Thai hospital fined US$37,000 after patient records used as street food wrappers
A Thai hospital has been fined 1.21 million baht (US$37,000) after the confidential medical records of its patients were discovered to have been used...
‘Currying favour’: why Cambodia nominated Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize
When Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol stood before reporters in Phnom Penh last Friday, he offered thanks not to China or Asean, but...
Hong Kong man jailed for 4 years, 8 months for killing daughter in manslaughter
An elderly Hong Kong man has been jailed for four years and eight months for strangling his daughter to death three years ago after...
Chinese drug developer XTalPi surges on US$6 billion deal
Shares of Shenzhen-based AI-powered drug researcher XTalPi jumped as much as 23 per cent after it signed a US$6 billion deal with a firm...
Handling of bullying case sparks tension, arrests in southwestern Chinese city
Published: 12:31pm, 6 Aug 2025Updated: 12:35pm, 6 Aug 2025 The handling of a school bullying case by local authorities in a southwestern Chinese city...
Hong Kong’s Cathay posts 1.1% rise in first-half net profit, orders new planes
Published: 12:22pm, 6 Aug 2025Updated: 12:59pm, 6 Aug 2025 Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has reported a 1.1 per cent year-on-year increase...
China rocket shortage means it may have to pick a favoured Starlink challenger
As China scrambles to build massive internet networks in space to rival Starlink, a growing divide is quietly emerging on the ground between national...
‘I apologise’: South Korea’s ex-first lady says sorry amid public wrath
Published: 11:44am, 6 Aug 2025Updated: 1:24pm, 6 Aug 2025 Clad in sombre attire and flanked by flashing cameras, Kim Keon-hee offered a rare apology...
How China has taken lead in rare earths race
NEWSCMP China Series Rare earths are needed for everything from consumer electronics to electric vehicles, wind turbines and fighter jets. In this four-part series,...