Hong Kong medical student pleads guilty to filming 2 male schoolmates in shower
Published: 4:19pm, 9 Oct 2025Updated: 4:51pm, 9 Oct 2025 A Hong Kong medical student has pleaded guilty to covertly filming two male schoolmates while...
Plan to privatise Hang Seng Bank elicits mixed reactions from customers
On Thursday afternoon, hours after HSBC Holdings announced a plan to privatise subsidiary Hang Seng Bank, the local lender’s headquarters in Central was crowded...
China says foreigners are using its rare earth exports for military purposes
China has accused unnamed foreign organisations and individuals of processing its rare earths for military purposes as it announced further export controls on Thursday....
China sees uptick in ‘super golden week’ spending amid record travel surge
Published: 4:02pm, 9 Oct 2025Updated: 4:05pm, 9 Oct 2025 China logged a welcome uptick in spending on services during the just-concluded eight-day “super golden...
Beijing prepares to host women’s summit
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He lost his daughter to Kpods. Now, this Singaporean aims to avert next tragedy
Published: 3:15pm, 9 Oct 2025Updated: 3:48pm, 9 Oct 2025 Since losing his only daughter in a fall from their high-rise flat in Singapore, Delfard...
Transformation of China’s supersized market will suit Italian investors: Wang Yi
Beijing is committed to a “fair” playing field for Italian investors, top diplomat Wang Yi pledged in Rome on Wednesday, as he courted international...
Fifa claims Malaysia cheated, but minister says players are citizens
Seven footballers playing for Malaysia at the centre of an eligibility scandal were naturalised citizens, the home minister told parliament on Thursday, in a...
Alibaba’s Qwen lab sets up robotics team, showcasing its AI ambitions
Alibaba Group Holding has established a robotics artificial intelligence team at its Qwen laboratory, marking its entry into the AI-powered hardware industry as tech...