Delays, rising costs hit Asia’s trade as Gulf crisis spills beyond oil
Malaysia’s busiest container port has started refusing Middle East-bound cargo unless shipping lines can guarantee prompt pickup, in one of the clearest signs yet...
Why Hong Kong property recovery sceptics miss the bigger picture
Hong Kong’s real estate market has come a long way in the past year. For a sign of the extent to which its outlook...
Tsunami warning issued in Japan after magnitude-7.5 quake hits northeast
A tsunami warning was issued for northeast and northern Japan after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck at 4.53pm on Monday. The...
China’s trade with Iran, Gulf states plunges as Strait of Hormuz crisis hits energy flows
China’s trade with Iran and Gulf countries fell sharply in March as restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz tightened amid the US-Israeli war on...
Asian financial bodies sound alert on Anthropic’s Mythos AI hacker
Regulators across Asia are stepping up scrutiny of cybersecurity risks in their financial systems, as concerns over Anthropic’s latest AI model Mythos spread. Singapore’s...
ESF administrator jailed for 25 months for accepting bribes to favour applicants
A former kindergarten administrator at Hong Kong’s biggest international school group has been sentenced to 25 months in jail for accepting more than HK$640,000...
Hong Kong launches SkyCity marina project to drive tourism and yacht economy
Hong Kong’s Airport Authority has launched its marina project as part of the broader SkyCity blueprint, seeking global interest from the yachting, hospitality and...
Vietnam and Philippines trust Japan. Why doesn’t Indonesia?
For Southeast Asia, trust in Japan runs deepest where China presses hardest and breaks down where neutrality is a point of pride. Analysts say...
Is Malacca Strait at risk from Hormuz ‘chain reaction’ after warning from Iranian adviser?
An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has warned of “a chain-reaction response” in more critical shipping lanes, including in the Malacca Strait...