How China-built Ecowas headquarters is latest ‘concrete symbol’ of Africa ties
China is cementing its image as a lasting partner across Africa by gifting high-profile infrastructure, such as presidential palaces and parliament buildings. A key...
China eatery owner wears mecha suit to deliver food, dubbed ‘Iron Man’ courier by netizens
A Chinese restaurant owner has gone viral for hitting the streets in a home-made mecha suit to deliver food, earning the nickname “Chinese Iron...
Beijing lodges protest after reported secret Israel trip by Taiwanese official
Beijing’s embassy in Israel has protested following reports of a secret trip by Taiwan’s deputy foreign minister to the Middle Eastern country. Citing several...
Gaza amputees desperate to walk again amid medical delays: ‘my future is paralysed’
Sitting in her wheelchair, Haneen al-Mabhouh dreams of rebuilding her family, of cradling a new baby. She dreams of walking again. But with her...
China husband makes wife kneel, beg him to buy down jacket in shop, sparking public outrage
A video of a woman kneeling in a shopping centre in central China, pleading with her husband to buy her a down jacket, has...
Mexico’s Sheinbaum is standing up for indigenous women, a stitch at a time
In the Mexican mountain town of San Isidro Buen Suceso, Virginia Veronica Arce Arce begins her days as she has for decades: seated at...
Will Philippines favour Eurofighter Typhoon for its military upgrade?
An Italian defence company’s push to sell Eurofighter Typhoon jets to the Philippines could open the door to broader cooperation between Rome and Manila,...
Former Hong Kong commerce minister Gregory So dead at 67
Published: 12:34pm, 13 Dec 2025Updated: 12:41pm, 13 Dec 2025 Hong Kong’s former commerce minister Gregory So Kam-leung has died at the age of 67....
Singapore’s Pritam Singh, Mediacorp apologise over court contempt in CNA interview
Singapore’s opposition leader Pritam Singh has apologised to the court for statements he made on a CNA programme while CNA’s parent company, Mediacorp, also...