China Preps Nipah Virus Test Kits Despite Claiming No Cases | China in Focus
China is rolling out Nipah virus testing kits nationwide and has identified a potential drug for treating the virus—despite claiming no cases so far....
As Japan’s Takaichi eyes big election win, will China stance shift?
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appears set for a landslide victory in a coming election and is expected to maintain her stoic stance on...
Malaysia’s Petronas set to tap Qatar for natural gas as local reserves dwindle
Malaysia’s state-owned firm Petronas is set to sign a liquefied natural gas supply deal with QatarEnergy as the Southeast Asian nation seeks more supplies...
Clip of China dad’s fit of rage over daughter drying hair with tissues gains 110 million views
An angry father in China smashed up his home and kicked the door of his daughter’s room because she used a tissue and not...
High rollers offered limousine trips for HK$3,500 as Uber drives into Macau
Travellers in Hong Kong can now book door-to-door limousine rides to Macau through Uber, with analysts expecting the new service – which costs up...
KKR and Singtel agree S$6.6bn data centre M&A deal
Singapore’s ST Telemedia Global Data Centres has 2.3GW of design capacity across 12 markets in Asia Pacific, the UK and Europe; it is the...
Shanxi’s green leap: renewables surpass coal in China’s energy hub
A profound energy transformation is reshaping Shanxi, China’s traditional coal heartland, where renewable power capacity has officially surpassed coal-fired generation, marking a historic turning...
Indonesia’s top economic minister vows capital market reforms: ‘not merely because of MSCI’
Indonesia will press on with reforms of its capital markets and go after market manipulators with the full force of the law well ahead...
IRS Says Operations Not Impacted by Partial Government Shutdown
The Internal Revenue Service said in a statement Monday that operations are not being disrupted in the midst of a partial government shutdown that...