Asian firms should improve corporate governance or risk ‘irrelevance’: ACGA
June 17, 2025 Asian listed companies must raise their corporate governance or risk irrelevance, as international investors still continue to eye the US stock...
China’s Home Prices Decline for 24th Month Despite Policy Support
China’s official data showed on June 16 that new home prices fell in major Chinese cities in May, continuing a two-year-long trend of stagnation...
Unfazed by public uproar, Malaysia’s Anwar says petrol subsidy cuts still a go
Published: 11:06am, 17 Jun 2025Updated: 11:08am, 17 Jun 2025 Malaysia will press on with planned cuts to petrol subsidies, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has...
China hints Fujian aircraft carrier may soon be commissioned
The Fujian, China’s most advanced aircraft carrier, is expected to be commissioned soon based on new images circulating on social media. Advertisement On Monday...
Singapore study reveals 1 in 4 young people have self-harmed
Published: 10:23am, 17 Jun 2025Updated: 10:44am, 17 Jun 2025 One in four Singaporeans aged 15 to 35 have engaged in deliberate self-harm at least...
BAE Systems and Hanwha Systems collaborate on surveillance satellites
BAE Systems has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s Hanwha Systems to jointly develop an advanced multi-sensor satellite system, the former...
Hong Kong woman, 51, dies after being trapped under truck in bus stop crash
Published: 9:56am, 17 Jun 2025Updated: 12:32pm, 17 Jun 2025 A 51-year-old Hong Kong woman has died after getting trapped under a truck that rammed...
Fatal virus fears rise in Japan after first suspected animal-to-human SFTS death
Japan’s veterinarian association has urged members to step up precautions against the potentially deadly severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) virus, after what is...
KKR agrees Zenith Energy purchase after March refinancing
June 17, 2025 Private equity giant KKR has acquired an undisclosed majority stake in Zenith Energy, a leading independent power producer, from a consortium...