More than 1,000 children dead in Bangladesh measles crisis
The death toll from measles in Bangladesh topped 1,000 children since March, health officials said on Wednesday, admitting that failures in a vaccination drive...
Buildings Department files 259 charges over work at fire-ravaged Hong Kong estate
Published: 9:31pm, 9 Sep 2026Updated: 10:15pm, 9 Sep 2026 Hong Kong’s Buildings Department has filed 259 charges against two companies and four individuals over...
Beijing boosts Taiwan-facing firepower with brigade-level 155mm howitzer deployment
Beijing has reinforced its military firepower facing the Taiwan Strait by deploying more 155mm PLZ-05 self-propelled howitzers, according to state media reports. Replacing its...
Hong Kong Medical Council rejects proposal on time frame for handling complaints
Published: 8:40pm, 9 Sep 2026Updated: 10:12pm, 9 Sep 2026 Hong Kong’s medical watchdog has said a target time frame for handling complaints will not...
Malaysia’s ruling PH restates anti-corruption pledge as Najib’s potential pardon looms
Malaysia’s ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition has doubled down on its pledge to stamp out corruption, as all eyes turn to the country’s Pardons...
Chinese AI firm DeepSeek taps underwriters including Citic Securities for IPO: sources
Published: 8:34pm, 9 Sep 2026Updated: 8:52pm, 9 Sep 2026 Chinese frontier artificial intelligence lab DeepSeek has hired underwriters including Citic Securities in preparation for...
Tung Chee-hwa remembered as kind, approachable Hong Kong leader
Published: 8:33pm, 9 Sep 2026Updated: 12:39am, 10 Sep 2026 Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first leader following its return to Chinese sovereignty, has been remembered...
Norwegians bid final farewell to King Harald V, ‘grandfather of the nation’
Published: 8:30pm, 9 Sep 2026Updated: 8:40pm, 9 Sep 2026 Norway observed a nationwide minute of silence on Wednesday at the funeral of King Harald...
Delhi’s test: make Brics work without making it work against India
When leaders of the Brics group of emerging economies meet in New Delhi on September 12-13, India will confront an awkward paradox: the grouping...