Booming coffee class and zero-tariff policy drive China’s push for African beans
China is reaching out to Africa’s top coffee-producing nations as part of a broader strategy to secure new supply chains overseas. Advertisement Observers say...
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Thai hospital fined US$37,000 after patient records used as street food wrappers
A Thai hospital has been fined 1.21 million baht (US$37,000) after the confidential medical records of its patients were discovered to have been used...
‘Currying favour’: why Cambodia nominated Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize
When Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol stood before reporters in Phnom Penh last Friday, he offered thanks not to China or Asean, but...
Hong Kong man jailed for 4 years, 8 months for killing daughter in manslaughter
An elderly Hong Kong man has been jailed for four years and eight months for strangling his daughter to death three years ago after...
Chinese drug developer XTalPi surges on US$6 billion deal
Shares of Shenzhen-based AI-powered drug researcher XTalPi jumped as much as 23 per cent after it signed a US$6 billion deal with a firm...
Handling of bullying case sparks tension, arrests in southwestern Chinese city
Published: 12:31pm, 6 Aug 2025Updated: 12:35pm, 6 Aug 2025 The handling of a school bullying case by local authorities in a southwestern Chinese city...
Hong Kong’s Cathay posts 1.1% rise in first-half net profit, orders new planes
Published: 12:22pm, 6 Aug 2025Updated: 12:59pm, 6 Aug 2025 Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has reported a 1.1 per cent year-on-year increase...
China rocket shortage means it may have to pick a favoured Starlink challenger
As China scrambles to build massive internet networks in space to rival Starlink, a growing divide is quietly emerging on the ground between national...
Turkey’s naval exports make waves in Southeast Asia
Turkey’s naval shipbuilding industry is steadily expanding its footprint in Southeast Asia as defence ties strengthen, particularly with Muslim-majority nations within the region. At...