‘Chicago is a mess’: Pentagon plans military deployment to US city
The Pentagon is working on plans to deploy the US military to Chicago as President Donald Trump says he is cracking down on crime,...
‘We must invest’: New Zealand seeks to shed its ‘pretty slack’ defence image
For decades, both New Zealand and Australia have been “pretty slack” on military spending, Wellington’s defence minister recently conceded in a striking admission that...
No passageway or parcel spared as Beijing tightens security for military parade
From public transport to postal services, the city of Beijing has tightened security in multiple ways for a rare military parade on September 3...
Philippines’ Zobel de Ayala clan makes US$2.5 billion bet on retail, hotels
For Mariana Zobel de Ayala, the chance to help develop the Philippines’ tourism industry by boosting Ayala Land’s investments in retail and hotel properties...
Singaporean woman tricked into sex work in Dubai by Italian she met on Tinder
A Singaporean woman who met an Italian man on the dating app Tinder later agreed to travel with him to Qatar via Dubai, thinking...
Hong Kong needs new thinking to regenerate ageing districts
More than 180 years after their first development, the historic cores on Hong Kong Island – Central, Sheung Wan and Wan Chai – and...
A year after axing waste-charging scheme, is Hong Kong better off?
In Hong Kong’s Kwai Tsing neighbourhood, a community recycling station has been quietly making an impact since opening in 2019. Advertisement Green@Kwai Tsing, operated...
Chinese smartphone maker Vivo challenges Apple’s VR headset
Chinese smartphone maker Vivo unveiled a mixed-reality headset that resembles Apple’s Vision Pro in name, design and interface, but weighs about 35 per cent...
Video of a Chinese mum walking ‘calm’ toddler to hospital with knife in head goes viral
A shocking video which shows a mother calmly taking her toddler daughter to the hospital with a fruit knife lodged in the child’s head...