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...
How a bear costume cost these luxury car insurance scamsters their freedom
Three people in California have been sentenced for insurance fraud in a bizarre scam that involved someone dressed in a bear costume damaging luxury...
‘No mood for work’: veteran ship mechanic’s future clouded by Aberdeen marina project
David Chan* is among the few remaining ship machinery maintenance masters at the Po Chong Wan temporary industrial area in Hong Kong’s Aberdeen. Chan,...
BINI made history at Coachella. Can the Philippines build on it?
The flags arrived before BINI did. They were already rippling across the Mojave Tent at Coachella in a sea of blue, red and white...