Deliver accountability for Tai Po fire tragedy or admit system is broken
One word will hang over the Hong Kong community in the run-up to next month’s anniversary of the dreadful Tai Po fire that took...
How Lao Gan Ma, China’s iconic chilli brand, got caught in an AI storm
Published: 4:00pm, 28 Oct 2026Updated: 4:03pm, 28 Oct 2026 For three decades, Lao Gan Ma’s glass jars, bearing the stern portrait of founder Tao...
Why China’s ties with Serbia face scrutiny, not severance, after historic Vucic loss
Published: 4:00pm, 28 Oct 2026Updated: 4:26pm, 28 Oct 2026 Massive crowds, fireworks and dancing have filled the streets across Belgrade since Serbia’s nationalist strongman...
Stop using Bluey, Australian broadcaster tells Pauline Hanson’s far-right party
Published: 3:36pm, 28 Oct 2026Updated: 3:37pm, 28 Oct 2026 Australia’s national broadcaster ABC called on the far-right One Nation party on Wednesday to stop...
China’s hybrid car exports to EU up 200%; response to Tesla’s ‘flying car’: 7 EV reads
We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from the past two weeks to help you stay informed....
In Melaka, is avoiding another Umno rout Anwar’s best hope?
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is up against it in next month’s Melaka state poll, as his ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition risks yet...
Malaysia still deep in 1MDB red as Najib heads home
Published: 2:51pm, 28 Oct 2026Updated: 2:53pm, 28 Oct 2026 Malaysia will still lose tens of billions of ringgit to the 1MDB scandal even after...
Hongkong Post reports record HK$905 million deficit in ninth year of losses
Published: 2:39pm, 28 Oct 2026Updated: 2:43pm, 28 Oct 2026 Hong Kong’s government-owned postal service reported a record operating deficit of HK$905 million (US$115 million)...
Malaysia seizes smuggled AI chips worth US$12 million at Kuala Lumpur airport
Malaysian customs said on Wednesday that it had seized about 49.5 million ringgit (US$12 million) worth of advanced artificial intelligence chips this month, as...