Nobel Medicine Prize awarded to US-Japanese trio for immune breakthrough
Published: 5:45pm, 6 Oct 2025Updated: 7:40pm, 6 Oct 2025 American scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi from Japan won the 2025 Nobel...
Kyoto set to slap tourists with Japan’s highest-ever hotel tax
Japan’s government has granted final approval for Kyoto to implement the nation’s highest-ever hotel tax, authorising the historic capital to charge guests up to...
Sibos 2025: Europe’s T+1 transition – what’s different from the US?
October 06, 2025 On February 12, the European Commission published its proposal to shorten the settlement period for European Union (EU) transactions in transferable...
China, India to Resume Direct Flights Amid Tariff Tensions With US
India and China will resume direct flights between designated cities after a five-year suspension, India’s Ministry of External Affairs announced on Oct. 2. The...
Hundreds of Trekkers Escape From Blizzard-Struck Everest in Tibet
BEIJING—Hundreds of trekkers stranded by a blizzard near the eastern face of Mount Everest in Tibet have been guided to safety by rescuers, Chinese...
Hong Kong investigates ‘installation issues’ at 3 light public housing projects
Published: 4:50pm, 6 Oct 2025Updated: 4:56pm, 6 Oct 2025 Hong Kong authorities have set up an independent team to investigate “installation issues” with prefabricated...
World Defense Show 2026: Driving Defense Integration Through Knowledge and Collaboration
As outlined by Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia is rapidly emerging as a global defense hub, and a key supporter of this transformation is World...
Asiaweek founder TJS George’s death leaves behind unmatched legacy
Thayil Jacob Sunny George, the founder of Asiaweek who launched the publication in 1975 to provide an English-language magazine owned by Asians that spoke...
Critics of Singapore’s property cooling measures miss bigger picture
It is easy to be critical of Singapore’s seemingly never-ending property cooling measures. Since 2009, the government has intervened at least 15 times in...