South Africa’s Ruling Party Under Scrutiny at Home and in US
JOHANNESBURG—South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC), in power since apartheid ended in 1994, is being assaulted on two fronts, with salvos fired from inside...
Hong Kong’s telehealth services lack transparency and guidance: consumer watchdog
Hong Kong’s private telehealth services are lacking transparency and guidance, the city’s consumer watchdog has found, calling on authorities to offer detailed guidelines and...
Historic Swedish church begins 5km journey to escape mine expansion
With great fanfare, a historic red wooden church considered one of Sweden’s most beautiful buildings began its slow move from its long-time home in...
Hong Kong jobless rate rises to 3.7% as graduates and school leavers enter market
Published: 5:03pm, 19 Aug 2025Updated: 5:06pm, 19 Aug 2025 Hong Kong’s unemployment rate rose to 3.7 per cent over the past three months, with...
China launches plan to improve TV and mini-dramas amid soft power push
China has called for more mini-dramas, documentaries, animations and foreign programmes to air on television to improve the quality of content. Advertisement The National...
US underestimating China’s AI progress, OpenAI’s Sam Altman says
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the United States may be underestimating China’s significant advances in artificial intelligence, warning that Washington’s technology restrictions are no...
China’s Shipbuilding Merger Masks Cracks Beneath the Surface
News Analysis China is once again consolidating its state-run shipbuilding industry—this time by folding together two giants that had already been merged once before:...
Is Prabowo’s big budget for Indonesia achievable or overly ambitious?
Published: 4:54pm, 19 Aug 2025Updated: 4:57pm, 19 Aug 2025 Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has unveiled an ambitious draft budget for 2026 that seeks to...
Philippines reports surge in Chinese ships after ‘embarrassing’ collision
The Philippine government has reported a marked increase in Chinese maritime activity near Scarborough Shoal, intensifying a stand-off over the disputed South China Sea...