Can South Korea afford to fulfil Trump’s US$350 billion trade demand?
South Korea is digging in as negotiations stall over a US demand for a staggering US$350 billion in direct investments, a condition that critics...
Hong Kong aims to curb storm chasing after mother and son hospitalised in Ragasa
Published: 12:56pm, 25 Sep 2025Updated: 1:07pm, 25 Sep 2025 Hong Kong’s security minister will consider new legislation to curb storm chasing after a woman...
China’s Hengrui gets boost from fifth drug-licensing deal of year
Shares in Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, China’s largest drug maker by market value, got a boost on Thursday after it announced its fifth licensing deal...
South Korean woman accused of cutting off husband’s genitals denies murder bid
A woman in South Korea has denied attempted murder charges in her first court appearance after she allegedly sliced off her husband’s genitals and...
TSMC unveils AI-designed chips to cut energy use
The computing chips that power artificial intelligence consume a lot of electricity. On Wednesday, the world’s biggest manufacturer of those chips showed off a...
Singapore halts execution of Malaysian drug trafficker at last minute
The execution of Malaysian national K. Datchinamurthy in Singapore has been halted. Advertisement The execution was initially scheduled to take place at Changi prison...
Lula says Zelensky ‘more willing to talk’ as he revives Brazil-China peace plan
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday said he saw new signs that both Kyiv and Moscow may be edging towards negotiations...
Geely drone subsidiary Aerofugia eyes Hong Kong market for AE200 flying car
Published: 10:30am, 25 Sep 2025Updated: 10:30am, 25 Sep 2025 A mainland Chinese drone manufacturer owned by a carmaking giant has revealed that it is...
Singapore tycoon Ong Beng Seng’s aide linked to luxury superyacht deal
A person from billionaire Ong Beng Seng’s inner circle was behind the purchase of a superyacht previously owned by Google co-founder Sergey Brin, according...