Hysan courts fintech office portfolio as ZA Bank commits to new Causeway Bay headquarters
Digital bank ZA Bank is taking 45,000 square feet (4,181 square metres) across four upper floors at Hysan Development’s Lee Garden Eight for its...
Beijing tells Manila to ‘stop lying’ after minister exposes South China Sea note
Published: 7:31pm, 9 Sep 2026Updated: 7:36pm, 9 Sep 2026 China has accused Philippine officials of “grandstanding and lying” after Manila’s defence secretary publicly read...
Young Argentines’ mounting debt struggles test support for Milei
At 18, Martin Taborda began studying law at Argentina’s prestigious University of Buenos Aires, hoping to become the first in his family to graduate....
Court acquits brother of incest, citing failure to prove teen knew it was wrong
A Hong Kong court has found a 24-year-old man not guilty of committing a spate of sexual offences against his younger sister a decade...
Hong Kong astronaut inspires pupils across city’s school halls in historic live lecture
Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying has conducted a live lesson for students of her alma mater from the Tiangong space station, showing them...
Indonesia has new food safety rules for free meals. Why are students still falling ill?
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free nutritious meals programme is facing renewed scrutiny after yet another wave of mass food poisoning that affected more...
Power of Siberia 2 pipeline talks stall over China-Russia price dispute: sources
China and Russia’s negotiations regarding the construction of the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline have stalled, according to multiple sources who have knowledge of...
Alibaba sends AI ‘digital employees’ to work in rival apps from ByteDance, Tencent
Alibaba Group Holding is giving users the ability to put artificial intelligence-powered “digital employees” to work within rival office platforms, opening a new competitive...
More schools close in Indonesia as haze worsens
Schools in the capital of Indonesia’s South Sumatra province switched to remote learning on Wednesday as worsening haze from forest and peatland fires pushed...