Hungary’s Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature
Published: 7:11pm, 9 Oct 2025Updated: 7:43pm, 9 Oct 2025 Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, the award-giving body said...
China to host global women’s summit, with Xi Jinping to deliver keynote speech
China will host a global women’s summit in Beijing next week where President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony and deliver the keynote...
Malaysia’s Top Glove fights China rivals in US market
The world’s largest glove maker, Top Glove, expects to expand US sales in the 2026 financial year, even as it faces intensifying competition from...
TikTok’s brief suspension in Indonesia fuels fears of self-censorship
Indonesia’s brief suspension of TikTok’s operating licence over its refusal to hand over user data related to a wave of protests in August has...
‘Dirtiest town in Asia’: Malaysian MP told to clean up act after viral backlash
A lawmaker representing a Malaysian tourist town on the island of Borneo has come under fire after a viral video labelled it “Asia’s dirtiest...
Hong Kong’s electronics fairs brew up the future of AI and robotics
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Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Bank COO pays US$5.14 million for Happy Valley luxury flat
Hang Seng Bank chief operating officer Vivien Chiu Wai-man has paid HK$40 million (US$5.14 million) for a 1,651 sq ft luxury flat in Happy...
Chinese businessman robbed in Brazil finds bullet lodged in laptop after escape
Published: 6:00pm, 9 Oct 2025Updated: 6:02pm, 9 Oct 2025 A Chinese businessman escaped a gun robbery in Brazil only to find a bullet lodged...
Will a Philippine push for ‘bolder’ action on Myanmar strain Asean ties?
A group of lawmakers in the Philippines have urged their government to take a firmer stance on the crisis in Myanmar, filing a resolution...