Chinese student sets up a will bequeathing US$2.9 million estate to childhood friend
A 19-year-old Chinese student recently made a will bequeathing his personal wealth of 20 million yuan (US$2.9 million) to his childhood friend, sparking heated...
Hong Kong could adjust tunnel tolls as traffic surpasses pre-reform peak
Published: 2:41pm, 11 Jul 2026Updated: 3:24pm, 11 Jul 2026 Tolls at Hong Kong’s three cross-harbour tunnels could be adjusted in the future after traffic...
How overlapping US and China sanctions are complicating business in Africa
Published: 2:00pm, 11 Jul 2026Updated: 3:36pm, 11 Jul 2026 US-imposed sanctions targeting other countries and a growing list of Chinese laws aimed at countering...
Cambodian villagers fear US$43 million tiger reintroduction plan
Pan Sok still remembers his relative screaming as a tiger dragged him away one night, deep inside the Cambodian rainforest where they were tapping...
No public subsidies needed for Pak Shek Kok MTR station: Hong Kong minister
No government subsidies will be needed to build the long-awaited Pak Shek Kok station on the East Rail line, Hong Kong’s minister has said,...
Surge in abandoned animals amid land clearance for Northern Metropolis project
Three-legged dogs and one-eyed cats are common sights at a veterinary clinic opened by an animal welfare group in the Fo Tan area of...
At Indonesia’s sharia frontier, 21 lashes for a TikTok kiss ‘is our right’
Footage of the punishment quickly went viral: an unmarried couple each receiving 21 lashes of the cane in Indonesia’s Aceh province after being accused...
Trump says missiles ‘locked, loaded and aimed at Iran’ amid calls for his killing
Published: 11:51am, 11 Jul 2026Updated: 12:46pm, 11 Jul 2026 US President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Saturday after the funeral of supreme leader Ayatollah...
Philippine defence chief says China talks ‘not possible’ as anti-spy laws loom
For a man sanctioned by Beijing, barred from visiting China and accused of damaging bilateral ties, Gilberto Teodoro Jnr sounded remarkably composed. Composed, that...