Indian officials rescue tiny Indonesian ape found stuffed inside checked bag
Indian customs officers have arrested a plane passenger after discovering two endangered gibbons stuffed inside a checked bag, the latest animals seized from smugglers...
Trump’s Asia tour made US distaste for multilateralism obvious
Despite the superficial conviviality of Donald Trump’s whistle-stop tour through Asia this week, we watched first-hand the dysfunctional reality of the US’ disengagement from...
Hong Kong expands cross-border access to Guangdong motorists under new scheme
Published: 4:22pm, 31 Oct 2025Updated: 4:55pm, 31 Oct 2025 Motorists from four Guangdong cities will be able to apply to enter Hong Kong under...
Hong Kong’s Lan Kwai Fong could get 25% sales boost on Halloween: Allan Zeman
Hong Kong’s party district Lan Kwai Fong could see a 20 to 25 per cent jump in business this Halloween compared with last year,...
PLA uses robot dogs and aerial drones in simulated landing drill aimed at Taiwan
Robot dogs might not be able to survive a potential assault on Taiwan, based on the results of an amphibious landing exercise carried out...
Takaichi-Lee meeting raises hopes of Japan and South Korea burying history row
The first meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung could not have gone off to a better start,...
Ex-girlfriend of Hong Kong fugitive pleads guilty to acting in seditious videos
The ex-girlfriend of a fugitive Hong Kong activist has pleaded guilty to sedition under the domestic national security law for promoting a self-styled parliament-in-exile...
US, India ‘open new doors’ to ties after sealing ‘ambitious’ defence deal
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said military ties with India have “never been stronger” following a meeting with his counterpart Rajnath Singh, signalling that...
Malaysian man jailed for killing toddler by accidentally stepping on her
Published: 3:19pm, 31 Oct 2025Updated: 3:27pm, 31 Oct 2025 A Malaysian man, 33, has been sentenced to a decade in jail for manslaughter after...