Thai raid foils cross-border cable ruse powering Myanmar scam centre
Published: 4:31pm, 16 Oct 2026Updated: 4:32pm, 16 Oct 2026 Authorities in Thailand have uncovered an audacious scheme involving hundreds of metres of internet cable...
LVMH touts ‘special bond’ with China as ‘subdued’ backdrop weighs on sales
French luxury giant LVMH Group kicked off a global open-house event showcasing its craftsmanship in Shanghai on Thursday, as the event’s founder Antoine Arnault...
Hong Kong private healthcare providers face new rules to make fees more transparent
Published: 3:35pm, 16 Oct 2026Updated: 4:14pm, 16 Oct 2026 Private healthcare providers in Hong Kong will have to make their charges more transparent under...
Hong Kong housewife gets 3 months in psychiatric institution over seditious posters
Published: 3:32pm, 16 Oct 2026Updated: 3:33pm, 16 Oct 2026 An elderly woman who pasted materials containing pro-independence slogans and Hong Kong’s colonial-era flag outside...
Japan’s Okinawa drops opposition to hosting crash-prone US Osprey aircraft
Published: 3:29pm, 16 Oct 2026Updated: 3:34pm, 16 Oct 2026 Okinawa Governor Genta Koja said on Friday he accepts the deployment of US military MV-22...
Pioneering heart stem cell expert Li Renke dies at 65 during a Chinese conference
Li Renke, a visionary cardiovascular scientist who applied engineering principles to the human heart and developed conductive biomaterials to repair tissue damaged by heart...
Hong Kong aims for share of HK$350 billion yacht industry as travel scheme launches
Published: 3:03pm, 16 Oct 2026Updated: 4:23pm, 16 Oct 2026 Hong Kong can capture a share of the global yacht industry, which is expected to...
Envoy says China could ‘easily win’ conflict as Manila claims it is ‘thinly veiled threat’
Published: 2:58pm, 16 Oct 2026Updated: 3:02pm, 16 Oct 2026 The Chinese ambassador to the Philippines says Beijing could “easily win” should it use force...
Societe Generale appoints Apac head of financial sponsors coverage
October 16, 2026 French banking giant Societe Generale has appointed Lindsay Chu as head of financial sponsors coverage for Asia Pacific (Apac).
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