China-EU investment deal should stay in ‘deep freezer’, outgoing trade chief warns
The EU’s outgoing top trade official used her departing appearance at the European Parliament to pour cold water on the prospect of an investment...
Death of elderly pair in Sau Mau Ping flat deemed murder-suicide, police say
An elderly man in Hong Kong is believed to have killed his ex-wife before hanging himself at a public housing estate, as he reportedly...
Alaska 2025 tsunami was second-highest ever, taller than Empire State Building
Tracy Arm Fjord, in southeastern Alaska within the Tongass National Forest, presents a majestic vista, with a narrow sea inlet surrounded by towering granite...
Chinese ex-waiter turned top food influencer Bai Bing fined US$2.6 million for tax evasion
Published: 2:00pm, 7 May 2026Updated: 2:05pm, 7 May 2026 A top online influencer in China who was fined 18.91 million yuan (US$2.6 million) for...
BJP aide shot dead in India’s West Bengal days after historic election win
Gunmen on motorbikes in India’s West Bengal ambushed and killed a political aide from the ruling Hindu-nationalist party days after it swept state elections,...
Russia warns diplomats in Ukraine capital to leave in case of ‘retaliatory strike’
Russia warned foreign diplomats in Kyiv that it would attack the city if Ukraine disrupted World War II commemorations in Moscow this weekend, as...
Thailand targets 6 million Chinese visitors via ‘authentic’ content on RedNote, WeChat
The queues start to form before the lunchtime rush at Phed Mark, a Bangkok kitchen with a pop-up feel that dishes up steaming plateloads...
Philippines expresses interest in Bell 505 training helicopters
On 5 May, the Defense Security and Cooperation Agency (DSCA) issued a notification that the US government had approved the potential Foreign Military Sale...
Trump Says Talks With Iran Show Progress, Deal to End War ‘Very Possible’
President Donald Trump said on May 6 he has had positive conversations over the last 24 hours with Iran and it was “very possible”...