Day: December 19, 2025

A group of Labour Party MPs have urged the British government to ensure changes to permanent residency requirements do not undermine support for Hongkongers...

Published: 6:03pm, 19 Dec 2025Updated: 6:36pm, 19 Dec 2025 Hong Kong authorities are seeking to dissolve the management committee of the Wang Fuk Court...

The Chinese military is pushing for stricter rules on equipment purchases, including its pricing system, to stem corruption. According to a set of “professional...

A mysterious and ancient tradition in China involves practitioners who try to predict the future and communicate with the spirit world via a ritual...

Published: 5:27pm, 19 Dec 2025Updated: 6:33pm, 19 Dec 2025 China’s military build-up “could have a serious impact” on Japan’s security, Tokyo’s defence ministry has...

Published: 5:27pm, 19 Dec 2025Updated: 6:07pm, 19 Dec 2025 Hong Kong authorities will exempt 90 per cent of households from a population census next...

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised interest rates on Friday to levels unseen in three decades and signalled its readiness for further hikes, taking...

Published: 4:49pm, 19 Dec 2025Updated: 5:24pm, 19 Dec 2025 A Malaysian police officer’s superhero moment has gone viral after dashcam footage showed him wrenching...

This week, exactly six years ago, as we were gliding cheerfully into the 2019 festive Christmas season, the Covid-19 virus was spreading in Wuhan,...