African Union summit opens, overshadowed by DR Congo conflict
Published: 12:25pm, 15 Feb 2025Updated: 12:30pm, 15 Feb 2025 The escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo will dominate an African Union summit...
Advanced new Taiwanese-built trainer jet crashes after engine failure
One of Taiwan’s new, domestically developed advanced jet trainer aircraft crashed on Saturday after reporting engine failure, though the crew safely bailed out, the...
Talent, mainland Chinese students lose HK$13 million in Hong Kong rent scam
Published: 12:19pm, 15 Feb 2025Updated: 12:44pm, 15 Feb 2025 Hong Kong police have arrested 11 people on suspicion of cheating at least 150 talent...
Semiconductor giant TSMC considers running Intel’s US factories at Trump team’s request
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is considering taking a controlling stake in Intel Corp’s factories at the request of Trump administration officials, a person...
Bring on ‘Japanese craze’ for Hong Kong films: Kowloon Walled City movie director
The director of Hong Kong blockbuster Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In has said he wants to see more of the city’s films benefit...
‘Fixed-deposit account’ no more: does Singapore’s GRC system need a rethink?
When a fresh-faced Workers’ Party team in Sengkang, a new town in the northeast of Singapore, won the popular vote in 2020, ousting a...
South Korean budget carrier sparks controversy over crew taking photos on aircraft wing
Published: 11:15am, 15 Feb 2025Updated: 11:20am, 15 Feb 2025 A South Korean budget carrier has been mired in controversy after its crew members took...
Controversy over popular mainland Chinese ID cards in Taiwan prompts crackdown
Taipei is intensifying its crackdown on Taiwanese who apply for mainland Chinese identity cards in its latest effort to counter Beijing’s growing influence on...
Sexual assault lawsuit against Jay-Z, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs dropped by accuser
An anonymous woman who accused Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping her in 2000 when she was 13 dismissed her civil...