Tesla’s China plant sees shipment surge ahead of subsidy expiry
Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory reported a significant rebound in shipments last month as Chinese consumers took advantage of soon-expiring government incentives to snap up cars....
Thais in good spirits after government lifts ban on afternoon alcohol sales
Thailand on Wednesday relaxed decades-old alcohol sales restrictions, allowing consumers to buy wine, beer and spirits during previously prohibited afternoon hours in a six-month...
Indonesia’s cyclone tragedy exposes lethal cost of forest destruction
Indonesia is facing renewed calls to curb deforestation and tighten oversight of forest concessions after a rare tropical cyclone tore across Sumatra, unleashing floods...
Myanmar’s opium poppy growing at 10-year high amid civil war, turmoil
Opium poppy cultivation in war-torn Myanmar has surged to its highest level in a decade, rising 17 per cent in the past year as...
Hong Kong travel agency probed for revealing closure day before it folded
Published: 2:06pm, 3 Dec 2025Updated: 2:26pm, 3 Dec 2025 A Hong Kong travel agency has allegedly broken the law by announcing its plan to...
China’s move to seal records of offences like drug use sparks public backlash
Records of minor offences will be sealed under a new regulation rather than linked to a person’s identity information – a move that is...
China wife of gay husband contests estate against his lover, parents after man’s death
A gay man in northern China who married his boyfriend’s sister to secure relocation compensation died in a traffic accident, sparking a bitter dispute...
Afghan boy, 13, executes family’s killer in echoes of worst days of Taliban rule
A 13-year-old boy executed a man found guilty of killing his family in front of a cheering crowd in Afghanistan, in a chilling detail...
HSBC appoints Brendan Nelson as group chair
December 03, 2025 HSBC Holdings has appointed Brendan Nelson as group chair to replace Mark Tucker who left the role at the bank to...