Indonesia, Singapore say key oil passage will remain ‘accessible’
Published: 6:16pm, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 6:47pm, 6 Jul 2026 Indonesia and Singapore vowed on Monday that the Strait of Malacca, a critical oil transit...
Thai PM threatens to ‘shut down’ cannabis industry after global smuggling spike
A spate of seizures of Thai cannabis in the UK, Germany, Indonesia and Hong Kong has cast a shadow over the Southeast Asian nation’s...
Cantopop star Sammi Cheng’s Kai Tak Stadium concerts postponed over stage glitch
Published: 5:26pm, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 5:35pm, 6 Jul 2026 Cantopop star Sammi Cheng Sau-man’s highly anticipated concerts in Hong Kong this weekend have been...
Global investors pivot from access to scale in yuan operations, anchored by Hong Kong
Global institutional investors are pivoting away from basic market entry to scaling up their yuan operations, with offshore hubs such as Hong Kong emerging...
Lawmaker slams ‘unsatisfactory’ past bid to scrap 16-year probe against doctor
Hong Kong’s medical watchdog’s guilty verdict against a paediatrician over a case that left a boy permanently disabled more than 16 years ago has...
China dam collapse: hundreds evacuated after typhoon rains breach Guangxi reservoir
Published: 4:58pm, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 5:15pm, 6 Jul 2026 Floodwater breached a reservoir in southern China and threatened others, as heavy rain pounded the...
Indonesia deports 92 Chinese nationals, issues lifetime entry bans in anti-scam crackdown
Indonesia has deported 92 Chinese suspected scammers and barred them from the country for life in one of the biggest mass exercises in recent...
74% of Hong Kong pupils get first-choice secondary school, match 2025 record
Published: 4:53pm, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 4:58pm, 6 Jul 2026 Seventy-four per cent of Primary Six pupils in Hong Kong were allocated their first-choice secondary...
Societe Generale hires Pei Shen Chou as Apac head of M&A
July 06, 2026 Societe Generale (SocGen) has appointed Pei Shen Chou as head of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for Asia Pacific (Apac), effective immediately,...