Cruise ship suspends global voyage in Cambodia over fuel prices, hundreds disembark
Hundreds of people permanently living aboard a touring cruise ship were forced to disembark in Cambodia this week after the vessel’s operator said fuel...
Police officer denies evidence was contaminated at flat in Abby Choi murder trial
A police officer investigating the alleged murder of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has denied tampering with the evidence he collected from a...
Why Kim Jong-un’s border trip to China differs from past pre-summit playbooks
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s trip to the Chinese border city of Dandong on Saturday echoed the intense coordination that preceded his previous summits...
US midterms could trigger a debt ceiling showdown worse than 2011
Moritz Kraemer is chief economist and head of research at LBBW (Landesbank Baden-Württemberg), Stuttgart, Germany. Some readers, especially non-Americans, might wonder what the recurring...
Hong Kong to prioritise public transport at Huanggang Port over Halloween weekend
Published: 8:29pm, 28 Oct 2026Updated: 8:30pm, 28 Oct 2026 Hong Kong authorities will give public transport priority at Huanggang Port this Halloween weekend, warning...
Indonesia weighs tighter ketamine controls amid surge in seizures, abuse cases
Rising ketamine abuse and a series of major drug seizures in Indonesia have fuelled calls for tighter controls on the substance, but a proposed...
US warns China is expanding its space toolkit with spaceplane and energy weapons
Published: 8:01pm, 28 Oct 2026Updated: 8:20pm, 28 Oct 2026 A rare satellite image of China’s secretive spaceplane has appeared in a new US intelligence...
China’s military holds talks in France and Germany despite rising trade tensions
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has held defence strategy consultations with France and Germany over the past week despite mounting trade tensions between Beijing...
Humans should be ‘the master’: labour chief says AI reshaping jobs, not ending them
Published: 7:30pm, 28 Oct 2026Updated: 7:32pm, 28 Oct 2026 Soft skills and deep domain knowledge will decide how far young workers go in the...