The ‘write’ stuff: Trump’s pen praise sends South Korean stock soaring
Shares in a South Korean penmaker surged on Tuesday, an unexpected outcome from the first summit between US President Donald Trump and his counterpart,...
China protests over reports Japan urged other countries to skip WWII parade
Published: 8:02pm, 26 Aug 2025Updated: 8:06pm, 26 Aug 2025 China has lodged a protest with Japan after Tokyo reportedly asked foreign leaders not to...
Kylin upgrades operating system with AI, support for Chinese semiconductors
Kylin Software, a unit of state-owned China Electronics Corp, on Tuesday unveiled V11, the latest version of its operating system (OS) that features AI...
Swire Properties’ Chai Wan project priced at 11-year low for Eastern district
Swire Properties has priced the first 120 units of a new residential project in Chai Wan at an average of HK$17,565 (US$2,249) per square...
Philippine police chief sacked after just 84 days in record-short tenure
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has dismissed national police chief Nicolas Torre III after just 84 days in the role, following a dispute over...
Malaysian heiress to Top Glove fortune seeks US$200 million for private markets
Iris Capital Partners, an investment firm backed by the heir to a Malaysian fortune, is seeking to raise US$200 million from institutional investors, the...
Taiwan warns celebrities to be wary of supporting Beijing’s military parade
Taiwan on Tuesday cautioned its entertainers against echoing mainland Chinese propaganda, singling out Beijing’s military parade next week while reiterating that government employees and...
How Trump’s China tariffs pushed 2 US retailers to brink of bankruptcy
US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports are biting into the income of some American retail-focused companies, with at least two already in...
Wheel of death: 5 motorcycle festivalgoers killed on Malaysian roads
Published: 5:23pm, 26 Aug 2025Updated: 5:30pm, 26 Aug 2025 Malaysian police on Tuesday said five participants of a motorcycle convention died while riding to...