India’s capital celebrates Diwali cloaked in a blanket of acrid smog
India’s capital New Delhi was shrouded in a thick, toxic haze on Monday as air pollution levels soared to more than 16 times the...
Hong Kong education authorities demand probe into teacher misconduct allegation
Published: 3:07pm, 20 Oct 2025Updated: 5:54pm, 20 Oct 2025 Hong Kong’s education authorities have asked a girls’ secondary school to thoroughly investigate a case...
China’s Akeso gets share boost as data shows cancer drug’s benefits
Shares of Chinese drug firm Akeso – likened by some Western media outlets to artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek – rose after the company unveiled...
Malaysia’s cheap petrol fuels ‘shadow economy bonus’ for smugglers
Published: 2:31pm, 20 Oct 2025Updated: 2:34pm, 20 Oct 2025 Malaysia has raised the alarm over potential misuse of subsidised petrol in its states bordering...
Hong Kong, Elior Group in land talks for Asia’s first aircraft parts centre
City authorities are in talks with a leading French aeronautical services company about the allocation of land to develop Hong Kong into Asia’s first...
Apple’s new iPhone 17 outsells previous generation by 14% in US, China
Apple’s latest generation of iPhones is off to a faster start than usual, with its most basic model surging in popularity in the US...
Hong Kong set for IPO flurry next week with Sany leading the charge
The Hong Kong stock exchange is poised for a blockbuster day next week, as four stocks – including Sany Heavy Industry, China’s largest construction...
Chinese man returns to terminally ill ex, vows unwavering support
A Chinese man has returned to his first love after learning about her rare disease, which has begun to manifest symptoms, touching many online....
Hong Kong lawmaker Michael Tien to step down from Legco, Mark Chong to contest
Published: 1:18pm, 20 Oct 2025Updated: 5:22pm, 20 Oct 2025 Hong Kong lawmaker Michael Tien Puk-sun has announced that he will not seek another term,...