Finger-lickin’ good KFC on the Christmas menu for millions in Japan
Christmas season in Japan often means a KFC feast for millions of Japanese families celebrating the holiday. Colonel Sanders’ restaurant has been part of...
Hong Kong restaurant sales fall 10% over Christmas as cross-border trips hit 1.2 million
Published: 1:42pm, 26 Dec 2025Updated: 6:28pm, 26 Dec 2025 Hong Kong’s food and beverage sector recorded a 10 per cent drop in business year...
The brutal life of child recruits under a shadowy African rebel group
Published: 1:41pm, 26 Dec 2025Updated: 1:54pm, 26 Dec 2025 Forcibly recruited into a rebel militia affiliated with Islamic State, two boys have revealed the...
Israel’s rising air defence sales become its ‘most potent’ foreign policy weapon
Israel is cashing in on soaring international demand for combat-proven air defence systems, as analysts say the billions of dollars’ worth of weapon sales...
Hong Kong probes mainland Chinese driver for using banned autopilot mode in the city
Hong Kong authorities have vowed to investigate a mainland Chinese driver under the southbound travel vehicle scheme and may suspend his eligibility after he...
Hanwha’s Philly Shipyard Can Build Nuclear Submarine for US Navy, Executive Says
SEOUL—Hanwha’s Philly Shipyard has the capability of building a nuclear-powered submarine for the U.S. Navy, said Alex Wong, global chief strategy officer at Hanwha...
China Social Media Thrashes One-Child Policy After Population Control Czar Dies
BEIJING—The death of a former head of China’s one-child policy has been met not by tributes but by castigation of the abandoned policy on...
Inside Chernobyl: Ukraine races to repair radiation shield as war drags on
Inside an abandoned control room at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant, a worker in an orange hard hat gazed at a grey wall of...
Palau to Take up to 75 Illegal Immigrants From US After Call on Transfer of Third-Country Nationals
WASHINGTON—Palau will take up to 75 illegal immigrants from the United States as the Pacific Island nation signed a memorandum of understanding with Washington...