Veteran Hong Kong lawmaker Regina Ip to end 17-year Legislative Council tenure
Published: 11:14am, 25 Oct 2025Updated: 1:33pm, 25 Oct 2025 Veteran Hong Kong lawmaker and senior government adviser Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee has announced she...
North Korea evades UN sanctions using crypto for weapons, raw materials: report
North Korea is circumventing UN sanctions by using cryptocurrency to trade raw materials and military weaponry, and by deploying large numbers of IT workers...
China, South Korea eye ‘symbolic restart’ for ties during Xi’s visit: experts
For the first time in more than a decade, Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit South Korea next week, travelling to the historic city...
Greater Bay Area hospitals bet resort-like services will pull in global visitors
Published: 10:00am, 25 Oct 2025Updated: 10:47am, 25 Oct 2025 On a Sunday morning earlier this month, five friends from Bangkok stepped through the marble...
US will not use contingency fund to keep food aid flowing, memo says
Published: 9:53am, 25 Oct 2025Updated: 9:58am, 25 Oct 2025 The Trump administration is rejecting the idea of using roughly US$5 billion in contingency funds...
Can South Korea and US seal a trade deal? Chances look slim
Despite weeks of frantic diplomacy, the chances of South Korea and the United States sealing a trade deal before next week’s Apec summit appear...
Hongkonger fights to save 60-year-old shop amid Kowloon City redevelopment
Published: 9:00am, 25 Oct 2025Updated: 9:25am, 25 Oct 2025 In a month’s time, 22-year-old Hongkonger Tony Lam Chun-ho will be graduating from Polytechnic University...
Japan café allows customers to serve staff as maids for US$25, attracts many men
A unique café in Japan is charging 4,000 yen (US$25) for customers to experience being a maid by serving members of staff posing as...
Start-up Deep Robotics scrambles for top talent amid China’s quest for dominance
Deep Robotics, a Hangzhou-based start-up, is facing a severe talent shortage, hindering its efforts to commercialise the results of its research and development, according...