Hong Kong can live with cosmetic changes. Just don’t change its core
Hong Kong is bouncing back, especially in finance, defying predictions of decline after the 2019 unrest and the 2020 national security law. The Hong...
Powerful 6.3 quake kills at least 10 in Afghanistan, hundreds injured
Published: 9:29am, 3 Nov 2025Updated: 1:09pm, 3 Nov 2025 A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday,...
How Thailand melted tariff barriers to become Asia’s top ice cream exporter
To stand out among the dizzying array of sweet treats that pack supermarket freezers from the likes of Haagen-Dazs and Ben & Jerry’s, an...
US Christian Leaders Welcome Trump’s Spotlighting Persecution in Nigeria
Christian advocacy groups across the United States hailed U.S. President Donald Trump’s Oct. 31 decision to again designate Nigeria as a country of particular...
Trump Invites Dodgers to White House After Back-to-Back World Series Wins
President Donald Trump invited the Los Angeles Dodgers to the White House after the MLB team became back-to-back World Series champions on Nov. 1....
Virginia Governor Race Enters Home Stretch
FALLS CHURCH, Va.—Both gubernatorial candidates in Virginia made the case to turn out the vote during the last weekend before Election Day on Nov....
China toddler, 3, chokes to death while drinking bubble milk tea on trampoline
The tragedy of a Chinese toddler who choked to death on the tapioca bubbles in his milk tea has sparked heated online discussion about...
CEO of Singapore-owned Optus refuses to resign after deadly Australian outage
Published: 8:45am, 3 Nov 2025Updated: 8:47am, 3 Nov 2025 The CEO of Singapore Telecommunications-owned Optus apologised to Australia’s parliament for an emergency number outage...
Mainland China robots join bomb squad to keep Hong Kong safe over National Games
Published: 8:30am, 3 Nov 2025Updated: 8:34am, 3 Nov 2025 Hong Kong’s bomb squad has turned to tailor-made robots from mainland China amid geopolitical tensions,...