Trump Responds to Florida’s Plan to End Childhood Vaccine Mandates: ‘You Have to Be Very Careful’
President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Sept. 5 that some vaccines that are “not controversial” should be used, in response...
China, US, Japan race to control African rail routes in critical minerals fight
A geopolitical contest is unfolding in central-southern Africa, where major global powers are vying for control of key logistical routes amid a global race...
China firm offers annual weight loss bonus; 1 person earns US$2,800 for losing 18kg
A Chinese company has triggered widespread discussion online by offering a one-million-yuan (US$140,000) bonus to encourage weight loss among employees, with one staff member...
Police officer allegedly tricked into Cambodian scam farm returns home, resigns
Published: 1:59pm, 6 Sep 2025Updated: 6:22pm, 6 Sep 2025 A Hong Kong officer allegedly tricked into working at a Cambodian scam farm has returned...
US Trump to host G20 summit at his Florida golf club, claims he won’t make money
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would host the 2026 G20 summit at his own golf resort in Miami despite abandoning a...
How Thailand’s local talent is fuelling global film productions
From the ready-made “dystopia” of Bangkok’s skyline to the moody limestone cliffs of Krabi, Thailand has for decades served as the backdrop for foreign...
100 angry customers plan legal action over Hong Kong hot-air balloon fest fiasco
Published: 1:18pm, 6 Sep 2025Updated: 6:59pm, 6 Sep 2025 More than 100 angry customers are planning to take legal action against a trouble-plagued hot-air...
Hong Kong tutor centres feel squeeze as mainland Chinese firms eye slice of pie
Two major mainland Chinese tutorial school operators are expanding their Hong Kong footprint, increasing the competition for local counterparts already facing challenges caused by...
Binondo: inside the 400-year-old heart of Filipino-Chinese heritage
It began as a settlement for Chinese converts to Catholicism. Four centuries later, the world’s oldest Chinatown is a living reminder of how migration...