Smoke and mirrors: cannabis drama swirls around Philippine Senate’s ‘bad boy’
In the Philippines, politics can often feel like theatre. But few senators embody the blurring of screen and state as fully as Robinhood Ferdinand...
Nvidia plans more powerful chip for China after H20 approval: sources
Nvidia is developing a new artificial intelligence chip for China based on its latest Blackwell architecture that will be more powerful than the H20...
Malaysia sentences Singaporean to 72 years’ jail for murdering wife, stepson
A Singaporean man who murdered and dismembered the bodies of his wife and stepson six years ago in Melaka before fleeing to the republic...
China’s youth unemployment hits 11-month high as graduates join job hunt
Published: 3:06pm, 19 Aug 2025Updated: 3:13pm, 19 Aug 2025 China’s youth unemployment rate rose to its highest level in 11 months in July, as...
Hong Kong man charged with fraud, wife bailed in water procurement scandal
Published: 2:17pm, 19 Aug 2025Updated: 2:36pm, 19 Aug 2025 A 61-year-old Hong Kong businessman has been remanded in custody after being charged with defrauding...
‘A rogue state’: how Netanyahu risks making ‘Greater Israel’ the new Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s open endorsement of a maximalist “Greater Israel” vision has unsettled the Arab world, with analysts warning it could mark...
China unveils crewed tilt-rotor aircraft but how does it compare with US Osprey?
Published: 2:00pm, 19 Aug 2025Updated: 2:48pm, 19 Aug 2025 A Chinese version of the US military’s Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft has been captured conducting what...
China school in hot water over US$140,000 cash prize for top performing student
A privately run secondary school in China has landed in trouble after it offered a controversial one million yuan (US$140,000) cash reward to a...
Hong Kong summons Australian and British consuls over ‘harbouring criminals’
Published: 1:19pm, 19 Aug 2025Updated: 1:29pm, 19 Aug 2025 Hong Kong’s No 2 official has summoned the Australian and British consuls-general to express strong...