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...
How Wee Ee Cheong is planting the seeds for UOB’s next 90 years
Published: 8:00am, 25 Oct 2025Updated: 8:16am, 25 Oct 2025 Wee Ee Cheong leans back in his chair in the boardroom of UOB Plaza and...
Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit has died at age 93
Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who supervised royal projects to help the rural poor, preserve traditional craft-making and protect the environment, died on Friday. She...
Algerian woman gets life sentence for rape, torture and murder of French girl
Published: 7:32am, 25 Oct 2025Updated: 7:38am, 25 Oct 2025 A French court on Friday sentenced an Algerian woman to life imprisonment without parole for...
Hong Kong charity expands public health efforts across belt and road countries
Published: 7:00am, 25 Oct 2025Updated: 7:32am, 25 Oct 2025 Hong Kong-based charity GX Foundation is broadening its public health initiatives in belt and road...