China dad makes US$70 payments to university daughter for daily ‘safety’ texts
A father in central China is so worried about his daughter’s safety while she is at university that he has offered to pay her...
7 arrested in Hong Kong over HK$57 million gold robbery at workshop
Hong Kong police have arrested seven people in connection with a daring robbery at a gold workshop in Hung Hom, where HK$57 million (US$7.3...
Hong Kong Citybus driver injured by metal pole discharged from hospital
A Citybus driver, who was hurt after a metal pole fell out of a truck and pierced through the windscreen, said on Thursday he...
Hong Kong retains 2% to 3% growth goal due to ‘external variables’: Paul Chan
Hong Kong’s finance chief has maintained his forecast of the city’s economic growth at between 2 and 3 per cent this year, citing a...
India on health alert with ‘brain-eating’ amoeba on the rise
India has issued a health alert after infections and deaths caused by a rare waterborne “brain-eating” amoeba doubled compared to last year in the...
NWD, CK Asset launch home sales, hoping year’s first rate cut revives sentiment
New World Development (NWD) and CK Asset Holdings on Thursday became the first two developers to announce property sales after interest rates were lowered,...
China’s defence chief slams Western ‘bullying’, rallies regional allies
Published: 5:14pm, 18 Sep 2025Updated: 5:25pm, 18 Sep 2025 China’s defence minister summoned familiar talking points as he took aim at Western nations during...
Malaysia braces for budget constraints as US tariffs weigh on growth
Malaysians hoping for a boost from next month’s budget should brace themselves for disappointment, economists warn, as Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s room to hand...
Conventional weapons enough to ‘resolve Taiwan issue’, former PLA general says
Published: 4:22pm, 18 Sep 2025Updated: 4:38pm, 18 Sep 2025 Mainland China’s conventional weapons are “sufficient” to “resolve the Taiwan issue”, but peaceful reunification is...