XtalPi’s 615% jump in drug revenue highlights China’s biotech boom
Shenzhen-based XtalPi posted a 615 per cent surge in first-half revenue from its drug-discovery business following a blockbuster deal that highlighted China’s growing importance...
South Korea’s ‘Gangnam Style’ star Psy faces police probe over drug allegations
Psy, the South Korean pop phenomenon whose song “Gangnam Style” became a global hit in 2012, is under police investigation for allegedly obtaining prescription...
Nvidia shares slip in after-hours trading as China prospects remain uncertain
Nvidia’s stock declined more than 5 per cent in after-hours trading on Thursday after it detailed challenges and uncertainties in the China market, despite...
Hong Kong wraps up largest-ever anti-terror drill in Kai Tak – as it happened
Published: 2:02pm, 28 Aug 2025Updated: 3:58pm, 28 Aug 2025 Hong Kong conducted a counterterrorism drill with the largest-ever level of public participation on Thursday...
China warns against external interference in ties with South Korea
Third parties should not interfere with – and were not a factor in – the relationship between China and South Korea, Beijing said on...
‘Feeling reborn’: China ‘folded boy’ goes home, stands upright after 4 operations
Published: 2:00pm, 28 Aug 2025Updated: 7:55pm, 28 Aug 2025 China’s so-called folded boy Jiang Yanchen, whose spine had been contorted backwards at an 180-degree...
‘I was fooled’: losing first salary to scam leaves Malaysian teen traumatised
After completing secondary school, A. Angelin got herself a temporary job. She was just 17, and earning her first pay cheque was a proud...
Singapore can bring China, US together: diplomat Tommy Koh
Published: 1:55pm, 28 Aug 2025Updated: 1:58pm, 28 Aug 2025 The relationship between China and the United States has soured to such an extent that...
Wuliangye Yibin’s profit slump mirrors rival Kweichow Moutai’s woes
Wuliangye Yibin, China’s second-largest liquor distiller, reported its slowest earnings growth in a decade, reflecting the impact of an intensified anti-corruption campaign on ostentation...