China calls for fresh talks on Iran’s nuclear programme to end ‘deadlock’
China has called for further talks on Iran’s nuclear programme to get the process “back on track” after European countries reimposed sanctions on Tehran...
Severe Tropical Storm Fung-Wong to edge closer to Hong Kong next week
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Hong Kong saves HK$190 billion from 540 public works projects over past 9 years
Hong Kong authorities have saved about HK$190 billion (US$24.4 billion) in costs from more than 540 public works projects over the past nine years,...
‘Like a jungle’: inside the eSwatini prison holding US deportees
Few places in the small African kingdom of eSwatini have a more feared reputation than the Matsapha Correctional Centre, a high-security sprawl of concrete...
Trump ending Cambodia weapons ban slammed as ‘beyond reckless’
The US lifted its arms embargo on Cambodia, the latest sign of Washington’s renewed engagement with the Southeast Asian nation after it backed President...
7 minutes on Asia: Europe’s struggle for relevance in the age of Trump’s ‘G2’
At a meeting in Brussels last month, foreign ministers from the European Union’s 27 member states sat down to discuss the bloc’s plans for...
North Korea prepared for war after South’s drone mission to Pyongyang: report
South Korea flew military drones over Pyongyang just weeks before then-president Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law last December, a provocation that triggered North Korea...
Man jailed for slashing Singapore actor Ryan Lian with knife during brawl
A man who slashed actor Ryan Lian over a staring incident outside Singapore’s NEX shopping centre was sentenced to nine months’ jail on Friday....
China tech firm gifts staff gold keycaps as bonus; heaviest one worth US$45,000
A Chinese tech company has been rewarding its employees with gold keycaps as a bonus for four consecutive years, earning their appreciation for “helping...