Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin seeks royal pardon for 1-year jail sentence
Thailand’s influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has submitted a petition for a royal pardon for his one-year jail sentence, his lawyer said on...
Hong Kong in talks with Guangzhou to ease maritime travel for private yachts
Published: 5:30pm, 29 Sep 2025Updated: 6:59pm, 29 Sep 2025 Hong Kong is seeking to establish a cross-border individual travel scheme for yachts, with discussions...
‘Everyone’s in a revenge mood’: Nepal’s leaders race to deliver on Gen Z demands
The streets of Kathmandu have quieted, but the echoes of angry young voices still reverberate through Nepal. Advertisement Three weeks after Gen Z-led protests...
China’s Hunan puts non-tax revenue in crosshairs, cracking down on sketchy fines
Hunan has become the latest Chinese province to tighten controls on non-tax revenue growth through a revision of local regulation, as Beijing intensifies efforts...
Can Thailand’s new PM fix the economy and political woes by January?
Thailand’s new prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul presented his policy platform on Monday, with quick-fix measures to ease the rising cost of living as well...
China’s JingDong Industrials eyes US$500 million in Hong Kong IPO
JingDong Industrials, a unit of Chinese online retailer JD.com, is seeking to raise US$500 million with a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) as...
New Demon Slayer animated film sets record with HK$89 million in Hong Kong
Japan’s manga adaptation Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle has become the highest-grossing animated film in Hong Kong’s history, surpassing Toy Story 3’s...
Consumers will decide the course of the US-China tech rivalry
Regardless of how trade talks go, the US-China tech rivalry isn’t going away. From each side’s perspective, maintaining a lead in futuristic technologies matters...
Conflict at China’s ancient Sanxingdui led to exodus, destruction: scholar
Recent archaeological research on the ruins of Sanxingdui in southwestern China suggests an internal conflict spurred a population exodus and destruction of parts of...