‘Unacceptable’: Australia to expel Iranian envoy over antisemitic attacks
Published: 12:20pm, 26 Aug 2025Updated: 12:42pm, 26 Aug 2025 Australia said on Tuesday it would expel Iran’s ambassador to Canberra, as Prime Minister Anthony...
Hong Kong to conduct first anti-terror drill supervised by John Lee on Thursday
Published: 12:09pm, 26 Aug 2025Updated: 12:38pm, 26 Aug 2025 Hong Kong authorities will conduct their first counterterrorism drill overseen by the city’s leader on...
China achieves invisibility tech breakthrough for early warning aircraft
Chinese air force scientists have developed a revolutionary radar technology capable of rendering its airborne early warning platforms nearly undetectable to enemy electronic surveillance....
Trump tests South Korea’s Lee by demanding ownership of US military base land
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung emerged heavily burdened with an unexpected challenge from his high-stakes first meeting with US President Donald Trump, whose penchant...
Hong Kong police arrest 8 after suspected murder of man over ‘illicit cigarettes’
Published: 11:34am, 26 Aug 2025Updated: 12:41pm, 26 Aug 2025 Hong Kong police have arrested eight people in connection with the suspected murder of a...
Trump says Putin’s dislike of Zelensky delaying meeting between 2 leaders
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he had talked to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin since meeting in Washington last week with Ukraine’s Volodymyr...
Pure gets US$50 million financial lifeline from investors, sources say
Pure, the Hong Kong gym chain frequented by the city’s financial elite, has secured commitments for new funding to help it pay down debt,...
Malaysia’s new electric train service set to bring travel boom
Malaysia’s 1,000km north-south electric train service (ETS), which was belatedly relaunched on Saturday, halves cross-country travel time and could open remote rural towns to...
Japan’s niche chip gear makers left out of Nvidia boom, Marumae CEO says
Published: 10:20am, 26 Aug 2025Updated: 10:23am, 26 Aug 2025 Prices are rising across Japan, but not for the components of chipmaking gear. Tokyo Electron...