Is HSBC’s US$13.6 billion buyout offer good enough for Hang Seng Bank investors?
Published: 4:58pm, 10 Oct 2025Updated: 5:07pm, 10 Oct 2025 HSBC Holdings’ US$13.6 billion bid to take full control of Hang Seng Bank could be...
3 Hongkongers guilty of conspiracy in 2019-20 bomb plots unrepentant, court hears
Three Hongkongers found guilty of conspiring to carry out bomb attacks during the 2019 anti-government protests harboured hostility towards local authorities and displayed little...
How poorer nations can fund development as global aid and credit retreat
For developing nations, the storm clouds of deglobalisation and climate change grow darker by the day. These challenges demand an increasingly prominent role for...
Beijing takes aim at William Lai’s T-Dome shield and defence plans for Taiwan
Beijing hit out at Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te’s Double Tenth speech on Friday, saying it exposed Lai’s stubborn nature as a troublemaker. Advertisement...
Japan’s Shimon Sakaguchi Shares Physiology Nobel Prize With Two Other Scientists
The scientists won the award for their fundamental discoveries relating to peripheral immune tolerance. Read More
Japan’s Komeito exits coalition, threatening Takaichi’s PM bid
Published: 3:27pm, 10 Oct 2025Updated: 3:58pm, 10 Oct 2025 Japan’s ruling coalition collapsed on Friday as junior partner Komeito quit the alliance, putting in...
Assistant Secretary Nominee Says Taiwan Needs to Lift Defense Spending, Calls for Increased Sub Building
U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick for assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs has told his Senate confirmation hearing about needing to redefine...
‘Free trade is over, it is dead’, former French minister declares
Published: 3:15pm, 10 Oct 2025Updated: 3:23pm, 10 Oct 2025 Former French finance minister Eric Lombard accused the United States and China of killing free...
‘Tone-deaf’ legal service award for Philippines’ Duterte ignites anger
A decision by a unit of the largest lawyers’ group in the Philippines to honour former president Rodrigo Duterte with an award to recognise...