Store chain Circle K resumes e-payments in Hong Kong a week after cyberattack
Published: 2:08pm, 1 Oct 2025Updated: 3:51pm, 1 Oct 2025 The Circle K convenience store chain in Hong Kong has resumed digital payment services after...
Government Shuts Down After Lawmakers Fail to Reach Funding Deal
The government has officially shut down after lawmakers on Tuesday evening adjourned early with no agreement on government funding. Lawmakers will return on Wednesday...
5 Takeaways From Trump and Hegseth’s Address to Military Leaders
QUANTICO, Va.—About 730 U.S. military generals, admirals, and senior enlisted troops attended a historic gathering at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia on Sept....
China’s military sees threat in expanded US drills with Japan and South Korea
Published: 2:00pm, 1 Oct 2025Updated: 2:43pm, 1 Oct 2025 The US military’s expanded joint cyber and AI-integrated exercises with Japan and South Korea pose...
China surpasses 10,000km of subsea pipelines, boosting offshore energy network
China has reached a major milestone in offshore energy infrastructure, with the total subsea pipeline network now exceeding 10,000km (6,213 miles), as the country...
Why Taiwan women mark Mid-Autumn Festival by stealing neighbours’ spring onions
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, an ancient and quirky tradition has resurfaced in Taiwan, where unmarried women sneak into neighbours’ gardens to steal vegetables,...
Singapore court rejects 1MDB-linked suit against Standard Chartered, BSI
Singapore’s High Court has dismissed a bid by foreign liquidators to sue Standard Chartered Bank and BSI Bank in the city state over transactions...
Hong Kong leader vows to get rid of ‘bottlenecks’, speed up gains for residents
Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to “eliminate bottlenecks” and shorten the time needed to realise economic gains to ensure that residents from all walks...
DR Congo military court sentences ex-president to death for treason
A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday sentenced ex-president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia for “treason”. Advertisement Kabila, 54,...