Chinese robot vacuum maker Dreame gives gifts of gold and trip to Antarctica to employees
Chinese household appliances maker Dreame Technology will present gifts of gold and a trip to Antarctica to employees, on top of their year-end bonuses,...
Bondi Beach attack hero Ahmed al Ahmed wanted to protect ‘innocent people’
Bondi Beach shooting hero Ahmed al Ahmed recalled the moment he ran towards one of the attackers and wrestled the gun from him, saying...
Will Tarique Rahman’s return to Bangladesh ease tensions, restore stability?
The recent homecoming of Tarique Rahman, the de facto leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and heir to one of the country’s most...
Hong Kong to close roads in Central at 2pm on New Year’s Eve ahead of countdown
Published: 6:00pm, 29 Dec 2025Updated: 6:04pm, 29 Dec 2025 Hong Kong police will close roads in Central starting from 2pm on New Year’s Eve...
Long queue of customers at China snack stall to support owner, whose dead son leaves 3 kids behind
Business boomed at a street snack stall in China in a touching show of support for its owner whose son had died from cancer,...
Typhoon-hit Philippines learns disaster preparations with a board game
In a library in the Philippines, dice rattle on the surface of a board before coming to a stop, putting one of its players...
US pledges US$2 billion for UN humanitarian aid as Trump slashes funding
Published: 5:10pm, 29 Dec 2025Updated: 5:14pm, 29 Dec 2025 The United States on Monday announced a US$2 billion pledge for UN humanitarian aid as...
Hong Kong exports jump 18.8% in November, sharpest increase in 22 months
Hong Kong’s exports posted their sharpest increase in 22 months, rising 18.8 per cent in November from a year earlier, driven by strong demand...
How AI helped Asia’s real estate sector pass the tariff stress test
When US President Donald Trump stood outside the White House on April 2 and unveiled his punitive “Liberation Day” tariffs on most US trading...