China’s Xi calls for unity in talks with Brazil’s Lula amid US trade rupture
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has spoken by phone with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for about an hour, in a high-level contact...
Hong Kong to issue T1 warning on Wednesday as Tropical Cyclone Podul nears
Published: 11:12am, 12 Aug 2025Updated: 12:32pm, 12 Aug 2025 This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please...
As Trump threatens 100% semiconductor tariffs, how will Philippine firms react?
Philippine economists and the nation’s chip industry have sounded the alarm over US President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose 100 per cent tariffs on...
Fight for Hong Kong’s university spots to heat up as 150,000 more teens eligible
Competition for university places is set to intensify in Hong Kong as more than 150,000 children born in the city to mainland Chinese parents...
First lady’s last stand? South Korea’s Kim Keon-hee battles jail time
Published: 10:28am, 12 Aug 2025Updated: 10:32am, 12 Aug 2025 South Korea’s scandal-plagued former first lady Kim Keon-hee walked into court on Tuesday, head bowed...
Beijing urged to curb ‘free milk tea’-style cash burn in e-commerce battle
Published: 10:00am, 12 Aug 2025Updated: 1:32pm, 12 Aug 2025 With e-commerce platforms locked in fierce competition for China’s instant retail market, a prominent Chinese...
Trio arrested for allegedly stealing HK$1 million from Hong Kong pet company
Hong Kong police have arrested three women for allegedly stealing HK$1 million (US$127,387) from a pet supplies company. Advertisement The force said on Tuesday...
Malaysia’s plan to take on ticket touts is music to concertgoers’ ears
Published: 9:19am, 12 Aug 2025Updated: 9:56am, 12 Aug 2025 Malaysian lawmakers are seeking to criminalise ticket “scalping” for big-name concerts, which has seen an...
China’s Wing Loong-2 is a UAV workhorse with an overseas advantage
From Nigerian raids on Boko Haram’s hideouts to Saudi strikes at Houthi positions along the shores of the Red Sea; from Pakistani sorties across...