Why this Hong Kong financial rebound is built on firmer ground
Hong Kong’s markets hit their lowest point in more than a decade in 2022, squeezed by rising friction between Washington and Beijing. With the...
Viral video captures Malaysia biker mob in road rage attack, 9 suspects arrested
Published: 4:24pm, 30 Sep 2025Updated: 4:28pm, 30 Sep 2025 Nine young men have been arrested in Malaysia after a viral video showed a mob...
Xi calls for religion crackdown as path to ethnic and social harmony in China
China’s President Xi Jinping has called for further enactment of law and regulation, as well as stricter law enforcement for religious affairs in a...
Digital blackout in Afghanistan as Taliban cuts internet access to stop ‘vice’
Afghanistan faced a second day without internet and mobile phone service on Tuesday, after Taliban authorities cut the fibre optic network. Advertisement Taliban authorities...
Licence to fill: Malaysia’s new fuel subsidy limited to national ID card holders
Malaysia has rolled out a targeted fuel subsidy scheme that limits each citizen to 300 litres of discounted petrol per month, replacing a decades-old...
Trump Imposes 10 Percent Tariff on Lumber Imports, 25 Percent on Furniture
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Sept. 29 imposing a 10 percent tariff on imports of softwood timber and lumber, along with a...
Hong Kong’s huge year of IPOs continues, with annual crown likely
Funds raised from new share sales in Hong Kong jumped 221 per cent in the first nine months of 2025, strengthening the local stock...
14 injured after Hong Kong coach strikes footbridge, loses front roof section
Published: 2:34pm, 30 Sep 2025Updated: 6:48pm, 30 Sep 2025 Fourteen people were injured in Hong Kong after a coach struck a footbridge and had...
Domestic helpers’ average wage rises 7.9% to HK$5,722 in 2025: Hong Kong survey
The average monthly salary offered to domestic helpers in Hong Kong has increased by 7.9 per cent to HK$5,722 (US$735) compared with the previous...