Hong Kong’s press freedom rises from record low, first turnaround since 2018
Published: 5:29pm, 17 Oct 2025Updated: 6:39pm, 17 Oct 2025 Hong Kong’s press freedom has reversed its declining trend since 2018, climbing to 28.9 out...
Alibaba, Ant buy Hong Kong offices, in city’s biggest deal since 2021
Alibaba Group Holding and Ant Group have agreed to pay HK$7.2 billion (US$925 million) to buy the top floors of a Causeway Bay office...
Mongolia’s prime minister ousted in ruling party power struggle
Mongolia’s parliament has voted to oust the prime minister in an unusually public power struggle within the ruling Mongolian People’s Party. Advertisement Opponents of...
China’s secret weapon in chip battle with US: intense city rivalry
China’s megacities are moving in tandem to draw capital to semiconductor research and development, as Beijing accelerates its chip self-sufficiency drive in the face...
Australians charged with murder over Bali shooting, could face death penalty
Three Australians who allegedly shot and killed a fellow countryman on the tourist island of Bali earlier this year have been charged with premeditated...
Army officer sworn in as Madagascar’s president after military takeover
Published: 4:25pm, 17 Oct 2025Updated: 4:59pm, 17 Oct 2025 Madagascar’s coup leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as president on Friday to cheers,...
China begins drills near Scarborough Shoal as US-Philippine naval exercises end
Tensions in the South China Sea remained high on Friday as China launched military exercises near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, a move coinciding with...
Trump unveils plans for a monument some have dubbed ‘Arc de Trump’
Published: 3:53pm, 17 Oct 2025Updated: 3:59pm, 17 Oct 2025 US President Donald Trump has unveiled proposals for a new arch in Washington DC to...
Peru’s new president refuses to resign as Gen Z-led protests turn violent
Peru’s new President Jose Jeri refused to resign on Thursday following the death of a protester during a massive demonstration led by Gen Z...