Canada’s Carney unveils billions in relief hit by Trump and China tariffs
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday rolled out a multibillion-dollar relief package for businesses battered by tariffs imposed by both the US and...
Navy Seals killed North Korean civilians in botched 2019 mission: US report
US Navy Seals shot and killed a number of North Korean civilians during a botched covert mission to plant a listening device in the...
Texas law curbing Chinese property rights takes effect, no relief in sight for months
A Texas law restricting property ownership and leasing by Chinese citizens came into effect this week, thrusting affected residents into legal limbo with no...
Chinese military aided by Pentagon-funded research: House Republican report
Published: 12:59am, 6 Sep 2025Updated: 5:52am, 6 Sep 2025 A US House of Representatives committee is taking aim at the Department of Defence for...
EU hits Google with US$3.45 billion fine, drawing tariff threat from Trump
Alphabet’s Google was hit with a €2.95 billion (US$3.45 billion) EU antitrust fine on Friday for anticompetitive practices in its lucrative adtech business, marking...
Hong Kong’s Swire Coca-Cola reinstates fired lorry driver after union strike
Published: 11:02pm, 5 Sep 2025Updated: 12:25am, 6 Sep 2025 Hong Kong’s Swire Coca-Cola has agreed to reinstate a fired lorry driver after workers staged...
Singapore must be Asia’s gateway, uphold social mobility at home: president
Published: 10:56pm, 5 Sep 2025Updated: 10:58pm, 5 Sep 2025 Singapore must remain a reliable base and a gateway to Asia’s dynamism in an increasingly...
Was Philippine police chief sacked for rejecting ‘overpriced’ gun deal?
A controversy over an alleged overpriced firearms deal has intensified in the Philippines, with insiders claiming that national police chief Nicolas Torre III was...
China pulled off high-orbit refuelling and may beat US to moon, ex-officials say
China appears to have pulled off not only the first satellite-to-satellite refuelling in geosynchronous orbit, but also the “largest single manoeuvre” ever seen in...