Chinese girl insists on remaining by grandparents’ tombs; her nearby vigil moves many
A young girl in southwest China firmly refused to leave the tombs of her grandparents, who had died within six months of each other,...
Life insurance sales in Hong Kong hit record amid ‘rise of millionaires’
Life insurance sales in Hong Kong rose 50.6 per cent to another record last year as affluent customers continued to buy policies in the...
Is Indonesia’s blasphemy law for religious protection or political purpose?
Indonesia’s blasphemy law has once again come under scrutiny after former vice-president Jusuf Kalla was reported to police over remarks linking past Muslim-Christian conflicts...
Winner Spotlight 2026: BDO Capital
Being at the forefront of some of the most notable recent project and structured finance transactions in the Philippines underscored why BDO Capital continues...
MKE at DSA 2026 in Malaysia
Tolga Çelik, Deputy General Manager of the Turkish firm MKE, gives insights into weapons like the company’s Boran 105mm towed howitzer and Tolga short-range...
Henderson’s winning bid to run harbour event space could boost Central’s access
A winning bid involving Henderson Land Development to operate a major Hong Kong harbourfront event space has expanded the developer’s footprint in Central to...
The Iran war is brewing a food crisis we must avert
As my wife and I quaffed our way through a sumptuous five-course South African wine tasting dinner at the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents’ Club...
In lead-up to Trump’s Beijing visit, China announces 2 pandas are headed to US zoo
Just weeks before US President Donald Trump’s planned visit to Beijing next month, China is sending two giant pandas to Atlanta in what observers...
Trump kill order highlights threat of Iran’s small, fast-attack boats
US President Donald Trump’s order for the US to attack Iranian gunboats is the latest sign that an asymmetrical war-fighting strategy is stymieing the...