Hong Kong cancels all rainstorm signals after showers force class suspensions
Published: 8:05am, 18 Aug 2025Updated: 11:57am, 18 Aug 2025 This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please...
US defence giant makes a soft power play in the Philippines with R&D hub
Lockheed Martin is set to establish an R&D facility in Manila in partnership with a major Philippine university, in a move analysts say will...
Chinese pharma firms Hengrui, Hansoh expected to post strong first-half profits
Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals and Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group, two of China’s largest drug makers, are expected to report significantly improved profits, buoyed by novel drug...
Jing Qian unpacks the US-China trade talks and their ‘manageable’ rivalry
Jing Qian is vice-president of the Asia Society and managing director of its Centre for China Analysis (CCA), which he co-founded with Kevin Rudd,...
China’s shift to quality is redrawing Southeast Asia’s tech map
On August 1, China’s state planner announced a crackdown on “herd behaviour” in emerging industries, targeting the surge of capital into hot sectors such...
Hong Kong CEOs get crash course in AI to pass on skills to 5,000 students
More than a dozen CEOs and top-level executives in Hong Kong are taking a crash course in AI with the help of a non-profit...
Cristiano Ronaldo surprises fans with museum visit in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui
Published: 10:25pm, 17 Aug 2025Updated: 10:58pm, 17 Aug 2025 Cristiano Ronaldo has made a surprise appearance at a museum in Tsim Sha Tsui dedicated...
The big shift in ethnic affairs exposed by China’s corruption crackdown
First came the investigation in January into Qizhala, the ethnic Tibetan former chairman of the Tibet autonomous region. Advertisement Then in May, it was...
Singapore’s Lawrence Wong vows to keep city state ‘exceptional’
Published: 9:31pm, 17 Aug 2025Updated: 9:36pm, 17 Aug 2025 Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong mapped out his vision for the city state on Sunday...