Hong Kong to roll out 2-month subsidy on LPG to ease burden on transport firms
Published: 5:08pm, 27 May 2026Updated: 5:13pm, 27 May 2026 Hong Kong authorities will offer a subsidy of HK$0.50 per litre on liquefied petroleum gas...
South Korea aims to join China, US at top tier of ‘loyal wingman’ combat drone race
South Korea’s programme to develop engines that can power flying drones to serve as loyal wingmen for fighter jets suggests that Seoul has set...
Kuaishou beats estimates as Kling AI video generator’s revenue jumps 300%
Chinese short-video company Kuaishou Technology beat estimates with 33.7 billion yuan (US$5 billion) in revenue in the first quarter, driven by the rapid commercialisation...
Failed M1-Simba merger prolongs Singapore’s cutthroat telco price war
The unravelling of a S$1.43 billion (US$1.12 billion) merger between Singapore mobile operators M1 and Simba has highlighted the city state’s brutally competitive telecoms...
Meet He Tingbo: Huawei’s ‘chip queen’ trying to rewrite China’s semiconductor playbook
When He Tingbo took the stage in Shanghai this week to unveil Huawei Technologies’ Tau (τ) Scaling Law, the message was about more than...
Top industrialist Sunny Chai picked to head firm developing San Tin Technopole
Published: 3:48pm, 27 May 2026Updated: 4:30pm, 27 May 2026 Veteran industrialist Sunny Chai Ngai-chiu has been appointed as chairman of a government-owned company tasked...
‘Notorious’ Vietnam market defies raids, US tariff threats to sell luxury knock-offs
At a sprawling bazaar on the outskirts of Vietnam’s capital, the trade in counterfeit goods is bustling despite government crackdowns and the threat of...
Israel says it killed Hamas’ new armed wing chief in Gaza strike
Published: 3:38pm, 27 May 2026Updated: 4:19pm, 27 May 2026 Israel said on Wednesday it had killed Hamas’ newly appointed armed wing chief in Gaza,...
Man jailed 9 years for attempted rape after following victim from wet market
Published: 3:36pm, 27 May 2026Updated: 5:29pm, 27 May 2026 A 67-year-old jobless divorcee with a history of criminal offences has been jailed for nine...