Elon Musk puts America Party ambition in low gear to rev up Tesla
Billionaire Elon Musk is quietly putting the brakes on plans to start his new political party, telling allies he wants to focus on his...
Malaysian photographer duped by National Geographic scam faces derision
Published: 12:39pm, 20 Aug 2025Updated: 1:43pm, 20 Aug 2025 A Malaysian photographer has gone from a national hero to a social media zero after...
HKEX’s first-half profit soars 39% to record high on IPO boom, trading volume
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) set new records for second-quarter and first-half earnings amid a boom in initial public offerings (IPOs) and sizzling...
Amid Beijing tensions, Australia, Philippines team up in South China Sea drills
Off the shores of Palawan, more than 3,600 troops from Australia and the Philippines are taking part in their largest-ever military drills, marking a...
How the Philippines forced China to adjust historic mission to moon’s far side
Chinese space engineers made small but deliberate changes to last year’s historic sample retrieval mission to the far side of the moon to avoid...
Trump orders black paint for border wall to make it hotter and deter migrants
US President Donald Trump has ordered the entire southern border wall to be painted black to stop migrants from crossing because it will be...
China says it will highlight joint combat groups in next month’s military parade
The joint combat capabilities of the People’s Liberation Army – a key focus of reforms that began a decade ago – will be showcased...
From space mining to tourism, China’s Guangdong blasts off in pursuit of Musk
South China’s Guangdong province has announced its ambition to join the country’s commercial space sector race, promising financial and policy support for companies wanting...
Oh, behave: South Korea’s Jeju issues dos and don’ts list for tourists
Confronting a surge in unruly tourist behaviour, Jeju has unveiled South Korea’s first multilingual etiquette notice, seeking to instil order on the southern resort...