Young Malaysians’ US$1.3bn short-term credit spree sparks warning over bad debt
Malaysians aged 30 and below bought some 5.4 billion ringgit (US$1.32 billion) worth of goods and services on short-term credit in the first half...
Unexpected path, lasting impact: hearing loss setback leads to decades of teaching
Hearing loss made it difficult for Ivan Fung Wing-hong to find work in Hong Kong’s construction industry after graduation. Nearly three decades later, that...
Chinese team finds 11,700 new viruses in world’s biggest seabed metal deposit
Up to 6,000 metres (19,700 feet) beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean between Mexico and Hawaii, billions of potato-shaped metallic nodules are scattered...
Indonesia’s Bali hit by fuel crisis as huge queues form at petrol stations
Motorists have been left queuing for hours at petrol stations across Indonesia’s resort island of Bali in recent days amid reports of a crippling...
Hong Kong urged to better monitor, support carers after elderly woman’s death
Published: 10:30am, 14 Oct 2026Updated: 1:46pm, 14 Oct 2026 The arrest of a domestic helper over the suspected murder of an elderly woman in...
Police in Germany seize robot after teen girl is allegedly groped
German authorities opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment after a robot controlled by two young men touched the buttocks of a 16-year-old girl...
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: mental health advocate who saved suicidal teen
Hongkongers can be struggling with severe mental health problems but still not be considered urgent cases, according to mental health advocate Minal Mahtani, who...
China ‘robot trainers’ fold clothes, wash dishes 200 times a day for up to US$900 a month
Across China, a new breed of freelance “robot trainers” are wearing motion-capture gear to turn everyday household chores – picking up cups, opening bottle...
IMF warns higher borrowing costs are straining public finances worldwide
Rising sovereign debt and borrowing costs have prompted a fresh warning from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about risks to the fiscal health of...