Death toll from Philippine ferry fire jumps to 35
Philippine firefighters found charred remains aboard a burned-out ferry on Friday, more than a day after the ship caught fire on its way from...
Beijing lodges diplomatic protests over Taiwan official’s visit to Italy
Beijing has strongly condemned a visit to Italy by senior Taiwanese officials and lodged formal diplomatic protests with both Rome and Brussels. Criticising the...
Man dies in fall from scaffolding in 19th fatal construction accident this year
Published: 7:03pm, 11 Sep 2026Updated: 7:28pm, 11 Sep 2026 A construction worker has died after falling while erecting scaffolding, marking Hong Kong’s 19th fatal...
Singapore and mainland China top global student assessment as OECD scores hit record low
Singaporean and Chinese students led the world in educational performance in 2025, according to an assessment by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development,...
Yemen’s Houthis reach strategic island in Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Published: 6:55pm, 11 Sep 2026Updated: 8:28pm, 11 Sep 2026 Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Friday reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb...
Why Marcos’ Brics trip is ‘low-risk opportunity’ for Philippines to make new friends
President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr is set to be the first Philippine leader to join the Brics Summit in New Delhi this weekend – presenting...
Yoon Suk-yeol acquitted in case linked to South Korean marine’s death
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol was acquitted on Friday in a case related to a marine’s drowning death in a rare reprieve in...
China’s young investors embrace risk. Why are their portfolios so safe?
Published: 6:05pm, 11 Sep 2026Updated: 6:07pm, 11 Sep 2026 Young Chinese investors may be just as willing to take risks as their global peers,...
I’ll write romance novels if AI solves all maths problems, Chinese Fields winner jokes
Published: 6:00pm, 11 Sep 2026Updated: 6:50pm, 11 Sep 2026 Deng Yu, the 37-year-old Chinese mathematician who won the 2026 Fields Medal, has a backup...