Month: December 2025

China has put another senior official in Xinjiang under investigation, as Beijing vows to resolutely “eradicate the soil for corruption”. Chen Weijun, executive vice-chairman...

Published: 7:05pm, 1 Dec 2025Updated: 7:15pm, 1 Dec 2025 Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim faces a more complex political landscape ahead after his coalition...

Published: 6:45pm, 1 Dec 2025Updated: 6:59pm, 1 Dec 2025 Oxford University Press has named “rage bait’’ as its word of the year, capturing the...

A popular Chinese snack brand has ignited online controversy after netizens revealed that its employees have to change their surnames to “rat” and refer...

Published: 5:57pm, 1 Dec 2025Updated: 8:18pm, 1 Dec 2025 A 7.5 billion yuan (US$1.06 billion) hydroelectric construction project in southeast China is under investigation...

Published: 5:36pm, 1 Dec 2025Updated: 7:00pm, 1 Dec 2025 A retired Hong Kong star tutor has been spared jail for taking upskirt footage of...

A Japanese singer’s concert in Shanghai was abruptly halted on Friday, triggering accusations of heavy-handed restrictions amid spiralling tensions over Tokyo’s comments on Taiwan....

Published: 5:11pm, 1 Dec 2025Updated: 5:20pm, 1 Dec 2025 A district councillor under public scrutiny amid Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades has said...

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