US boycott and China-Japan rift loom large over South Africa G20 summit
Leaders from the world’s wealthiest and largest economies will gather in Johannesburg for the Group of 20 summit this weekend, as geopolitical friction threatens...
Tokyo government ordered to pay US$247,970 in damages in Nepal man’s death
A court in Japan has ordered the Tokyo metropolitan government to pay 39 million yen (US$247,970) in damages to the family of a Nepalese...
CY Leung’s charity moves to 104-year-old Hong Kong site of ‘philanthropic spirit’
Published: 3:57pm, 21 Nov 2025Updated: 4:49pm, 21 Nov 2025 A Hong Kong charity founded by a former city leader has relocated its headquarters to...
‘Forgotten by everyone’: Namewee blasted for job hunt amid Iris Hsieh probe
Malaysian rapper Namewee has been criticised by Taiwanese model Sprite Fang for seeking part-time jobs amid ongoing investigations into the death of social media...
Cryptocurrency market extends slide as bitcoin falls below US$86,000
The cryptocurrency market extended a more than month-long retreat during Asia trading on Friday. Advertisement Market bellwether bitcoin dropped as much as 2.1 per...
How China-Japan spat is disrupting travel and what it means for Hong Kong
Published: 3:24pm, 21 Nov 2025Updated: 4:41pm, 21 Nov 2025 Rising tensions between China and Japan have caused uncertainty in the tourism sector, with both...
Malaysia suspends funding for football association over documentation scandal
Malaysia’s embattled football association has been plunged deeper into crisis after the government suspended fresh funding over a document-forgery scandal that has embarrassed the...
‘Unpredictable risks’: China to see record graduates next year amid jobs crunch
China is preparing for an unprecedented wave of new university graduates next summer – a record 12.7 million outgoing students – intensifying pressure on...
Taiwan’s Foxconn expands AI hardware push with OpenAI deal
Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group and OpenAI on Friday announced an agreement to design and build artificial intelligence data centre hardware, the latest in a...