‘Cycle of goodwill’: Chinese ex-soldier saves woman from river where he was once rescued
Published: 2:00pm, 31 Dec 2025Updated: 2:20pm, 31 Dec 2025 A retired soldier from eastern China has saved an elderly woman from the same river...
BAE Systems awarded Korea Aerospace Industries contract to equip KF-21 aircraft with new Identification Friend or Foe systems
BAE Systems has received an $11 million contract from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to integrate the AN/APX-127(V)1 Combined Interrogator Transponder (CIT) on KF-21 Boramae...
Junta leader declared winner of Guinea’s presidential election
Junta leader General Mamady Doumbouya was declared the winner of Guinea’s presidential election held over the weekend, according to incomplete results released late on...
Beijing shipping leader joins Hong Kong liaison office amid stalled ports deal
Published: 12:59pm, 31 Dec 2025Updated: 2:27pm, 31 Dec 2025 Beijing has appointed Zhang Yong, a senior staff member from a state-owned shipping and logistics...
Beijing Exploits Burma Election to Advance Political and Economic Interests: Analysts
Analysis As Burma’s first election phase wraps up, observers say Beijing is seizing on the isolated regime’s desperation to secure strategic gains while turning...
China’s DRAM giant CXMT plans US$4.2 billion IPO on Shanghai’s Star Market
CXMT Corporation, parent of Chinese memory chip giant ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), aims to raise 29.5 billion yuan (US$4.2 billion) from an initial public...
Hong Kong to step up inspections as new smoking bans take effect on Thursday
Published: 12:27pm, 31 Dec 2025Updated: 3:37pm, 31 Dec 2025 Hong Kong authorities will ramp up inspections at bus stops and tourist spots starting on...
China’s factory activity breaks 8-month contraction, but headwinds persist
Published: 12:26pm, 31 Dec 2025Updated: 12:54pm, 31 Dec 2025 China’s factory activity returned to expansionary territory in December – beating market expectations to end...
In Australia, local and global treasure hunters get gold fever as prices skyrocket
In the hinterlands of Australia’s historic goldfields, Vicki Plumridge jumps for joy when she digs a small golden nugget out of the earth. The...