‘Better than being killed’: Japan’s women turn to pepper spray – at legal risk
As dusk falls across Japan’s cities, a sense of unease falls upon many women on their journeys home. Advertisement Reports of brutal femicides have...
US start-up Anthropic blocks Chinese firms’ subsidiaries from AI access
US artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic has updated its service restriction policy to prohibit access from global subsidiaries of Chinese companies – the latest limit...
Belt and Road Summit marks a decade of deals as Hong Kong eyes new chapter of collaboration
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2 Italian swimmers warned, banned from Singapore after airport shoplifting bust
Published: 5:12pm, 5 Sep 2025Updated: 5:26pm, 5 Sep 2025 Two Italian swimmers have been given a 12-month conditional warning and banned from re-entering Singapore...
Chinese man detained for ‘inappropriate comments’ about Victory Day parade
A man in the central province of Hubei was detained for allegedly making “inappropriate comments” about China’s Victory Day military parade and spreading rumours....
Thai parliament elects Anutin as new PM, ending political stalemate
Anutin Charnvirakul, a prominent construction tycoon and political conservative, has been chosen as Thailand’s next prime minister, capping a week of extraordinary political upheaval...
China sets off in pursuit of US$980 billion sports economy
China is aiming to build a 7 trillion yuan (US$980 billion) sports sector by 2030 – complete with a series of “internationally influential” sports...
Hong Kong should crack down on illegal medical practices, DAB party urges
Published: 4:51pm, 5 Sep 2025Updated: 5:07pm, 5 Sep 2025 Hong Kong authorities should step up efforts against illegal medical practices, the city’s largest political...
Hong Kong must be louder on trade to fight off threat of Trump protectionism
Few economies depend as heavily as Hong Kong on a free and open multilateral trading system. Few have as much to lose if the...