Japanese Scientist Kenso Soai Wins Chemistry Nobel Prize With French Scientist Henri B. Kagan
The researchers won the award for solving a long standing mystery in chemistry: homochirality. Read More
Why Asian parents are trapped in a private tuition arms race
Published: 4:23pm, 9 Oct 2026Updated: 4:25pm, 9 Oct 2026 Grace often hears other Singapore mothers debating how much private tuition their children need. Some...
Firmus Technologies withdraws ASX IPO as investors question AI infrastructure risk
October 09, 2026 Firmus Technologies (Firmus) has withdrawn its application to list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), highlighting growing investor scrutiny of the...
Prodrone To “Promote Stable Supply of Domestic Drones” as Japan Aims to Mass Produce UAVs
On September 2, Prodrone Co., Ltd., a Nagoya-based developer of “Made in Japan” unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), announced that its proposed plan to promote...
Beijing and Manila trade blame over South China Sea medical mission
China and the Philippines have traded accusations over a medical evacuation near the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, as Manila reports a near-doubling of Chinese...
Malaysia budget: healthcare boost, Malay businesses to get more public projects
Malaysia’s government will boost spending on social welfare while maintaining subsidies to rein in the cost of living under its 2027 Budget unveiled on...
Ex-university student jailed for 7 years for rape, sexual assault and voyeurism
Published: 3:02pm, 9 Oct 2026Updated: 4:19pm, 9 Oct 2026 A Hong Kong court has sentenced a former university student to seven years in prison...
Bessent may skip Apec in Hong Kong to focus on Trump’s Shenzhen visit, sources say
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may skip a meeting of Apec finance ministers in Hong Kong later this month to focus on preparing for...
Legal arguments delay trial over murder of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi again
Published: 2:59pm, 9 Oct 2026Updated: 4:37pm, 9 Oct 2026 The murder trial of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has been delayed again while...