‘Mixed bag’: how Japan’s PM-in-waiting may fuel growth, defence – and debt
With Sanae Takaichi poised to become Japan’s first female prime minister, economists warn her policies may have “mixed” results: expansionary measures that spur growth...
Japan Nobel winner hopes prize advances cancer and transplant treatment
Shimon Sakaguchi, the Japanese immunologist who won this year’s Nobel Prize in medicine, said on Monday he hoped the award would help further advance...
With Russian air provocations, Nato’s credibility is on the line
There is a taxonomy of weakness. At the bottom lies bad policy and worse rhetoric. Above that sits a particular kind of failure that...
Can an opt-out scheme boost Hong Kong’s low organ donation rate?
Hong Kong may renew efforts to boost organ donations by considering initiating discussions on an opt-out mechanism, Director of Health Ronald Lam Man-kin has...
‘Immoral’: Cambodia’s ex-PM fumes at Thai game targeting his image
Cambodia’s powerful former leader Hun Sen on Monday blasted a social media video of a man shooting at his image during a carnival in...
Hong Kong authorities launch probe over suspected mad honey poisoning case
Hong Kong health authorities have launched an investigation into a suspected mad honey poisoning case involving a 38-year-old man who consumed a product made...
Hong Kong to study reviving public housing sale scheme for tenants
Published: 8:05pm, 6 Oct 2025Updated: 8:42pm, 6 Oct 2025 Hong Kong will launch a study next year to assess whether to bring back a...
China says top US envoy to Panama ‘spreading lies’ after ‘malign’ presence jibe
Another Sino-American diplomatic spat over Panama has flared, as the Chinese embassy in the Central American country accused Washington’s top envoy there of “spreading...
Alice Guo: how 1 case unmasked weaknesses in Philippine institutions
Alice Guo, the controversial former mayor linked to a raided scam hub and accused of faking her Philippine citizenship, is facing 70 new criminal...