Will China or the US shape Indonesia’s energy future?
The race to replace coal in Indonesia, the world’s largest coal exporter, has become a contest between the US and China. At stake is...
La Nina, monsoon brew up perfect storm for Southeast Asia
Published: 5:03pm, 23 Sep 2025Updated: 5:05pm, 23 Sep 2025 Storms uprooted trees and ripped roofs across Malaysia’s capital of Kuala Lumpur on Monday night,...
Indonesia’s high-speed rail faces financial ‘time bomb’, seeks to rework debt
Indonesia is considering a plan to renegotiate a debt linked to the China-funded Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail project, as its operator faces a financial “time...
Car trade in reverse as Germany’s deficit with China jumps 143 per cent
Published: 5:00pm, 23 Sep 2025Updated: 5:40pm, 23 Sep 2025 Europe is buying Chinese hybrid vehicles by the shipload – imports are up more than...
2 hospital department heads arrested in Hong Kong over CUHK suspected fraud case
Published: 4:56pm, 23 Sep 2025Updated: 5:49pm, 23 Sep 2025 Two department heads at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) hospital were arrested and...
2 hospital department heads arrested in Hong Kong over suspected fraud case
Published: 4:56pm, 23 Sep 2025Updated: 5:49pm, 23 Sep 2025 Two department heads at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) hospital were arrested and...
How will Trump revive US shipbuilding after years of protectionist rot?
US hopes of getting China to place big orders of Boeing jets have risen anew after reports of progress, including a framework agreement on...
Hong Kong car owners race to higher ground to escape Ragasa’s feared storm surge
Published: 4:09pm, 23 Sep 2025Updated: 4:36pm, 23 Sep 2025 Hongkongers were rushing to park their cars on higher ground and in covered spaces on...
Chinese scientist developing chips for weapon systems detained by graft-buster
Top scientist Yu Faxin, who develops chips for weapon systems, has been detained by anti-corruption authorities in central China, his Shanghai-listed company Zhejiang Great...