Hong Kong’s first astronaut shows world a different side to the city
Hong Kong’s first astronaut may have travelled into space, but the significance of the moment extends far beyond the mission itself. Lai Ka-ying became...
Thailand’s Thaksin officially free but faces new multimillion tax battle
Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is officially a free man, less than a week after receiving a royal pardon, according to the Department...
Singapore’s ban on anti-Indian posts exposes threat of race ‘weaponisation’
Singapore’s move to ban anti-Indian social media posts reportedly from a China-based platform highlights how foreign actors are preying on racial lines in the...
Gold smugglers ‘make a killing’ in India as grey market outshines hefty tariffs
India’s sharp increase in gold import tariffs is fuelling a resurgence in smuggling that could exceed 100 tonnes this year, as soaring grey market...
Why the new party academy role held by Xi Jinping’s chief of staff is important in China
Last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s chief of staff Cai Qi, the fifth most senior official in the ruling Communist Party, was chosen to...
Chinese man rescued after 7-day sea ordeal; endures hallucinations, eats raw crabs to survive
A Chinese man who was left floating in the sea for seven days has miraculously survived by eating raw crabs. The man, surnamed Qin,...
‘I kept crying’: Hong Kong grads struggle to find jobs as AI takes over
Hong Kong graduate Ivan Cheung has filed more than 200 job applications since March, and he is hoping that out of the dozen or...
Protesters torch buildings and vehicles, block roads over Belfast stabbing
Anti-immigration protesters torched buildings and vehicles in Belfast on Tuesday evening and blocked roads, a day after a stabbing allegedly by a Sudanese refugee,...
US fintech firm iCapital doubles prime office space in Hong Kong amid wealth boom
Published: 8:00am, 10 Jun 2026Updated: 8:46am, 10 Jun 2026 Fintech company iCapital has more than doubled its office footprint in Hong Kong, leasing a...