‘High-achieving’ China couple earn US$450 million annually selling diapers in Africa
A highly educated couple from southeastern China have built a thriving business selling diapers in Africa, generating an impressive annual revenue of 3.2 billion...
Hong Kong minister admits procurement vigilance ‘below expectations’, vows reform
Civil servants’ vigilance in guarding against potential procurement scams falls short of public expectations, Hong Kong’s treasury minister has admitted, pledging to conduct site...
At China’s Canton Fair, exporters sense a warming trend in yuan settlements
At the ongoing autumn edition of the Canton Fair in Guangzhou – China’s oldest and largest trade exhibition – Chinese exporters are noticing a...
Louvre jewels may be irrecoverable as French police race against time
Crime gangs around Europe were increasingly robbing valuable jewels and gold from cash-needy museums like the Louvre, but while law enforcement often caught thieves,...
Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female PM, ending political crisis
Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister on Tuesday after her governing party secured a crucial coalition partner....
Why a fourth Trump-Kim summit would be on North Korea’s terms
With rumours swirling of a fourth face-to-face meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un later this month, analysts say it is the North Korean...
Hong Kong court gives ‘Mr Ho’ suspended jail sentence for insecticide attack
Published: 12:10pm, 21 Oct 2025Updated: 12:14pm, 21 Oct 2025 An elderly Hong Kong man, known on the internet as “Mr Ho” after a whirlwind...
Singer Soyou denies intoxication after US flight ‘racial prejudice’ row
Published: 12:01pm, 21 Oct 2025Updated: 12:02pm, 21 Oct 2025 South Korean singer Soyou, 34, formerly of girl group Sistar, has denied online claims that...
What is ‘winology’, the new theory about unfair Western views of China?
China’s economic and technological advances are being unfairly dismissed in the United States and other parts of the West as a result of hierarchical...