Hong Kong retiree spiked soft drinks with urine in year-long ‘prank’
A former property agent has admitted planting urine-spiked soft drinks among other goods in supermarkets repeatedly for more than a year, telling a Hong...
India, EU ‘make history’ as they seal trade pact amid US tariff pressure
India and the European Union on Tuesday announced a long-awaited free trade agreement that Prime Minister Narendra Modi described as the “mother of all...
Hong Kong logs US$95 million worth of luxury home deals in a single day
Hong Kong’s property market on Monday logged HK$740 million (US$94.9 million) worth of luxury home deals, one of the city’s largest single-day hauls, as...
China’s Guangdong province exports record US$140 billion of tech, high-value goods
Exports of chip-manufacturing equipment, electric vehicles (EVs) and other high-value goods from China’s southern Guangdong province rose to a record high last year of...
Man arrested as Hong Kong police seize 800kg of illegal fireworks worth HK$1 million
Hong Kong police have charged a man with illegal possession of fireworks and firecrackers after seizing a haul worth HK$1 million (US$128,200) from a...
China tightens rail approvals as Xi warns on overbuilding, waste and ‘operational’ trouble
China is tightening approvals for intercity railways and urban metro projects – long-standing pillars of fixed-asset investment – as policymakers pay closer attention to...
‘Who’s he?’ China vendor remains unfazed after receiving lai see from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang bought street snacks worth 65 yuan (US$9) at a market in Shanghai while giving its owner a lai see of...
Indonesia’s move to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ stirs debate on foreign policy shift
Indonesia’s decision to join US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” has raised eyebrows at home, with critics zeroing in on how it deviated...
Elephant rides at Indonesia’s Bali attractions banned over animal welfare concerns
Bali’s elephant-riding attractions have begun shutting down after Indonesia’s forestry authorities ordered conservation centres to end the practice, as local officials threaten to revoke...