Japan begins clean-up after Typhoon Dujuan kills 4, batters east
Residents of a wide swathe of eastern Japan were picking up the pieces on Tuesday after Typhoon Dujuan tore through the area the previous...
Indefinite time in psychiatric ward for Hong Kong man who fatally stabbed 2 in mall
Published: 2:51pm, 22 Sep 2026Updated: 3:32pm, 22 Sep 2026 A Hong Kong man with a mental disability has been sentenced to an indefinite period...
Who needs a degree? South Korea’s chip boom rewires university-obsessed culture
Inside a brightly lit cleanroom at Chungbuk Semiconductor High School in South Korea, a group of teenagers in head-to-toe protective suits carefully handled silicon...
Moody's eyes Philippines' $100bn infrastructure boom with PhilRatings stake
September 22, 2026 Moody’s Corporation (Moody’s) has acquired an undisclosed minority stake in Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings). Moody’s is the first global credit...
Cambodia hosts anti-scam summit as scepticism lingers
Cambodia is set to present the outcome of its crackdown on scams to global governments and security agencies gathering in Phnom Penh this week....
‘Do teachers not have families?’: kindergartens’ Mid-Autumn events draw backlash
At least four Hong Kong kindergartens will hold Mid-Autumn Festival open days and parties on reunion night, sparking criticism that teachers are being forced...
Man shot by ICE in Texas says bullet still inside him
Published: 2:17pm, 22 Sep 2026Updated: 3:36pm, 22 Sep 2026 A Venezuelan national shot and wounded by a US immigration agent in Texas was jailed...
China breaks ground on the world’s first supercritical CO2 and molten salt energy plant
China has broken ground on the world’s first utility-scale combined supercritical carbon dioxide power generation and molten salt energy storage project, which could help...
Singaporean fined US$3,920 for dumping urine, faeces outside neighbour’s flat
Believing that a lorry driver in the same neighbourhood had punctured his tyres, a private-hire driver twice left urine and faeces outside his neighbour’s...