Austal lands Australian contract for eight heavy landing craft
Austal Defence Australia has secured an A$4 billion (US$2.83 billion) contract from the Australian government to design and build eight Landing Craft Heavy (LCH),...
Sarawak’s energy feud with Petronas gives Malaysia’s Anwar a legal headache
A constitutional battle for control over Malaysian Borneo’s energy wealth has moved to the country’s highest court, delivering a fresh test of whether Prime...
13 parents, 1 other convicted for offering bribes to obtain places in Hong Kong school
A Hong Kong court has convicted 13 parents and a merchant who offered HK$20,000 to HK$200,000 (US$2,600 to US$25,600) to bribe a kindergarten administrator...
Hong Kong’s MTR Corp to launch new Tsuen Wan line signalling system in March
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation will begin operating its long-awaited new signalling system on the Tsuen Wan line on March 15, marking a critical milestone...
China versus the West? Wang Yi tells UN no country is ‘human rights teacher’
Human rights cannot be used to “whitewash hegemony”, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at a UN meeting, warning against any single country acting...
Chinese tourism to Japan plunges 50% over Lunar New Year as Thailand cashes in
Thailand led the list of destinations for Chinese tourists travelling overseas during this year’s extended Lunar New Year holiday, as former favourite Japan saw...
China scenic spot faces outcry over real horse carousel ride, raising animal welfare concerns
A scenic spot in northern China has ignited controversy by featuring live horses in a carousel ride, where six horses are secured to a...
Boost R&D investment to make Hong Kong a global education hub: CUHK president
Hong Kong should increase funding for university research to position itself as a global education hub, a leading academic has said, citing a growing...
Trump’s New 10 Percent Global Tariffs Take Effect
President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs took effect at 10 percent at midnight on Feb. 24 despite his weekend social media post stating he...