India aims to anchor military ties with US as Indo-Pacific ‘resident power’
Published: 7:30pm, 8 Oct 2026Updated: 7:32pm, 8 Oct 2026 A second visit by one of the top US naval officers to India this year...
Canada’s Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature for ‘inventive’ spin on classics
Published: 7:07pm, 8 Oct 2026Updated: 10:57pm, 8 Oct 2026 The winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature is Canada’s Anne Carson, an essayist...
Development chief dismisses fears Northern Metropolis supply will hit office sector
Published: 6:56pm, 8 Oct 2026Updated: 7:12pm, 8 Oct 2026 Hong Kong’s development chief has dismissed concerns that commercial floor space in the Northern Metropolis...
Uniqlo sees profits soar in China despite Beijing-Tokyo tensions
Fast Retailing, the parent company of Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo, has defied the ongoing political tensions between Beijing and Tokyo and soft consumer sentiment...
Trump pushed Xi to end Japan freeze, but Chinese leader unmoved
US President Donald Trump pressed Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during last month’s summit to end a deep freeze in relations with Japan’s Sanae Takaichi,...
National security police arrest 2 over alleged seditious social media posts
Published: 5:09pm, 8 Oct 2026Updated: 5:14pm, 8 Oct 2026 Hong Kong national security police have arrested two people, including an insurance broker, on suspicion...
Hong Kong child abuse case prompts calls to watch for signs of psychological harm
Psychological abuse can be hard to detect, Hong Kong welfare experts have warned, urging social workers and teachers to look for subtle changes in...
To retire or not to retire? Malaysia divided over working past 60
Chew Kin Wah spent seven seasons gracing Malaysian television screens as “Kee Tat” in the hit sitcom Kopitiam in the late 1990s and early...
Iron cage beds at elderly home in Thailand fuel anger, owner defends ‘innovation’
A care scandal has erupted in Thailand after a nursing home was exposed for confining old and sick residents in beds covered by iron...