South Korea’s drying booze culture leaves bars parched: ‘I just order cola’
“I hardly drink at all – one or two glasses of beer at most.” Kim Min-ha, a 21-year-old student at Sookmyung Women’s University, recently...
Citi’s Jan Metzger to join Standard Chartered in Hong Kong
Metzger is joining SC’s Corporate & Investment Banking team as global head, coverage banking; Kaustubh Kulkarni, co-head at Citi’s Apac investment banking team will...
Trump Asks Congress to Pass Clean Reauthorization of FISA Spy Powers
President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked Congress to pass a clean reauthorization of a critical—but controversial—spying authority as the U.S. military operation in Iran...
Republican Senators Launch Inquiry Into Abortion Pill Makers Over FDA Safety Rules
Republican senators launched an investigation Wednesday into companies that make the abortion pill mifepristone, questioning whether they are complying with federal safety mandates. Republicans...
China’s weight-loss drug makers take on global giants as Novo Nordisk patent expires
At least 10 weight-loss injections and oral pills are lining up for regulatory approval in China, in a market projected to reach about US$14...
Police hotline ‘busy’, piles of rubbish at estate, residents say in Tai Po fire hearing
A public evidential hearing by an independent committee into a fire that killed 168 people at a Hong Kong estate has entered its fourth...
Euro, Chinese yuan to end US dollar dominance, top economist says
Professor Kenneth Rogoff of Harvard University has repeatedly warned that the US dollar is approaching a crisis of legitimacy. Having written extensively on the...
Enact special law to send Japan’s warships to secure Hormuz, ex-adviser tells Takaichi
Japan should consider sending warships to help jointly secure the Strait of Hormuz with other nations and protect both its own vessels and those...
Chinese satellite performs landmark refuelling test in low Earth orbit
A Chinese commercial satellite has completed a refuelling test in low Earth orbit using a flexible “octopus tentacle” robotic arm, advancing efforts to extend...