Thailand-Cambodia truce holds, but Asean faces ‘reality check’
Published: 11:15am, 29 Jul 2025Updated: 12:53pm, 29 Jul 2025 The militaries of Thailand and Cambodia have postponed a meeting scheduled to start negotiations at...
Hillhouse-owned Samty Holdings closes $390m Japan hotel real estate fund
The fund name is Eastgate-Samty Hospitality Fund I LP, and the hotels are in Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto, Fukuoka, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Read More
Interview: Fangfang Chen, BNY's head of Asia Pacific
Chen shared her views on megatrends, AI, corporate governance, FX trading, wealth creation, payments and regional expansion, amid a volatile backdrop. Read More
Hong Kong stocks take a breather ahead of Fed decision and earnings reports
Caution returned to Hong Kong stocks as the city’s benchmark fell from its highest point in more than three years, with investors gearing up...
No US stopover for Taiwanese leader could ease path to Xi-Trump meeting
Published: 9:51am, 29 Jul 2025Updated: 11:00am, 29 Jul 2025 Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te has no immediate plans for overseas travel, his office said...
China’s Zombie Cars Surge: Only Two Tanks of Fuel a Year, Can’t Afford Gas or Parking Fees
In China, there is a mysterious and terrifying type of car called the “two-tank car.” It’s not a traditional “zombie car” that’s been abandoned...
China’s Big Tech vies for AI agent supremacy after Manus relocates
Chinese Big Tech firms from Tencent Holdings to ByteDance are intensifying their focus on artificial intelligence (AI) agents in a competitive market, taking advantage...
China mum wraps baby’s finger to stop ‘unhygienic’ sucking, leads to tissue damage
A Chinese mother who wrapped up her baby’s finger to prevent the child from chewing it almost caused the digit to be amputated. Advertisement...
Trump Says He Will Reduce Russia’s 50-Day Deadline for Peace Deal With Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on July 28 that he plans to shorten the 50-day deadline he gave Russia to agree to a peace...