Thailand moves to seize US$1 billion in scam assets from money laundering group
Thai authorities have vowed to seize more than US$1 billion in assets from a group accused of laundering proceeds from Southeast Asia-based scam syndicates....
Chinese boy who donated US$1.5 to end power cuts now works for energy company
A boy in central China who donated 10 yuan (US$1.5) to the Three Gorges Dam project in the 1990s now works for the power...
US should spy on Chinese firms to maintain edge in tech race: ex-CIA official
A former CIA official has called for Washington to spy on foreign companies to help US firms stay ahead in the technology race, in...
What Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs says about the US midterms
When I first watched Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs in 1992, I was struck by its inventive opening. Tarantino launched a gritty crime thriller not...
Immigration rules deter nearly half of Asia-Pacific air travellers, survey finds
Immigration rules are discouraging a growing number of air travellers from visiting certain destinations, a global aviation survey has found, while geopolitical tensions are...
South Korea’s chipmakers are raking it in. Can China close the gap?
South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix kept almost 80 per cent of its total sales as operating profit last quarter, a margin almost...
Dolores Huerta, US labour leader and civil rights icon, dies at 96
Published: 7:33am, 29 Oct 2026Updated: 10:57am, 29 Oct 2026 Dolores Huerta, the US labour leader and civil rights icon whose union work changed the...
Australia returns ancient stone heads to China after more than 30 years
Australia has returned two stone sculptures to China after more than 30 years abroad. The statues, showing the heads of a military official and...
UN condemns US embargo on Cuba, but backing erodes under Trump pressure
The UN General Assembly condemned the US economic embargo of Cuba for the 34th year on Wednesday, even as Washington’s campaign to influence the...