US House panel slammed for asking if scholars lost jobs to Chinese hires
Published: 2:34pm, 11 Aug 2026Updated: 4:18pm, 11 Aug 2026 A Republican-led congressional committee focused on US competition with China has issued a public call...
Ex-Deloitte IT manager remanded for stealing 423 laptops to fund stock trading
Published: 2:29pm, 11 Aug 2026Updated: 2:58pm, 11 Aug 2026 A former Deloitte information technology (IT) manager has been remanded in custody pending sentence for...
Shein set to take orders for Hong Kong IPO next week, eyeing US$35b valuation: sources
Published: 2:05pm, 11 Aug 2026Updated: 2:11pm, 11 Aug 2026 Fast-fashion retailer Shein Global Holdings is planning to take investor orders for its Hong Kong...
Singapore restaurant apologises after cooking seafood foraged from beach
Havelock Palace has apologised for cooking foraged seafood in Singapore. The apology comes weeks after the Chinese restaurant received online flak and a barrage...
Despite extreme climate, China’s 2,000-year-old rock art owes survival to post-partum blood
On the southern edge of China, near the border with Vietnam, a breathtaking array of wall art stretches 260km and is over 2,000 years...
Brics’ ‘stiffest test’: can India, China rally bloc to resolve Strait of Hormuz crisis?
Published: 1:30pm, 11 Aug 2026Updated: 6:29pm, 11 Aug 2026 A summit next month by the Brics grouping of nations has raised hopes that major...
Southeast Asia data centre deals ramp up as power risks grow
August 11, 2026 Deals connected with artificial intelligence (AI) are continuing to ramp in Southeast Asia (SEA) amid growing demand for compute across the...
South Korea aims to criminalise fictional AI pornography after man’s acquittal
South Korea is working to close a legal loophole that allowed people sharing AI-generated pornography featuring fictional personas to go scot-free. The move by...
Man arrested for allegedly doxxing 2 former associates in failed restaurant business
Published: 12:40pm, 11 Aug 2026Updated: 12:41pm, 11 Aug 2026 Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has arrested a man on suspicion of doxxing a former restaurant...