‘Inclusive, innovative’: China ups push for digital yuan internationalisation
China is stepping up efforts to encourage the use of its digital yuan in cross-border payments and overseas markets, offering an alternative amid an...
Argentina reels as 3 women tortured, murdered live on Instagram
The brutal torture and murder of two young women and a girl, broadcast live on Instagram, rocked Argentina on Thursday, where investigators suspect punishment...
Could Philippines’ flood-control corruption scandal engulf President Marcos too?
The Philippines’ “biggest corruption scandal” in history continues to rivet Filipinos as whistle-blowers implicate a slew of top officials, with the unfolding saga threatening...
Paracetamol in pregnancy not linked to autism, Hong Kong says after Trump’s claims
Published: 11:16am, 26 Sep 2025Updated: 11:43am, 26 Sep 2025 Paracetamol use during pregnancy will not lead to autism in children, Hong Kong health authorities...
Hong Kong stocks head for weekly decline on valuation, tariff jitters
Hong Kong stocks headed for the first weekly decline this month as concerns about frothy valuations for global equities dampened sentiment and drug makers...
South Korean man gets 25 years’ jail for killing pregnant wife who refused sex
A Seoul court has sentenced a man in his 30s to 25 years in prison for killing his wife only three months after marriage...
Trump Signs Deal to Put TikTok Under US Ownership
President Donald Trump approved the TikTok U.S. deal on Sept. 25, signing an executive order that will give China-based ByteDance 120 days to finalize...
Trump Hints at Possible Sanctions Relief for Turkey in Meeting With Erdogan
WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House on Sept. 25 to discuss a Boeing deal and other...
Trump Announces New Tariffs on Heavy Trucks, Drugs, Kitchen Cabinets, Other Products
President Donald Trump said on Sept. 25 that he will impose a series of new tariffs on imports of heavy trucks, branded or patented...