of dancing crew members from South Korean airline Jeju Air has led to online criticisms of tone deafness, with social media users...
Apac M&A deals enjoy H1 boost as confidence returns
July 22, 2025 Asia Pacific (Apac) M&A deals reached a record volume of $572 billion in the first six months of 2025, doubling year-on-year...
Ex-Cathay employee arrested in Hong Kong for alleged human trafficking role
Published: 5:43pm, 22 Jul 2025Updated: 5:46pm, 22 Jul 2025 A former customer services officer with Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific has been arrested and remanded...
China’s property loans rise to a 2-year high on policy support
China’s outstanding property loans rose to a two-year high in June, central bank data showed on Tuesday, following a series of policy measures aimed...
Appeals Court Rules DHS Can End Temporary Protected Status for Afghans, Cameroonians
An appeals court judge on Monday lifted a lower court order preventing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from ending federal temporary protected status...
Indonesia’s recurring tragedy: deadly boat fire fuels urgent reform calls
A deadly ferry fire in Indonesia has reignited calls for sweeping reform of its maritime transport sector, with analysts blaming overcapacity, ageing fleets and...
US Power Grid Vulnerability Paints an Attractive Target for Beijing, Expert Says
News Analysis A preponderance of public information has focused attention on the glaring U.S. national security risk posed by the United States’ own electrical...
BYD outsells Tesla, BMW in Hong Kong EV market
BYD scored the most new electric vehicle (EV) registrations in Hong Kong in the first half of 2025, beating Tesla and BMW, as mainland...
Alibaba upgrades Qwen3 model to outperform OpenAI, DeepSeek in maths, coding
Alibaba Group Holding unveiled an upgraded version of its third-generation Qwen3 family of large language models (LLMs), improving one of its members to score...