Oil price spike threatens to break Indonesia’s budget as 144 million hit the road for Eid
Every year, roughly half of Indonesia’s 288 million people pack into trains, buses, ferries and cars and head home. The mudik, as the great...
Iran’s Ali Larijani, Basij paramilitary head eliminated in Tehran strike: Israel
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that Iran’s powerful national security chief Ali Larijani was “eliminated last night”, along with the commander...
Unlimited petrol? Chinese firm claims it can produce fuel from air and water
A Shanghai-based start-up claims to have mastered a technique for producing synthetic petroleum at low cost from air and water, as China intensifies efforts...
‘Real-life Cinderella’: China stuntwoman transitions from playing body double to stardom
Famous Chinese actress Li Yitong, who rose from being Zhao Liying’s stunt double to becoming a leading actress, has taken on 14 roles in...
Fed Opens March Policy Meeting With Iran Conflict Clouding the Outlook
The Federal Reserve opened its two-day policy meeting on Mar. 17, and Wall Street overwhelmingly expects the central bank to leave interest rates unchanged....
Russia Benefiting From US-Iran War While Impacts on China Are ‘Complicated’: Analysts
Operation Epic Fury presents Russia and China with a “mixed bag” of potential opportunities, but neither appear poised to take advantage of the United...
US allies wash hands of involvement as Trump’s war bogs down in Iran
Whether it likes it or not, the Indo-Pacific region is being impacted by Israel’s and the USA’s ongoing war against Iran that kicked off...
Authorities look for link to illegal fuel operations as truck goes up in flames
Hong Kong authorities are investigating whether a fire at a Kwai Chung car park that sent thick black smoke high into the sky on...
21 Wang Fuk Court homeowners, residents to give evidence in fire probe
An independent committee set up to investigate Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has named 14 members of Wang Fuk Court’s former owners’ corporation...