Returning to a fire-ravaged home in Wang Fuk Court: what to prepare
About 1,900 families who lived in Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court will return in batches to their fire-ravaged homes from April 20. Nearly five...
More jobs for the elderly: Shanghai eyes senior labour force amid China demographic crisis
Qiu has been scouring Shanghai’s labour agencies for a job for her 58-year-old father – a former mechanic from neighbouring Jiangsu province caught in...
Meet the Filipino vloggers finding financial freedom and defying stereotypes abroad
Lea Albritton’s mornings belong to the repair shop. Her afternoons belong to the camera. The 40-year-old from Leyte in the central Philippines has lived...
Government should probe department heads ‘cautiously’ under new system: Regina Ip
The Hong Kong government should use its proposed accountability system prudently to investigate department heads and avoid undermining morale among civil servants, a top...
Asia’s supply chain strengths could give it edge over US in AI race: Granite Asia’s Foo
As the artificial intelligence race moves beyond language models into the physical world, Asia’s manufacturing and supply chain strengths could give it an edge...
Quirky China: doctor removes worm from woman’s brain, under-fire gamer dyes her skin black
Surgeons in southern China have removed an 8cm-long worm from a woman’s brain after she suffered from multiple mystery health problems. The 61-year-old had...
New firms with up to HK$100 billion market capitalisation to set up shop in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is set to announce on Monday a new batch of “strategic enterprises” establishing a presence in the city, including several firms with...
Stranded single dad and kind bike mechanic inspire Malaysia’s generosity
A single father is refusing to accept any more donations from Malaysians following a viral video that appeared to show him having difficulty finding...
CIC, INA and SOFAZ team up for China–Asean investments
The Galaxy Orientis fund has raised $520m out of a $1bn target from China Investment Corporation, Indonesia Investment Authority and State Oil Fund of...