Therapy dogs in high demand: Hong Kong programme booked out until February 2027
A Hong Kong therapy-dog programme run by one staff member and 65 volunteers with their dogs is fully booked until February 2027, as demand...
Chinese great-grandfather, 101, defies ageing with daily diet of Coke, Sprite, seafood
A Chinese centenarian leads a happy, healthy life despite a habit generally considered “unhealthy”, prompting curious reactions online. A 101-year-old great-grandfather in eastern China’s...
Can Singapore engineer love on dating apps? From public service to private romance
For Singaporean civil servant Clare*, finding a suitable lifelong partner has been an uphill battle. Swiping on dating apps soon became a chore after...
Thailand’s deepening labour shortage roils harvest as unpicked fruits rot
Ripe mangosteen and rambutan hang unpicked from trees in eastern Thailand, where a shortage of migrant workers is forcing growers to decide which crops...
Apec a chance for Hong Kong to earn its place in China’s tourism boom
Ken Chu (LLD) is the chairman and CEO of Mission Hills Group, with businesses in hospitality, leisure, entertainment, sports, wellness and education in China....
Chinese stocks an undervalued opportunity, says Charlie Munger disciple
Shares in Chinese companies present better opportunities today than at other times, a disciple of legendary investor Charlie Munger said in a rare reflection...
China Mobile triples capacity at mega Inner Mongolia computing hub amid nation’s AI push
China Mobile, one of the country’s state-backed telecoms giants, has tripled the capacity of its largest intelligent computing hub in northern Inner Mongolia, amid...
China keeps extending the Shenzhen Apec deadline. Why are US execs so unenthused?
Published: 9:00am, 13 Oct 2026Updated: 9:00am, 13 Oct 2026 Some senior American executives are lukewarm about attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and related...
‘Everyone wants to make history’: revamped Huanggang Port opens to brisk business
Hong Kong travel agencies and border shops have capitalised on the opening of the revamped Huanggang Port as thousands of visitors poured through the...