Populist Czech government pushes through media funding changes
In a rare overnight vote, the Czech ruling coalition pushed public media funding changes through a first parliamentary hurdle despite criticism that they could...
Seoul’s useless placation is a warning for all US trade partners
Zhou Xiaoming is a senior fellow at the Centre for China and Globalisation in Beijing and a former deputy representative of China’s Permanent Mission...
Chinese students in Paris hunker down as city braces for more mass protests
France is bracing for another day of mass protests on Saturday, with the government promising that 70,000 police and gendarmes will be deployed across...
4 pilots killed in mid-air collision of Philippine military planes
Published: 3:42pm, 24 Oct 2026Updated: 3:46pm, 24 Oct 2026 Two Philippine Air Force aircraft crashed during a training flight at an air base south...
Hong Kong urged to revive growth, drive reforms with government’s ‘visible hand’
Published: 3:04pm, 24 Oct 2026Updated: 6:49pm, 24 Oct 2026 Hong Kong authorities should act as a “visible hand” to break down barriers erected by...
Israel launches major operation in West Bank after soldiers killed
Israel’s military launched an operation in the occupied West Bank on Friday it said would last several days and include searches and building demolitions,...
Abby Choi trial so far: ex-father-in-law lied to rent village flat, bought mincer
The former father-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung rented a village house flat under false pretences and bought a meat mincer...
How competition between Chinese and Indian firms could reshape African drug markets
Published: 3:00pm, 24 Oct 2026Updated: 7:22pm, 24 Oct 2026 China is challenging India’s long-held dominance of the African market for antimalarial drugs in 12...
16,000 sign up for exam to drive taxis or ride-hailing cars in Hong Kong
About 16,000 Hong Kong residents have signed up for a joint exam to drive taxis or ride-hailing cars, the transport chief has said. Speaking...