Chinese firms keen on investing in Oman’s International Financial Centre: official
Chinese firms have shown “very strong interest” in investing in Oman – across the Strait of Hormuz from Iran – as they aim to...
Pending US$12.3 million house arrest fine keeps Malaysia’s Najib in prison
Published: 12:47pm, 20 Sep 2026Updated: 12:56pm, 20 Sep 2026 Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak said on Sunday that he would remain in Kajang...
The cooling trap: how Asia’s air conditioners are making heatwaves worse
As heatwaves become more frequent and intense across Asia, the region faces a dangerous power paradox. Soaring demand for air conditioning threatens to push...
Reporter’s note: two Delhis, one weekend – when the world came to dinner
I grew up in Delhi. Not Lutyens’ Delhi, that quieter, greener stretch of tree-lined avenues and high-walled colonial bungalows where the VIPs live. But...
Some Western politicians stoking Nato-Russia clash as Ukraine war strategy falters: Fico
Some Western politicians are seeking conflict between Nato and Russia after a “failed” strategy to defeat Moscow in its war with Ukraine, Slovak Prime...
Chinese man sues AI firm after chatbot’s ‘auspicious’ date suggestion leads to disaster
Published: 10:21am, 20 Sep 2026Updated: 10:28am, 20 Sep 2026 A man in eastern China filed a lawsuit against an AI company after he followed...
Chinese lawyers offer coaching for when corruption busters come knocking
Zhang Dongdong has been fielding ever more requests for legal advice from jittery entrepreneurs, nervous government officials or their desperate relatives. They usually do...
Anwar was on song in India. Will Malaysia reap the rewards?
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim caused a bit of a stir in India recently with his spirited rendition of a Bollywood classic – a...
What Hong Kong cinema can take away from a popular Chinese war film
In late August, I took my parents to see Once Upon a Time in the Middle East in their small-town cinema on the mainland....