Australia declares IOC for LRASM and JASSM-ER missiles
Australia announced that its AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) and AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range (JASSM-ER) have achieved initial operational...
At least 1 dead, 4 injured in Philippine high school shooting
Published: 3:03pm, 18 Sep 2026Updated: 4:07pm, 18 Sep 2026 At least one person was killed and four others injured in a shooting at a...
From US Fed rates to China’s global export share: 4 figures shaping markets
The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point this week, followed by the Hong Kong Monetary...
Senior HSBC bankers face double blow as school-fee subsidy cut adds to job risks: sources
Published: 2:51pm, 18 Sep 2026Updated: 2:55pm, 18 Sep 2026 Senior bankers at HSBC are facing a double blow of losing a key employment benefit...
Could Chinese explorers have settled New Zealand before the Maori?
Published: 2:00pm, 18 Sep 2026Updated: 3:58pm, 18 Sep 2026 For generations, the narrative of New Zealand’s human settlement has held that Polynesian voyagers –...
Hong Kong talent schemes could add 1.2% to GDP annually, John Lee says
Published: 1:47pm, 18 Sep 2026Updated: 3:14pm, 18 Sep 2026 Talent attracted to Hong Kong under various admission schemes could add about 1.2 per cent...
Torrential rain in Vietnam leaves 3 dead, 16,000 homes flooded
Heavy rains triggered flooding and landslides across northern Vietnam, killing three people and damaging thousands of homes as well as more than 22,000 hectares...
Russians begin voting in parliamentary election in shadow of war
Published: 1:45pm, 18 Sep 2026Updated: 3:45pm, 18 Sep 2026 Polling stations opened Friday in Russia’s Far East, kicking off a three-day election that President...
Thailand’s Muslim separatists vow to fight for independence ‘until the end of time’
Two decades into an insurgency that has killed thousands in southern Thailand, a leader of the main Malay–Muslim separatist group has vowed to keep...