North Korea’s premier heads to China for defence treaty anniversary as allies extend thaw
North Korean Premier Pak Thae-song will arrive in China on Friday for a three-day trip to mark the anniversary of a friendship treaty between...
US-Iran ceasefire collapse revives risks of global inflation
China called on the United States and Iran to stick with peace plans after a resumption of missile strikes in the Middle East spurred...
China’s Property Downturn Drives Layoffs, Cost Cuts at Home Appliance Manufacturers
China’s prolonged property downturn, weakening consumer spending, and intensifying price wars are forcing the country’s well-established home appliance manufacturers into sweeping cost-cutting measures, with...
Indonesia blocks 4.8 million underage social media accounts but are kids any safer?
Indonesia’s attempt to keep children aged under 16 off social media platforms deemed high risk has quickly become one of the world’s biggest tests...
176 suspected child abuse cases in 5 months after start of new reporting regime
Published: 4:41pm, 9 Jul 2026Updated: 4:43pm, 9 Jul 2026 Hong Kong authorities have recorded 176 reports of suspected child abuse involving 188 children in...
Super Typhoon Bavi: dozens of Hong Kong flights cancelled as storm nears Taiwan
Published: 4:35pm, 9 Jul 2026Updated: 5:11pm, 9 Jul 2026 Dozens of outbound flights from Hong Kong to Taiwan, mainland China and Japan originally scheduled...
Investors have more to worry about than yen bears on the hunt
Why are global investors so bearish on the yen? There are good reasons Japan’s currency should be gaining in value. Last month, the Bank...
Malaysia, Thailand make peace over seafood dispute after Anwar and Anutin meet
The leaders of Malaysia and Thailand said on Thursday they would work on developing a special border economic zone, and had resolved an issue...
Australia Set to Begin Uranium Exports to India Amid Mass Nuclear Power Expansion
Australia is set to begin uranium exports to India as the two nations unveiled a series of commitments during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official...