Anwar’s Taiwan remarks put Malaysia’s Beijing calculus in focus
Published: 7:10pm, 20 Aug 2026Updated: 7:37pm, 20 Aug 2026 Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s emphatic backing of Beijing’s position on Taiwan has won praise...
Haeco, China Aircraft Leasing Group sign MOU to build maintenance hub in Hong Kong
Published: 6:27pm, 20 Aug 2026Updated: 8:23pm, 20 Aug 2026 Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company (Haeco) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the country’s...
USS Nimitz soldiers on but ‘glory days are over’: CCTV report
The “glory days” of the world’s longest-serving aircraft carrier are over, reflecting fatigue in the broader US fleet amid a decline in the country’s...
Chinese ‘hardship camps’ see children chop wood, feed pigs to learn family appreciation
Chinese parents are sending their children to “hardship summer camps” to engage in farm work, often to the point of tears, in an effort...
North Korea answers US olive branch with missile launch
Published: 5:43pm, 20 Aug 2026Updated: 8:51pm, 20 Aug 2026 North Korea has fired several short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul’s military said on Thursday, hours after...
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi seeks to improve Seoul ties amid US-South Korea friction
Published: 5:37pm, 20 Aug 2026Updated: 8:09pm, 20 Aug 2026 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on South Korea on Thursday to exercise “genuine strategic...
Top executive at Opatra Hong Kong operator quits amid coercive sales probe
Published: 5:18pm, 20 Aug 2026Updated: 5:36pm, 20 Aug 2026 At least one top executive of the Hong Kong operator of UK-based beauty chain Opatra...
Hong Kong jobless rate steady at 3.7% since start of 2026 but pressure mounting
Published: 5:04pm, 20 Aug 2026Updated: 5:12pm, 20 Aug 2026 Hong Kong’s jobless rate has remained unchanged since the start of the year, new figures...
4 workers die after being hit by train north of Tokyo
Published: 5:02pm, 20 Aug 2026Updated: 7:03pm, 20 Aug 2026 Four workers died on Thursday after being hit by an express train at a station...