Chinese boy earns US$550 a month selling milk tea; mum praises business acumen
An 11-year-old Chinese boy who earned 4,000 yuan (US$550) a month selling milk tea at the night market during the summer holidays has been...
Belgium rejects EU move to use Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine
Published: 3:46pm, 31 Aug 2025Updated: 3:47pm, 31 Aug 2025 EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Saturday the bloc should consider all options...
Not so happily ever after? Number of marriages in Hong Kong drops 7.4%
Published: 2:43pm, 31 Aug 2025Updated: 5:58pm, 31 Aug 2025 The number of marriages in Hong Kong in 2024 fell by 7.4 per cent from...
‘Families are breaking’: India bans real-money online gaming to fight addiction
Across India, on any given evening, glowing phone screens flash with gaming apps promising instant riches. Advertisement But those promises have for too many...
Chinese tourists’ love affair with Paris deepens as visits surge 15%
Many Chinese tourists arriving in Paris in recent weeks have been surprised by the same thing: the quiet. August is the traditional holiday month...
Chinese officials urge family to cremate sick man lying on floor, shocking public
A group of public servants in China have come under fire for urging a rural family to cremate their relative while he was still...
Xi to Modi: don’t let the border dispute define China-India relations
Published: 1:53pm, 31 Aug 2025Updated: 5:36pm, 31 Aug 2025 Border issues should not be the defining factor in China-India ties, Chinese President Xi Jinping...
At SCO summit, Xi Jinping frames China as a source of certainty
As Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes a host of world leaders for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, he is delivering one overarching message...
Struggling to stay afloat: Hong Kong fishermen reeling amid industry decline
Published: 12:40pm, 31 Aug 2025Updated: 12:48pm, 31 Aug 2025 At the Aberdeen Wholesale Fish Market, a fisherman surveys his day’s stock of fish, planning...