North Korea launches missile salvo after US-South Korea-Japan drills
North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles from the Wonsan area towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff...
Taobao’s ‘ugly’ goods find a growing market among China’s young consumers
Products widely considered “ugly” or “bizarre” have gone viral online in China as millions of young consumers embrace the items’ quirky humour and distinctive...
Senior official asked to resign over defective lifts at Queen Mary Hospital
Published: 8:30am, 12 Sep 2026Updated: 8:33am, 12 Sep 2026 A senior Hong Kong government official who oversaw faulty lift installation work that stalled the...
Up in smoke: why Southeast Asia failed to halt the haze
Dr Asma Zafirah doesn’t need satellite images to know when Kalimantan is burning. She sees it in the watery eyes and laboured breaths of...
Ex-Canada PM Jean Chretien tells US: ‘never mistake our generosity for weakness’
Published: 7:14am, 12 Sep 2026Updated: 7:26am, 12 Sep 2026 Standing in the town that sheltered thousands of stranded Americans after the September 11 attacks,...
Chinese AI firms shunned US delegation over sanctions fears, commission says
Published: 6:36am, 12 Sep 2026Updated: 7:16am, 12 Sep 2026 A US congressional advisory body on China said on Friday that leading Chinese artificial intelligence...
AI fight shadows final preparations for Xi Jinping’s White House visit to meet Donald Trump
Rising tensions over artificial intelligence are shaping the final preparations for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States. Washington and Beijing are...
Saudi pipeline that bypasses Hormuz shut after attacks
Published: 4:24am, 12 Sep 2026Updated: 11:15am, 12 Sep 2026 Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West pipeline after the vital oil conduit came under...
US boy, 15, rescued after clinging to capsized boat for days in Alaska’s Bering Sea
Published: 3:26am, 12 Sep 2026Updated: 3:42am, 12 Sep 2026 Bobbing for days atop a capsized skiff in Alaska’s frigid Bering Sea, a 15-year-old boy...