South Korea hails success of its first Arctic shipping trial
A South Korean container ship has returned from a trial voyage through the Arctic, testing an alternative route opened by melting sea ice as...
At least 139 migrants dead, dozens missing after boat capsizes off Djibouti
At least 139 migrants died, including 15 children, and 84 went missing when an overcrowded boat sank while heading from Djibouti to Yemen, a...
Days after AI missile test, North Korea fires more projectiles
North Korea on Monday fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast, Seoul’s military said, after weeks of mounting friction over a landmine explosion...
Beijing moves to steady A-share market after sharp tech sell-off
China’s top securities regulator has signalled fresh support for the domestic A-share market, convening a symposium over the weekend as authorities sought to shore...
The game changer in Hong Kong’s gold ambition? Shenzhen’s jewellery hub
Beijing is building a gold-backed monetary architecture to accelerate yuan internationalisation. In this three-part series, Part 1 traces China’s path as a gold superpower,...
China’s CXMT unveils ‘key progress’ on chip structure pursued by Samsung, SK Hynix
China’s memory chip giant ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has reported “key progress” in a new structure that rivals Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are...
Hong Kong must ease listing rules to attract more angel funds and start-ups: HKEIA
Hong Kong would need to ease its listing rules and transaction requirements to attract more angel funds and become a hub for start-ups to...
How shadow banking feeds Myanmar while starving its military
Published: 8:00am, 12 Oct 2026Updated: 9:57am, 12 Oct 2026 On a recent Friday night in a Bangkok dive bar, a group of young Myanmar...
Trump, Rubio weigh firing US ambassador to Greece: official
US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are considering firing US ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle after a series of reports...