Hong Kong consumer watchdog urges caution over prepaid restaurant coupon schemes
Published: 4:01pm, 1 Nov 2025Updated: 4:07pm, 1 Nov 2025 Some major restaurant chains in Hong Kong are offering discounted cash coupons to attract customers...
‘It’s suspicious’: Nepal’s protest arson leaves a trail of burning questions
The fires have long since been extinguished, but in Kathmandu’s devastated government district, the embers of suspicion still smoulder. Advertisement Nearly two months after...
China’s robot makers race to roll out cheaper humanoids – but is it sustainable?
Published: 4:00pm, 1 Nov 2025Updated: 4:09pm, 1 Nov 2025 A wave of humanoid robot launches in China this year has shaken up the market...
China eatery features villains from martial arts novel with kung fu cooking skills
A restaurant in China which lets its staff play popular characters from a famed martial arts novel to interact with customers has trended on...
Tanzanian president wins in landslide after deadly protests
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has won a landslide election victory, official results showed on Saturday, after key candidates were jailed or barred from...
Malaysian river pollution halts waterworks, Singapore assures supply unaffected
Operations at the Singaporean Public Utilities Board’s Johor River Waterworks have been temporarily suspended after a water pollution incident affecting the Malaysian river. Advertisement...
Hundreds flock to Hong Kong’s Water Parade featuring giant Labubu, Doraemon, Elmo
Published: 2:29pm, 1 Nov 2025Updated: 5:00pm, 1 Nov 2025 Hundreds of spectators have gathered on both sides of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour to catch...
Hong Kong fencer Vivian Kong ‘suspends Jockey Club duties to run for Legco’
Published: 2:23pm, 1 Nov 2025Updated: 2:48pm, 1 Nov 2025 Olympic gold medallist Vivian Kong Man-wai has suspended her duties at the Hong Kong Jockey...
How China’s retired teachers are helping bridge the urban-rural education divide
In 2021, when most of his peers were settling into retirement, 64-year-old Li Ming chose a different path. The law professor – already retired...