Man with gun in car arrested at Trump golf course before US president’s visit
A man carrying ammunition and with a gun in his car was arrested on Sunday at US President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course...
Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew’s fountain pen valued at US$23,000-US$39,000 up for auction
A silver Montblanc fountain pen owned by Singapore’s founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew is up for auction with a starting bid of S$20,000....
34% of Hong Kong students win university, diploma spots under admissions system
About 34 per cent of students who applied through Hong Kong’s university admissions system have secured tertiary education places this year, marking a slight...
Who are the officers filling the big shoes left behind in PLA anti-corruption drive?
The sweeping anti-corruption drive in China’s military appears to have cleared the way for a new batch of officers to quietly assume de facto...
China’s economic shift may hinge on what migrant workers do next
China’s Politburo has just set the country’s economic priorities for the second half of the year. The meeting took place against the backdrop of...
Jamie Oliver wants chewing gum ban – and it sticks with Singaporeans
Published: 9:25am, 5 Aug 2026Updated: 9:27am, 5 Aug 2026 A recent interview featuring English celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, 51, has struck a chord with...
‘Fascinating and smart’: Christopher Nolan interview with China podcaster praised for depth
A deep-dive interview between filmmaker Christopher Nolan and Chinese doctoral student podcaster Zhongshu about his new film, The Odyssey, has gone viral worldwide, amassing...
Are Indonesia’s Prabowo and ultra rich ‘9 Dragons’ on a collision course?
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s push to reorganise Southeast Asia’s largest economy around a stronger, more interventionist state has put him increasingly at odds, analysts...
Why China’s new sovereign bond sale in Hong Kong is drawing global interest
China’s Ministry of Finance is set to raise 15 billion yuan (US$2.22 billion) through a sovereign bond auction in Hong Kong, tapping international capital...