Malaysia gets new anti-corruption chief as protests mount against outgoing head
Malaysia on Saturday appointed a former judge as its new anti-corruption chief in an unprecedented move, as the government seeks to calm months of...
The Middle East’s new power brokers? Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt unite
Amid the rubble of the US-Israel war on Iran, a new Middle East appears to be taking shape as a constellation of regional powers...
Hong Kong to step up crackdown on coerced shopping, scams during Labour Day ‘golden week’
Hong Kong will step up law enforcement against coerced shopping, unlicensed tour guides and unfair sales practices targeting visitors during mainland China’s Labour Day...
Xpeng sets August goal to overtake Tesla’s self-driving tech in China
Xpeng, the Chinese electric vehicle start-up often cast as a key rival to Tesla, has set an ambitious goal to surpass the US carmaker’s...
Hong Kong Aberdeen marina project attracting local and overseas interest
Hong Kong’s Aberdeen marina-residential tourism project has attracted local and overseas interest, with the city’s leading yacht club and a Singapore-based operator seeking partnerships...
Putin Will Be Invited to G20 Summit in Miami, Trump Administration Official Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin will be invited to the Group of 20 summit in Miami in December, according to a senior Trump administration official....
Federal Appeals Court Allows Texas to Enforce State Immigration Law
A divided federal appeals court on April 24 allowed Texas to enforce a state law that permits the arrest and prosecution of individuals thought...
China and Mozambique to map critical minerals in insurgency-hit Cabo Delgado
Mozambique and China have agreed to map the vast, untapped deposits of critical minerals buried beneath the African nation’s resource-rich northern provinces, as Maputo...
Traditional bathhouses in Japan sink under soaring energy costs
Traditional public bathhouses in Japan are in deep water as soaring energy costs triggered by the Middle East oil supply disruptions threaten to extinguish...