Most-favoured nation? That’ll be the US, under Trump
The grand edifice of the World Trade Organization’s headquarters on the banks of Lake Geneva stands as strong and sturdy as ever, but US...
Hong Kong to offer free, low-cost dental services to homeless next year
Published: 4:19pm, 15 Aug 2025Updated: 6:37pm, 15 Aug 2025 Homeless people in Hong Kong will have access to free and more affordable dental services...
Beijing says Tokyo must ‘make the right choice’ as Japan remembers WWII
Published: 4:08pm, 15 Aug 2025Updated: 4:51pm, 15 Aug 2025 On the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang...
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific cancels 22 flights after black rainstorm chaos
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has cancelled 22 flights in the next two days as a result of inclement weather on Thursday,...
Nearly 3,000 Malaysian government employees caught taking bribes in a decade
Almost 3,000 Malaysian government employees had been caught taking bribes over the last decade, lawmakers heard on Friday, topping the list of receivers of...
Indonesia’s Prabowo touts economic wins in defiant first state of nation address
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has used his first state of the nation address to spotlight the country’s economic resilience and independent foreign policy, striking...
5 black rainstorms expose Hong Kong’s weak, outdated climate strategy: experts
The unprecedented five black rainstorms in Hong Kong this year have exposed major weaknesses in the city’s climate defence strategy, with authorities underestimating risks...
Top Southeast Asian leaders will travel to China for military parade, sources say
Top Southeast Asian leaders are expected to attend China’s military parade next month to commemorate the end of World War II, in what would...
Singapore’s Iswaran gifts scandal: Ong Beng Seng avoids jail, fined US$23,400
Published: 2:48pm, 15 Aug 2025Updated: 2:51pm, 15 Aug 2025 Ong Beng Seng, a Singapore-based billionaire hotelier and architect of the city state’s Formula One...