Bank of East Asia profits rise on robust wealth-management business
Bank of East Asia (BEA), Hong Kong’s largest family-owned lender, beat expectations with 14 per cent growth in its first-half net profit, as a...
Japan trucker, 27, is both step-grandpa, stepdad; works hard to support family
A 27-year-old lorry driver in Japan is both a stepfather and a step-grandfather who looks after a family of 11 that all live under...
Uganda joins Trump’s deportation push by accepting US migrants
Uganda has agreed to receive migrants who do not qualify to remain in the United States, a foreign ministry official said on Thursday, in...
Myanmar junta’s ‘sham’ election plan slammed as gateway to more bloodshed
Myanmar’s military regime wants to hold the first election since it seized power in 2021, but opponents have decried the idea as senseless amid...
In major escalation, Israel begins new Gaza City offensive, amid ceasefire calls
Israel hammered Gaza City and its outskirts overnight, residents said on Thursday, after the defence ministry approved an expanded offensive to target the remaining...
China vows stronger biotech support as deals with global drug makers surge
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has called for stronger policy support for the biotech industry, as part of efforts to bolster innovation in a sector...
ByteDance unleashes open-source AI model to challenge DeepSeek, Alibaba Cloud
Social media giant ByteDance on Wednesday released a new artificial intelligence model that looks to challenge those from DeepSeek and Alibaba Cloud in the...
Smart policing: Seoul deploys hologram ‘officer’ to deter crime
Published: 4:55pm, 21 Aug 2025Updated: 4:58pm, 21 Aug 2025 A life-size hologram of a police officer, installed in a South Korean park to boost...
As AI revolutionises work, get ready for the ‘great compression’
Discussions of artificial intelligence (AI) often dwell on the disappearance of entry-level jobs. This focus misses a more consequential structural shift: AI does not...