Multiple explosions rock Jakarta school mosque, injuring 55 during Friday prayers
Multiple explosions shook a mosque at a high school during Friday prayers in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, injuring at least 54 people, mostly students, police...
Nvidia CEO says no ‘active discussions’ on selling Blackwell chips to China
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Friday that there were “no active discussions” about selling the company’s state-of-the-art Blackwell chips to China. Advertisement Blackwell...
China’s southwestern industrial base eyes breakthroughs on novel drugs
Chongqing, a key economic hub in southwest China, has unveiled a plan to support the development of innovative drugs as the country steps up...
China calls for fresh talks on Iran’s nuclear programme to end ‘deadlock’
China has called for further talks on Iran’s nuclear programme to get the process “back on track” after European countries reimposed sanctions on Tehran...
Severe Tropical Storm Fung-Wong to edge closer to Hong Kong next week
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Hong Kong saves HK$190 billion from 540 public works projects over past 9 years
Hong Kong authorities have saved about HK$190 billion (US$24.4 billion) in costs from more than 540 public works projects over the past nine years,...
‘Like a jungle’: inside the eSwatini prison holding US deportees
Few places in the small African kingdom of eSwatini have a more feared reputation than the Matsapha Correctional Centre, a high-security sprawl of concrete...
Trump ending Cambodia weapons ban slammed as ‘beyond reckless’
The US lifted its arms embargo on Cambodia, the latest sign of Washington’s renewed engagement with the Southeast Asian nation after it backed President...
7 minutes on Asia: Europe’s struggle for relevance in the age of Trump’s ‘G2’
At a meeting in Brussels last month, foreign ministers from the European Union’s 27 member states sat down to discuss the bloc’s plans for...