Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific cancels 22 flights after black rainstorm chaos
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has cancelled 22 flights in the next two days as a result of inclement weather on Thursday,...
Nearly 3,000 Malaysian government employees caught taking bribes in a decade
Almost 3,000 Malaysian government employees had been caught taking bribes over the last decade, lawmakers heard on Friday, topping the list of receivers of...
Indonesia’s Prabowo touts economic wins in defiant first state of nation address
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has used his first state of the nation address to spotlight the country’s economic resilience and independent foreign policy, striking...
5 black rainstorms expose Hong Kong’s weak, outdated climate strategy: experts
The unprecedented five black rainstorms in Hong Kong this year have exposed major weaknesses in the city’s climate defence strategy, with authorities underestimating risks...
Top Southeast Asian leaders will travel to China for military parade, sources say
Top Southeast Asian leaders are expected to attend China’s military parade next month to commemorate the end of World War II, in what would...
Singapore’s Iswaran gifts scandal: Ong Beng Seng avoids jail, fined US$23,400
Published: 2:48pm, 15 Aug 2025Updated: 2:51pm, 15 Aug 2025 Ong Beng Seng, a Singapore-based billionaire hotelier and architect of the city state’s Formula One...
Hong Kong arrivals up 12% led by visitors from US, Europe, Australia
Published: 2:08pm, 15 Aug 2025Updated: 2:48pm, 15 Aug 2025 The number of visitors to Hong Kong rose by 12 per cent year on year...
How China clothed the world with a gigatonne of fabric in 2 generations
In just over four decades, China has produced more than a gigatonne of textile fibres – equivalent to 1 billion tonnes or roughly twice...
Chinese couple escapes serious car crash, marries immediately
A Chinese couple narrowly escaped a serious car crash with only minor injuries and chose to get married shortly after, receiving heartfelt congratulations from...