China joins US in reusable orbital rocket capability
China has become just the second country after the United States to achieve the controlled recovery of a reusable orbital space rocket. Friday’s successful...
Is China’s massive island-building push at Antelope Reef nearing the finish line?
New satellite images suggest China’s land reclamation at Antelope Reef in the South China Sea is nearly finished, according to researchers. One image taken...
Saudi Arabia’s reforms fail to halt abuse of Filipino helpers, Amnesty warns
Filipino domestic workers continue to endure widespread labour exploitation and sexual abuse in Saudi Arabia, according to a new Amnesty International report. The rights...
The new space race: how China plans to break SpaceX’s launch monopoly with IPO push
To challenge the global launch market dominance of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Beijing is adopting a coordinated, multi-company “wolf-pack” strategy fuelled by recent engineering breakthroughs...
Seoul court sentences ex-president Yoon to 2 years’ jail over illegal polling
Published: 4:29pm, 13 Jul 2026Updated: 4:49pm, 13 Jul 2026 A South Korean court sentenced former president Yoon Suk-yeol to two years in prison on...
Dashcam row allegedly involving singer David Lui could be referred to police
Published: 4:20pm, 13 Jul 2026Updated: 4:26pm, 13 Jul 2026 Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has received a complaint over a viral dashcam video of a...
China’s historic sea-based rocket recovery puts spotlight on domestic shipbuilder
After China became only the second nation after the US to achieve the controlled recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster, the spotlight has fallen...
Off-duty Hong Kong firefighter turns himself in over viral shopping centre row
Published: 3:46pm, 13 Jul 2026Updated: 4:57pm, 13 Jul 2026 An off-duty Hong Kong firefighter has been arrested after surrendering to police over an alleged...
What happens when Indonesia’s top corruption buster is suspected of graft himself?
Rows of gold bars, stacks of US and Singapore dollars and seven suitcases found inside a locked safe have become the defining images of...