11 domestic helpers among 20 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown on illegal labour
Hong Kong authorities have arrested 20 people, including domestic helpers suspected of unlawfully providing services such as massages and manicures, in a crackdown on...
Middle East tensions add uncertainty to Hong Kong retail rents, Wharf REIC says
Hong Kong’s fragile retail recovery is clouding the outlook for shopping mall rents, with Wharf Real Estate Investment Company (REIC) warning that rising geopolitical...
Indonesia’s role in US-led ‘Board of Peace’ under scrutiny amid Iran crisis
Indonesia’s involvement in US leader Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” is drawing growing criticism at home as the war in the Middle East intensifies...
The Human Costs of Ultracompetitive Youth Sports
Fifteen-year-old Trent had ascended to the highest level of competitive youth baseball, practicing daily and traveling throughout Texas, Florida, and California for tournaments. The...
Stability comes first: Chinese defence chief signals Beijing’s strategic caution
Beijing’s defence minister called for shaping a stable environment for China to serve its broader political and diplomatic agenda, conveying the government’s strategic caution...
Swedish man owns vehicle testing centre in China’s Inner Mongolia; likely the only foreigner there
Over two decades in a little-known, freezing city in northern China, a Swedish man has built a career and witnessed the booming development of...
Iran war: Asia sees violence, fuel rationing, queues as energy crunch hits
The oil price spike caused by the war in the Middle East has sparked unrest in Bangladesh and exasperation at petrol pumps around Asia,...
Muhyiddin’s corruption trial opens with a fight over TikTok in Malaysia
Former Malaysian prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s corruption trial opened in Kuala Lumpur on Monday with a courtroom fight over the admissibility of TikTok videos,...
South Korea supports UAE air defences
In the wake of the Israel-US attack on Iran that commenced on 28 February, South Korea is rapidly resupplying the UAE with M-SAM Block...