Hong Kong court orders winding-up of bakery Taipan, declares Ocean Empire founder bankrupt
A Hong Kong court has ordered the winding-up of a bakery chain and declared a co-founder of a now-closed congee restaurant group bankrupt, highlighting...
Prabowo nominates nephew to Bank Indonesia board amid independence fears
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has nominated his nephew to join the central bank’s board of governors, two sources said, amid growing concern about its...
60% more applicants per job in Hong Kong in 2025 amid AI takeover of roles
Competition in the Hong Kong labour market intensified in the past year as the average number of applications per job advertisement soared by nearly...
Fancl distributor couple buys Lippo Centre office, shop in US$38.3 million deal
The couple behind the Asia distributor of Japanese skincare brand Fancl has bought prime office and retail space in Hong Kong’s Admiralty district, highlighting...
Hackers target Iran state TV with exiled crown prince’s message to forces
Hackers disrupted Iranian state television satellite transmissions to air footage supporting the country’s exiled crown prince and calling on security forces to not “point...
China’s demographic alarms blare as births hit historic low and population shrinks again
China’s birth count plummeted to a record low last year, falling by about 10 million from its 2016 peak and slashing the total by...
Chinese team restores legendary Tang dynasty ‘golden’ armour found in Tibetan tomb
“We will not leave the desert till we beat the foe, although in war our golden armour be outworn 100 times.” Wang Changling’s famous...
11 dead, over 60 missing after Pakistan shopping centre fire smoulders for 24 hours
Firefighters in Karachi began searching on Monday for more than 60 missing people after a massive fire destroyed a shopping centre in Pakistan’s most...
Malaysian reporter’s sedition arrest casts doubts on Anwar’s reform record
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s record on legal reforms has come under scrutiny after a journalist was detained under a colonial-era Sedition Act for...