What’s behind the calls for Mindanao to secede from the Philippines?
Calls for Mindanao’s secession from the Philippines have erupted anew after a sitting lawmaker released a viral video echoing rhetoric once championed by former...
North Korea prepares for Apec – with a ballistic missile launch
Published: 11:43am, 22 Oct 2025Updated: 11:54am, 22 Oct 2025 With the Apec summit in South Korea just days away, the nuclear-armed North fired a...
KPop Demon Hunters headed to toy stores as Netflix taps Mattel, Hasbro
Netflix is teaming up with Mattel and Hasbro to turn its blockbuster animated film KPop Demon Hunters into toys, deepening a consumer-goods push that...
Ballroom blitz: Trump defies critics as he tears down part of White House
Published: 11:22am, 22 Oct 2025Updated: 11:33am, 22 Oct 2025 US President Donald Trump on Tuesday brushed off criticism over the demolition of part of...
Pandas give Hong Kong’s Ocean Park boost but deficit worsens to HK$275 million
Published: 11:00am, 22 Oct 2025Updated: 11:23am, 22 Oct 2025 The fervour for giant pandas and their cubs in Hong Kong brought in more visitors...
Doing ‘fantastic job’: Australian PM defends envoy Rudd amid Trump’s dislike
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese endorsed Australia’s ambassador in Washington as doing a “fantastic job”, describing comments by US President Donald Trump that he does...
Nexperia crisis: how US-China tensions disrupt a global chip supply chain
Published: 10:00am, 22 Oct 2025Updated: 10:16am, 22 Oct 2025 The ongoing dispute between China and the Netherlands over chipmaker Nexperia has highlighted how geopolitical...
Hong Kong temperatures fall to 18.4 degrees Celsius, lowest so far this autumn
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Japan Post stops forcing delivery staff to ride bicycles as punishment
Japan Post has scrapped a controversial practice of forcing delivery workers involved in minor accidents to complete their rounds by bicycle – even in...