India and Pakistan enter a new missile race after deadly border clash
India and Pakistan have embarked on a new arms race, investing billions in advanced missile systems that observers warn could define the next era...
EU envoys mull skipping China military parade over Putin’s attendance: sources
Published: 4:06pm, 18 Aug 2025Updated: 4:37pm, 18 Aug 2025 European envoys in Beijing are discussing plans to skip China’s massive military parade next month...
Couple arrested for fraud in HK$52.9 million water procurement scandal
Published: 3:55pm, 18 Aug 2025Updated: 3:58pm, 18 Aug 2025 Hong Kong police have arrested a married couple suspected of defrauding the government in connection...
Israel ‘deliberately starving’ Palestinians in Gaza, Amnesty says
Rights group Amnesty International on Monday accused Israel of enacting a “deliberate policy” of starvation in Gaza, as the United Nations and aid groups...
China’s Nvidia challenger Cambricon to raise US$560 million for AI chip work
Chinese semiconductor firm Cambricon Technologies, seen as a potential future challenger to Nvidia, plans to raise nearly 4 billion yuan (US$560 million) for AI...
Myanmar to hold election from December 28, junta says
Myanmar’s ruling military junta said on Monday that the country’s election would start on December 28, beginning a phased poll being boycotted by opposition...
6 domestic helpers held for ‘running dirty, illegal dental clinic’ in Hong Kong
Hong Kong immigration authorities have arrested six foreign domestic helpers on suspicion of operating an unlicensed dental clinic in a hidden tenement flat in...
Hong Kong sets up inspection team to tackle illegal tutorial centre operations
An inspection task force will be established in Hong Kong to crack down on unauthorised collaboration between schools and tutorial centres, the education minister...
Malaysians embrace ‘babi’ banter as pig farming course goes viral
What began as an innocuous university course on pig farming has become Malaysia’s latest viral trend, with hundreds playfully tagging friends as babi –...