US delegation’s ‘ice-breaking’ China visit hints at thaw in relations
Published: 3:08pm, 24 Sep 2025Updated: 3:16pm, 24 Sep 2025 China and the US are not “rivals” or “enemies” but rather “partners”, top Chinese diplomat...
China to relinquish WTO privileges in show of support for multilateral trade
China has pledged not to seek special and differential treatment – a provision of the World Trade Organization granting certain privileges to developing countries...
Vietnamese woman stabbed to death over noise dispute in Singapore
A 67-year-old man was arrested for murder on Wednesday after a noise dispute turned deadly at a Yishun housing block in Singapore. Advertisement A...
Hong Kong bankers pack luxury hotels near offices for typhoon trading
Published: 2:11pm, 24 Sep 2025Updated: 2:45pm, 24 Sep 2025 Hong Kong’s bankers and traders hunkered down at home or booked hotels near their offices...
Chinese woman steps on hydrofluoric acid during stroll, dies from organ failure
A woman in eastern China has died after stepping on an acid known as “bone-dissolving water”, prompting public alarm over the management of hazardous...
Zijin Gold delays US$3.2 billion listing as super typhoon hits Hong Kong
Zijin Gold International has delayed the closing of its US$3.2 billion initial public offering (IPO) – the second-largest in Hong Kong this year –...
South Korea’s Lee unveils ‘realistic’ peace plan – will Kim reciprocate?
South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung has unveiled what he calls a “realistic” path to peace on the Korean peninsula, proposing that exchanges and trust-building...
Top chemist Tiow-Gan Ong leaves Taiwan for Shenzhen
Malaysian-born scientist Tiow-Gan Ong, known for his pioneering work on carbon molecules and a long-time advocate of Taiwan’s open academic environment and talent retention,...
What lessons can China learn from this northern city’s flood response?
When heavy rains raged across northern China this summer, Datong, a city in Shanxi province perhaps best known as the home of the Yungang...