China issues retaliatory rules ahead of US port fee targeting Chinese vessels
As a new US port fee targeting China-built or -operated vessels is set to take effect in two weeks, China has revised its international...
FBI’s Patel sparks scandal in New Zealand with illegal gun gifts
On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country’s police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal...
Sony Financial Group in spin-off Tokyo listing
September 30, 2025 In a spin-off from its parent Sony Group Corporation (SGC), Sony Financial Group (SFG) has listed on the main market of...
Mandarin Oriental confirms talks to sell top floors of One Causeway Bay
Published: 4:30pm, 30 Sep 2025Updated: 4:40pm, 30 Sep 2025 Mandarin Oriental International said on Tuesday it was in discussions regarding the potential sale of...
Why this Hong Kong financial rebound is built on firmer ground
Hong Kong’s markets hit their lowest point in more than a decade in 2022, squeezed by rising friction between Washington and Beijing. With the...
Viral video captures Malaysia biker mob in road rage attack, 9 suspects arrested
Published: 4:24pm, 30 Sep 2025Updated: 4:28pm, 30 Sep 2025 Nine young men have been arrested in Malaysia after a viral video showed a mob...
Xi calls for religion crackdown as path to ethnic and social harmony in China
China’s President Xi Jinping has called for further enactment of law and regulation, as well as stricter law enforcement for religious affairs in a...
Digital blackout in Afghanistan as Taliban cuts internet access to stop ‘vice’
Afghanistan faced a second day without internet and mobile phone service on Tuesday, after Taliban authorities cut the fibre optic network. Advertisement Taliban authorities...
Licence to fill: Malaysia’s new fuel subsidy limited to national ID card holders
Malaysia has rolled out a targeted fuel subsidy scheme that limits each citizen to 300 litres of discounted petrol per month, replacing a decades-old...