China’s central bank sets yuan at highest rate against US dollar in a year
China’s central bank has set the yuan’s daily reference rate against the US dollar at the strongest level in a year, as expectations grow...
China unleashes battery export controls amid strides in solid-state science
The future of warfare is being powered by a quiet revolution in energy technology, and China has positioned itself at the forefront of this...
Defence Officials Downplay Fears Australia–Indonesia Deal Could Aid Russia
Defence officials have steered away from concerns that the ongoing Australia-Indonesia defence deal will benefit the Russian military amid earlier reports of an airbase...
Hong Kong’s new lawmakers must demonstrate ‘effective democracy’, John Lee says
Published: 12:44pm, 16 Oct 2025Updated: 1:46pm, 16 Oct 2025 Hong Kong’s new lawmakers should stay united and cooperate with the government to demonstrate “effective...
‘She met with something so cruel’: stabbed Malaysian girl’s mum shares despair
The mother of the teenager who was stabbed to death at a Bandar Utama school in Malaysia’s Selangor state summoned up the courage to...
Hong Kong least ready for AI adoption among global markets: survey
Hong Kong is the least ready to fully adopt artificial intelligence in workplaces among 30 global markets, according to a survey by US tech...
Cracked Windscreen Forces Plane Carrying Hegseth to Make Emergency Landing
The plane carrying Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was forced to make an emergency landing at a joint U.K.-U.S. airbase in the United Kingdom...
SU7 in Flames: “Pretty Car, Priceless Life”
In the early hours of October 13, a Xiaomi SU7 in Chengdu lost control and burst into flames, trapping the driver inside as the...
‘Not a chance’: experts dismiss Trump’s Gaza peace declaration as temporary fix
Far from being a historic deal to end war in the Middle East as claimed by US President Donald Trump, the Gaza peace declaration...