Will Batam get tourism boost from Singapore’s vaping crackdown?
Singapore’s decision to crack down on vaping and treat it as a “drug issue” is likely to benefit the Indonesian island of Batam, its...
Meituan sales weaken, profit plummets amid ‘irrational’ delivery price war
Published: 7:12pm, 27 Aug 2025Updated: 7:43pm, 27 Aug 2025 Chinese on-demand local services giant Meituan saw second-quarter earnings fall, as it faced off against...
China rejects Trump proposal to join US-Russia nuclear disarmament talks
China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday it was “neither reasonable nor realistic” for Beijing to join trilateral nuclear disarmament talks reportedly discussed between US...
Lidar sensor maker Hesai Group gets regulatory approval for Hong Kong IPO
Published: 7:00pm, 27 Aug 2025Updated: 7:47pm, 27 Aug 2025 Hesai Group, one of the world’s largest makers of automotive Lidar sensors, received the green...
Chinese firms slam Trump’s claim that Europe gives them ‘a complete pass’
US President Donald Trump has dragged China into his battle against European taxes and regulations targeting American technology giants, accusing Europe of singling out...
South Korea bans smartphones in schools to curb social media addiction
South Korea passed a bill on Wednesday to ban the use of mobile phones and other digital devices in school classrooms nationwide, as concern...
India’s exporters face ‘strategic shock’ as US tariffs over Russian oil kick in
Steep US tariffs on a range of Indian products took effect on Wednesday, threatening a severe blow to India’s overseas trade in its largest...
Beijing says Taiwanese invited to Victory Day parade – but doesn’t specify who
A number of Taiwanese have been invited to next month’s Victory Day military parade on the mainland, Beijing said on Wednesday, hitting out at...
Jimmy Lai’s lawyers ask Hong Kong judges to discard testimony of ‘serial liar’
Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s lawyers have asked Hong Kong judges hearing his national security trial to discard prosecutors’ evidence that the tabloid founder devised an...