Kenya reports first Ebola case imported from DR Congo after patient dies
Published: 5:39pm, 6 Oct 2026Updated: 6:58pm, 6 Oct 2026 Kenya reported its first-ever Ebola death, the health minister announced on Tuesday, after a Kenyan...
Hong Kong remains world’s freest economy as Switzerland overtakes Singapore
Published: 5:36pm, 6 Oct 2026Updated: 7:21pm, 6 Oct 2026 Hong Kong has retained its status as the world’s freest economy in the latest annual...
China’s Transsion, Africa’s top phone maker, targets US$500 million Hong Kong listing
Published: 4:28pm, 6 Oct 2026Updated: 4:28pm, 6 Oct 2026 Shenzhen Transsion Holdings, the maker of Africa’s bestselling phones, aims to kick off its Hong...
West Kowloon arts hub deficit widens to HK$998 million as operating costs rise
Published: 4:14pm, 6 Oct 2026Updated: 4:26pm, 6 Oct 2026 The authority managing Hong Kong’s arts hub in West Kowloon recorded a wider deficit in...
Mox, BOCHK, ZA Bank and Citibank apps land among Asia-Pacific’s 10 best, study says
Banking apps from Mox Bank, Bank of China (Hong Kong) (BOCHK), ZA Bank and Citibank Hong Kong are among the top 10 in Asia-Pacific,...
How Singapore’s local cafes compete with Chinese coffee giant Luckin
When Chinese coffee giant Luckin Coffee moved into the unit next to his neighbourhood cafe in Singapore, Folk Yard owner Chew Yit Shan grew...
Court hears in-laws tried to turn children against Abby Choi over HK$72m flat
Published: 3:59pm, 6 Oct 2026Updated: 4:13pm, 6 Oct 2026 Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung accused her former in-laws of turning her children against...
Southeast Asia urged to step up war against AI-powered scams through data sharing
Governments and financial institutions in Southeast Asia urgently need to find a way to safely and quickly share data if they hope to contain...
From cabin crew to cockpit: Malaysian woman’s AirAsia pilot dreams take off
Published: 3:30pm, 6 Oct 2026Updated: 3:37pm, 6 Oct 2026 She spent some of her teenage years helping her mother at a sundry shop in...