42 dead in South Africa bus crash on notorious highway
A bus veered off a road and plunged down an embankment on a steep mountain pass in northern South Africa, killing at least 42...
New models, expiring tax breaks drive record pure-EV sales in China
Sales of pure-electric vehicles (EVs) in mainland China hit an all-time high last month as consumers rushed to take advantage of expiring tax breaks...
Gold Garden Cafe to shut 1 of 2 branches in Hong Kong amid tough market
Gold Garden Cafe, a cha chaan teng known for its egg tarts, will close one of its two branches and lay off some staff...
US Senate pushes for Taiwan to attend Rimpac drill in latest defence bill
The US Senate has approved its defence policy bill for the 2026 financial year, which for the first time “strongly encourages” inviting Taiwan’s navy...
China pledges US$110 million for women’s empowerment at Beijing global summit
Published: 7:08pm, 13 Oct 2025Updated: 7:13pm, 13 Oct 2025 Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged US$110 million for female empowerment worldwide as the Global Leaders’...
China stocks rally to stay on course amid new Trump tariffs threat: Soochow
This year’s intense rally in Chinese stocks will not change course in spite of concerns about a revived trade war between the world’s two...
How Hong Kong mother turned her breast cancer battle into a beacon of light
Three-time breast cancer survivor Hui Wai-yee has become a pillar of Hong Kong’s breast cancer support community. Advertisement Through her volunteer work with the...
‘Flying a spaceship’: Philippines’ plan for blockchain-based budget draws doubts
Published: 6:22pm, 13 Oct 2025Updated: 7:09pm, 13 Oct 2025 The Philippines is weighing a plan to become one of the first countries in the...
China’s military paper urges ‘deep integration’ to beat joint operation weakness
China’s military mouthpiece has called for greater efforts to address what it says are deficiencies in the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) integrated joint operational...