Graft and gridlock: in Anwar’s Malaysia, reformist cracks widen
Two votes. That was the margin by which Malaysia’s prime minister, a man with a supermajority in the 222-seat lower house, failed to pass...
Acid attack on Indonesian activist raises fears for democracy under Prabowo
Two men on a motorbike threw acid in the face of an Indonesian rights activist, leaving him badly hurt and prompting calls on Friday...
Which Chinese stocks can help investors withstand Middle East war shocks?
Chinese companies in several sectors – including energy, petrochemicals and agriculture – stand to benefit from surging oil prices and the yuan’s easing deflation,...
Up to 16,000 Meta jobs at stake as Zuckerberg focuses on AI
Meta is planning sweeping lay-offs that could affect 20 per cent or more of the company, three sources familiar with the matter said, as...
Boosting China-India ties should be pillar of Hong Kong’s five-year plan
By the second half of the 21st century, the Sino-Indian relationship will become the world’s most geopolitical, dislodging even the complex China-US cooperative rivalry....
Trump tells South Korea he is only leader who can break North Korean deadlock
South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok and US President Donald Trump discussed the possible reopening of talks between Trump and North Korean leader Kim...
China game shop slammed for using live hamsters in claw machine, now utilising fish, turtles
A game centre in China has come under fire after it used real hamsters as prizes in its claw machines to attract customers. The...
Hong Kong’s bid to win in AI: where are the road map and the guardrails?
Keith Li King-wah’s business once thrived during the 2010s. In a crowded field of more than 100 rivals, his programming consultancy, Innopage, easily secured...
Iran war knocks out Thai Mideast rice exports, squeezing farmers harder
Thai rice exports to the Middle East were halted as the escalating war disrupts shipments to the nation’s largest market for the grain, further...