Russian drone strikes on Ukraine shopping centre kill 16, injure 130
At least 16 people were killed and more than 130 wounded on Friday when several Russian drones struck a shopping centre in central Ukraine,...
Young Chinese women dye armpit hair as fashion statement and expression of bodily autonomy
Some young women in China are dyeing their armpit hair, transforming a once-stigmatised trait into both a fashion statement and an assertion of bodily...
Hong Kong physiotherapists face job crunch amid oversupply and budget cuts
Hong Kong physiotherapy graduates are facing a job crunch amid ongoing healthcare budget cuts and a surge in new practitioners entering the industry, with...
Why Hong Kong’s SK Hynix fund stayed at full leverage amid market volatility
South Korean investor Carol Kim thought Hong Kong-based CSOP Asset Management’s new flexible leverage structure would cushion losses in its SK Hynix leveraged product,...
Malaysia’s Anwar traded reform for power. Now Umno wants it all
The roar from thousands of People’s Justice Party (PKR) delegates gathered at a grand convention centre in Melaka last weekend exuded all the confidence...
As natural disasters rage, does China’s ‘top-down’ climate model provide a way forward?
Published: 6:00am, 22 Aug 2026Updated: 7:12am, 22 Aug 2026 A punishing drought is draining Europe’s great rivers, pushing the Loire, the Danube and the...
TikTok, ByteDance agree to US$400 million settlement with US over children’s privacy suit
Published: 5:39am, 22 Aug 2026Updated: 7:01am, 22 Aug 2026 TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance have agreed to pay US$400 million to settle a...
The US is telling its trading partners – do as I say, not as I do
It is not the most enticing reading material: “Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States.” But this 59-page...
US Supreme Court lets Trump continue work on White House ballroom for now
The US Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to continue construction of his White House ballroom project for now, temporarily pausing...