Hong Kong retail sales rise 4.6% in June as growth streak extends to 14 months
Published: 4:47pm, 4 Aug 2026Updated: 4:51pm, 4 Aug 2026 Hong Kong’s retail sales rose by 4.6 per cent year on year in June, extending...
How East Asia’s internet cafes became a cheap urban refuge
The internet cafe was supposed to become obsolete. Instead, it has become indispensable. Across East Asia, these businesses are quietly evolving into temporary homes,...
Senate Advances Funding Bill to Avoid Shutdown
The U.S. Senate voted on Aug. 3 to advance a stopgap funding bill that would keep the federal government funded through Dec. 11. The...
Trump Says Chevron, Exxon Make ‘Too Much Money’ From High Oil Prices, Urges Cuts to Gas Prices
President Donald Trump said on Aug. 3 that oil giants Chevron and ExxonMobil were profiting “too much money” from high oil prices, as the...
Malaysian police investigate how pilot smuggled drugs past 4 layers of airport checks
Malaysian police have identified a Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) security screener as a person of interest after a Malaysia Airlines pilot allegedly carried...
‘Damp and filthy’: murder suspect says basic necessities denied in custody
Published: 3:41pm, 4 Aug 2026Updated: 3:56pm, 4 Aug 2026 The alleged ringleader in the fatal assault of an entrepreneur during a bar fight last...
Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ conditions Israel’s Gaza withdrawal on Hamas disarmament
US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” on Monday assured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel’s withdrawal in Gaza would only begin after Hamas’...
How China’s US$900 million port deal in Angola shows its dominance over US interests
Published: 3:09pm, 4 Aug 2026Updated: 3:23pm, 4 Aug 2026 On the South Atlantic coastline, Angola stands out as rare ground on which the United...