Marcos family feud: Philippine president ‘microdoses’ cocaine, sister claims
A searing public broadside by Senator Imee Marcos accusing her younger brother, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jnr, of using cocaine and cannabis has stunned...
Tutankhamun statue among 250 Egyptian artefacts to be shown in Hong Kong
Published: 6:26pm, 18 Nov 2025Updated: 6:39pm, 18 Nov 2025 An exhibition featuring 250 historical Egyptian artefacts, including a towering statue of Tutankhamun, mummies, jewellery...
Hong Kong banks on influencer Khaby Lame’s global fame to boost tourist numbers
Published: 6:14pm, 18 Nov 2025Updated: 6:47pm, 18 Nov 2025 The Hong Kong Tourism Board has leveraged the fame of hundreds of influencers, including Khaby...
Philippine flood corruption scandal deepens with first charges over ghost projects
Philippine prosecutors filed on Tuesday the first criminal charges in a sweeping corruption scandal over bogus flood control projects, promising “many” more indictments in...
‘Extreme fear’: bitcoin crash hits Hong Kong-listed firms tied to digital assets
Bitcoin continues to plunge as a cryptocurrency sell-off deepens, shaving off gains in share prices that some Hong Kong-listed firms made this year after...
Europe and China must talk about ways to end Ukraine war: ex-French ambassador
Published: 6:00pm, 18 Nov 2025Updated: 6:40pm, 18 Nov 2025 A former French diplomat has urged Europe and China to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine,...
Prison death rumours about ex-rapper rapist Kris Wu shock China social media
Widespread rumours claiming that former K-pop idol Kris Wu had died in prison after failing to meet gang demands have rocked mainland social media....
Japanese yen weakens to 9‑month low, hits 155 to US dollar amid uncertainties
The Japanese yen slid to a nine-month low against the US dollar, breaching a closely watched threshold of 155 amid domestic policy uncertainties, fading...
Why India extraditing Hasina to Bangladesh to face death penalty is unlikely
India is unlikely to accept an extradition request for Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is facing the death penalty in her own...