China’s clean power energising economy, adding a Brazil’s worth of GDP: report
Clean energy technologies – led by solar power and electric vehicles – drove more than one-third of China’s economic growth last year and over...
Malaysia clarifies Trump trade deal: no exclusive rare earth rights for US
The new reciprocal trade agreement between Malaysia and the United States contains no provisions granting Washington exclusive access to Malaysia’s rare earth elements (REE),...
Ex-actor Ian Fang deported and barred from Singapore over underage sex offences
Former actor Ian Fang has been stripped of his Singaporean permanent resident status and will be deported when he finishes serving a 40-month jail...
In Malaysia, study on elected Kuala Lumpur mayor triggers another race debate
The Malaysian government’s proposed study on whether Kuala Lumpur should elect its mayor instead of being appointed has detonated into what observers call a...
Hong Kong man jailed for laundering millions through scam-linked bank accounts
A Hong Kong man has been jailed for nearly four years after admitting to laundering millions of dollars in criminal proceeds through bank accounts...
China probes mental hospitals over reports patients are being locked up in insurance scam
China’s top medical watchdog has ordered a nationwide review of the country’s mental institutes following media reports that multiple hospitals in central China had...
China’s CATL tests EVs – and lithium’s dominance – with pioneering sodium-ion battery
Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has deployed the world’s first sodium-ion batteries in passenger cars, as it aims to stay ahead in China’s fiercely competitive...
Gaza’s violent reality: hundreds have been killed since October ceasefire
As the bodies of two dozen Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes arrived at hospitals in Gaza on Wednesday, the director of one asked a...
Hong Kong teachers withdrew HK$8.4 billion from pension funds in past school year
Hong Kong public school teachers withdrew HK$8.4 billion (US$1.1 billion) from two retirement fund schemes in 2024–25, down 3.4 per cent from the year...