Malaysia taps Hong Kong battery expertise to power ambitions for electricity grid
A Malaysian power systems specialist has struck a deal with a Hong Kong battery storage firm to pursue large-scale projects aimed at helping the...
India hotel fire kills at least 21
At least 21 people were killed when a fire ripped through a hotel in New Delhi on Wednesday, police said, in one of the...
How a couple lost their 3 children in as many countries and were arrested in Hong Kong
Published: 5:13pm, 3 Jun 2026Updated: 9:06pm, 3 Jun 2026 A Hong Kong couple has drawn public scrutiny after refusing a DNA test for their...
What does Beijing’s response to Tokyo-Manila boundary talks mean for Taiwan?
Published: 5:03pm, 3 Jun 2026Updated: 5:34pm, 3 Jun 2026 The mainland Chinese coastguard’s first independent law enforcement patrol east of Taiwan on Monday –...
DeepSeek nears US$7b haul in first-ever funding round, with backing from Tencent, CATL
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek is finalising its first external fundraising round, securing over 50 billion yuan (US$7.4 billion) at a valuation of just...
China among top gold buyers as bullion overtakes US Treasuries in global reserves: ECB
China is one of the world’s largest buyers of gold as central banks shift towards the precious metal, which has overtaken US Treasuries to...
What Seoul must do to achieve peaceful coexistence with North Korea
South Korea has made peaceful coexistence the central objective of its North Korea policy. As outlined in a recent white paper, Seoul has not...
Tesla’s China sales surge to 2026 high, but rivals crowd the rear-view mirror
Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory recorded its strongest monthly deliveries of the year in May as a broader recovery in China’s electric vehicle market gathered pace,...
In China’s coal country, party chief called to account after fatal safety failures
Published: 4:00pm, 3 Jun 2026Updated: 4:33pm, 3 Jun 2026 Disciplinary authorities in central China are investigating a county-level Communist Party chief following a coal...