China dad poisons family after testing wild mushrooms for safety on pet dog
A Chinese man who fed wild mushrooms to his pet dog to test if they were safe before letting his family eat them paid...
South Korea’s ex-first lady sees bribery probe deepen over US$40,000 watch
Published: 8:00am, 14 Aug 2025Updated: 9:39am, 14 Aug 2025 As jailed South Korean ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol continues to defy prosecutors’ attempts to question him...
Chinese cosmetics challenge global brands with affordable allure
China’s mass-market beauty products are gaining traction overseas, undercutting established brands on price – a trend that could help upstarts challenge the industry’s biggest...
Hong Kong lowers black rain signal to amber as classes, flights disrupted
Published: 7:28am, 14 Aug 2025Updated: 3:56pm, 14 Aug 2025 This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please...
‘It takes time’: China’s shipping edge likely safe from South Korean investments
As the US seeks to curb China’s shipbuilding dominance, South Korea is looking to capitalise by expanding its overseas footprint through shipyard investments in...
China’s Ganfeng to develop major lithium project in Argentina with Swiss partner
A Chinese mining giant and a Swiss-based lithium producer agreed on Tuesday to develop one of South America’s largest projects to extract lithium from...
From friends to foes: what’s behind Trump’s Brazil-India wrath
As eight Brazilian senators settled into their seats on a flight to Washington on a dry winter evening last month, a single question overshadowed...
Hong Kong slams ‘smear campaigns’ as Jimmy Lai expected to return to court
Published: 11:50pm, 13 Aug 2025Updated: 12:43am, 14 Aug 2025 The Hong Kong government has strongly condemned “smear campaigns” by foreign forces and anti-China media...
Hong Kong holds first meeting of new top-level anti-terrorism group
Published: 11:32pm, 13 Aug 2025Updated: 11:35pm, 13 Aug 2025 Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has chaired the first meeting of a high-level counterterrorism...