East Timor’s membership marks a new chapter for Asean
On October 26, East Timor officially acceded to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) at the opening of the annual summit, as the...
Protesters force way into UN climate summit venue, clash with security
Published: 9:15am, 12 Nov 2025Updated: 9:20am, 12 Nov 2025 Dozens of Indigenous protesters forced their way into the Cop30 climate summit venue on Tuesday...
ByteDance unveils China’s most affordable AI coding agent at just US$1.30 a month
Volcano Engine, the cloud unit of TikTok owner ByteDance, has launched a new coding agent priced at just 9.9 yuan (US$1.30) for the first...
US$75 million split: China court rules ex-wife of pharma tycoon gets half of firm
A divorce case in China that has lasted 15 years has finally reached a judgment, ordering alimony of 536 million yuan (US$75 million), sparking...
China Offers Marriage Incentives as Decline in Wedding Rates Continues
News Analysis Local governments across China are offering various incentives to encourage people to get married amid declining marriage rates. A civil affairs official...
China’s 981 Project: Dark Connections Behind the Quest for Longevity
For decades, the “981 Project” was known only to Beijing’s elites and a few in the West who probe the dark corners of China’s...
New policy in Canada won’t help Hongkongers seeking permanent residency: experts
Published: 8:30am, 12 Nov 2025Updated: 8:42am, 12 Nov 2025 Hongkongers stuck in a seemingly endless backlog of permanent residency applications in Canada are unlikely...
Returning expats fuel Hong Kong’s luxury rental rebound, Savills says
Hong Kong’s luxury residential rents are likely to climb another 3 to 5 per cent next year as growing numbers of returning Western expatriates...
Trump Pays Tribute to Veterans at Arlington National Cemetery
In a speech at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Nov. 11, President Donald Trump paid tribute to the men and women who...