Rubio defends US strikes on boats, warns of drug cartel ‘cancer’
Published: 10:40am, 10 Sep 2026Updated: 10:42am, 10 Sep 2026 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended controversial strikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats during a...
Fire engulfs Philippine ferry, killing 5 and leaving 86 missing
At least five people were killed and 87 remain unaccounted for after a fire erupted aboard a ferry near a tourist hotspot in the...
Is the Philippine military ‘massively underfunded’?
The Philippines’ military modernisation road map is set for delays over budget constraints, with critics calling out what they say is President Ferdinand Marcos...
China’s Communist Party quietly signals social stability push with new high-level body
Published: 10:00am, 10 Sep 2026Updated: 10:06am, 10 Sep 2026 China’s ruling Communist Party has signalled a renewed push for social stability by quietly setting...
Social media must join the fight against teen suicides
As we observe World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, the global community reflects on a sobering reality: suicide remains a leading cause of...
China wife exposes husband’s US$1.5 million insurance-buying affair involving 180 hotel stays
A Chinese man’s seven-year affair with an insurance agent has ignited a legal dispute, revealing dramatic details uncovered by his wife. Guo, from Liuzhou...
Over 65% of cars sold in China are now EVs as Iran war drives electric shift
China’s electric vehicle (EV) adoption rate has hit an all-time high, as the Iran war drives motorists to shift away from petrol cars despite...
Softer focus on national security in Hong Kong’s 5-year plan? Why it won’t happen
In the first of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September 16, Natalie Wong and...
Japan’s protest over Russian soldier statue aggravates ‘summer of tension’
Russia has rebuffed a strongly worded complaint from Japan about the unveiling of a statue in the city of Khabarovsk depicting a Soviet soldier...