Mark Mobius, pioneering emerging-market investor and China bull, dies at 89
Mark Mobius, who was known as the father of emerging markets and was among the first fund managers to invest in Hong Kong and...
The fluff stops here: Beijing’s battle against the green wall ‘snowstorm’
Beijing residents are once again bracing for a seasonal nuisance that has become something of a tradition: the city’s annual “snowstorm” of willow and...
Residents on Indonesia’s Bali resort to burning trash after landfill ban on organic waste
The partial closure of a major landfill site on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali is forcing thousands of residents to instead burn trash...
Jailed Iranian Nobel winner Mohammadi ‘critical’ after heart attack
The health of jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi is critical after she suffered a heart attack last month, supporters warned on...
Tai Po fire probe: resident recalls deaths of 3 family members, domestic helper
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China records 5% GDP growth in first quarter, on track for annual target
China’s economy grew 5 per cent year on year in the first quarter of 2026, putting Beijing on track to meet its annual growth...
Fire at Australian refinery fuels petrol shortage fears amid global oil crisis
A fire at one of Australia’s two operating oil refineries could hit petrol production more than diesel and aviation fuel, authorities said on Thursday,...
Would more drastic measures help Philippines bring down fuel prices?
With fuel prices in the Philippines among the world’s hardest hit by the Iran war, consumer groups are urging the government to take bolder...
By voicing their needs, Chinese women are normalising them
I heard an audible gasp in the audience, just as a gynaecologist on the movie screen tries to shove a speculum – a hollow...