WHO urges Taliban to lift restrictions on women aid workers
Published: 1:56pm, 8 Sep 2025Updated: 2:00pm, 8 Sep 2025 The World Health Organization has asked Taliban authorities to lift restrictions on Afghan female aid...
Former Point72 Japan head plans Hong Kong-based hedge fund firm
Former Point72 Asset Management Japan head Tomohiro Yamaguchi is planning his own hedge fund to capitalise on demand from investors seeking to work with...
Thailand’s Thaksin in Singapore in preparation to return to Bangkok
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is scheduled to return to Bangkok on Monday, days after his abrupt departure for Dubai stoked speculation about...
Argentina’s president suffers crushing defeat in provincial vote
Published: 1:17pm, 8 Sep 2025Updated: 2:06pm, 8 Sep 2025 Argentine President Javier Milei suffered a sweeping setback on Sunday in the Buenos Aires provincial...
‘Drowning in money’: Filipinos seethe over ‘stolen’ flood control funds
Mud splattered across gates. Walls daubed with “thief” and “corrupt”. In the Philippines, anger over the misuse of funds set aside for flood control...
Hong Kong should seize on transition-finance growth, financial secretary says
Hong Kong is well positioned as a global hub for green and sustainable finance to help emission-belching industries decarbonise as the world battles climate...
Harvard professor leaves US for China, Trump’s India remarks: 5 weekend reads
We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would...
Malaysian mall under fire after pro-Palestine protesters removed
Published: 12:32pm, 8 Sep 2025Updated: 3:48pm, 8 Sep 2025 The operators of the shopping centre at the base of Malaysia’s Petronas Twin Towers faced...
Alibaba releases biggest AI model yet to rival OpenAI and Google DeepMind
Alibaba Group Holding continues to scale up its artificial intelligence efforts with the release of its biggest AI model to date, joining the ranks...