Hong Kong lawmakers sceptical about checks on mainland care homes for city’s elderly
Hong Kong lawmakers have voiced scepticism about the monitoring of the quality of mainland Chinese care homes that provide subsidised services for the city’s...
Asia’s property markets are shrugging off political risks
When it comes to political risk, the pendulum of threats swung to advanced economies some time ago. Ever since the euro-zone debt crisis erupted...
Can China’s zero-tariff market access boost African economic fortunes?
Thirty-three of Africa’s “least-developed countries” (LDCs) are now able to export goods duty free into Chinese markets, but the policy is unlikely to have...
20-year-old Thai singer’s death sparks warnings about ‘neck-twisting’ massage risks
Published: 4:04pm, 9 Dec 2024Updated: 4:57pm, 9 Dec 2024 The death of a singer in Thailand following weeks of illness she attributed to a...
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai ‘guarded’ in interviews after national security law passed
Published: 3:45pm, 9 Dec 2024Updated: 5:03pm, 9 Dec 2024 Former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying returned to West Kowloon Court in Hong Kong on...
China’s Politburo promises ‘active’ moves to bolster domestic demand in 2025
Published: 3:32pm, 9 Dec 2024Updated: 4:41pm, 9 Dec 2024 China will adopt a “more active” set of policies to expand domestic demand in 2025,...
Hong Kong van driver dies after passing out behind the wheel and striking kerb
Published: 3:19pm, 9 Dec 2024Updated: 4:14pm, 9 Dec 2024 A Hong Kong driver has died after he reportedly passed out behind the steering wheel...
Malaysia’s Najib accuses US of sabotaging his 1MDB defence
Jailed former Malaysian leader Najib Razak claimed on Monday that he was the victim of a US-backed conspiracy, orchestrated in collusion with Malaysia’s political...
Fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad catches Middle East powers and the West off guard
Published: 2:41pm, 9 Dec 2024Updated: 2:56pm, 9 Dec 2024 The abruptness with which Syria’s brutal 54-year rule of the Assad dynasty collapsed on Sunday...