Man arrested in Hong Kong airport in HK$1.7 million drug bust
Hong Kong customs officers have arrested a man at the airport on suspicion of carrying about HK$1.7 million (US$218,410) worth of cannabis buds in...
Hong Kong police appeal for help to find 2 Filipino helpers missing after hike
Published: 4:40pm, 13 Oct 2025Updated: 4:55pm, 13 Oct 2025 Hong Kong police have appealed to the public for help in locating two Filipino domestic...
Malaysia seeks Brazil, India chip deals, warns US market may be lost
Malaysia is seeking chip deals with Brazil and India, the government has said, issuing a stark warning that the US market may be lost...
Why Japan’s hotel operators have nothing to fear from tourism backlash
For a country whose currency was once perceived by many global investors as a safe haven, the Japanese yen is in dire straits. Between...
Leading Japanese chemist Eiichi Nakamura joins China’s Nankai University
One of Japan’s most distinguished chemists, Eiichi Nakamura, has been appointed chair professor at Nankai University in China. Advertisement During his 50-year career, Nakamura...
Hong Kong to have first halal-certified restaurants under Q-mark scheme by year end
Published: 3:56pm, 13 Oct 2025Updated: 4:04pm, 13 Oct 2025 Hong Kong has moved closer to having its first batch of halal-certified restaurants under the...
Hong Kong’s URA eyes engaging developers early to reduce risk of failed tenders
Hong Kong’s cash-strapped Urban Renewal Authority (URA) is looking at engaging private developers at an earlier stage of the redevelopment process by allowing them...
Tencent’s hit title Delta Force prompts sharpened focus on shooting games
For more than a decade, Tencent Holdings developer Leo Yao toiled in relative anonymity, churning out one shooting game after another. Then he scored...
‘Indonesians pranked’: government nearly doubles recess allowance for lawmakers
Indonesia nearly doubled a key allowance for its lawmakers, an official said on Monday, one month after cancelling some of the benefits given to...