Indonesia’s Prabowo ‘surprised’ by Iran war, says US bombing won’t spark regime change
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said he was “pretty surprised” by the US-Israel war on Iran, adding that he did not see any “rationality” in...
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New signalling system launches smoothly despite minor glitches on MTR’s Tsuen Wan line
Some trains were misaligned with the platform screen doors on the MTR’s Tsuen Wan line on the first day a new signalling system in...
Iran war exposes fragility of Gulf-Asia supply chains
Since the Iran war began late last month, it has threatened shipping across the Middle East’s two most important maritime chokepoints – the Strait...
Beyond a ‘buffer zone’: how the Iran war is recalibrating Central Asian ties
Central Asian governments are leveraging the diplomatic fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran to assert their autonomy and reinforce their long-standing strategy of...
China pet shop owner finds dumped cat with touching note and cash from elderly facing surgery
A pet shop owner from southwestern China discovered an abandoned cat with a note and cash, uncovering an elderly person’s final, loving gesture for...
Middle East conflict could divert new capital to Hong Kong: treasury chief
The conflict in the Middle East could divert new capital to Hong Kong due to the city’s stability and regulatory certainty, the treasury minister...
Blackpink’s Jennie, Art Basel, Cj Hendry: the top Hong Kong events to catch in March
With two weeks of Hong Kong arts month remaining, the city will continue to host a rich array of events, from a pop culture...
China mall shuffle: as EVs exit, who’s filling the ground-floor showrooms?
Several years ago, prime ground-floor spaces in major shopping malls across Beijing and Shanghai’s business districts were commonly occupied by electric vehicle (EV) showrooms,...
Underwater and unprotected: why Asean and the EU must secure subsea lifelines
What does the world’s digital economy rest on? Thousands of kilometres of fibre-optic cable lying on the ocean floor and, increasingly, in the crosshairs...