Chinese retiree devotes life to photography after tumour shrinks post-bucket-list trip
Published: 11:20am, 11 Oct 2026Updated: 11:21am, 11 Oct 2026 After spending all her savings on a month-long trip to Antarctica following a cancer diagnosis,...
At Least 38 People Hurt After Supermarket Ceiling Collapses in South Korea’s Daegu City
A general view of a scene after parts of a plaster ceiling collapsed at a building in Daegu, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026....
Japan’s Sumitomo Bakelite expands China chip packaging materials output amid AI boom
Japanese semiconductor materials giant Sumitomo Bakelite plans to expand production of advanced chip packaging materials in China and Singapore, marking the second such announcement...
Could Thai durian export duty mean higher prices, higher quality in China?
A Thai government proposal to charge export duties on durians, a major cash crop, could raise prices for the fruit in China – its...
New HK$122 million lifeguard outsourcing contract sparks public spending concerns
Published: 10:30am, 11 Oct 2026Updated: 10:38am, 11 Oct 2026 A controversial decision by Hong Kong authorities to award a lifeguard and first aid services...
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: biotech firm eyes cervical cancer test breakthrough
Hong Kong biotech entrepreneur Ricky Chiu Yin-to is seeking to make cervical cancer screening easier through urine-based HPV testing, using sample-concentration technology developed by...
More support needed for ethnic minority children with special needs, charity says
A non-profit children’s education organisation in Hong Kong has urged the government to expand support services for preschool-aged ethnic minority children with special needs...
Why warm welcomes can’t stop Malaysia’s doctor exodus from Borneo
Published: 10:00am, 11 Oct 2026Updated: 10:33am, 11 Oct 2026 On Facebook, public hospitals in Malaysia’s Bornean states have been rolling out “Selamat Datang” [welcome]...
Hangzhou is doubling down on tech – minus the viral hype
A year ago, a Unitree robot kickboxing could light up social media. When DeepSeek released its latest open-source artificial intelligence (AI) model, developers around...