China names veteran diplomat to head party’s International Department
Published: 8:00pm, 30 Sep 2025Updated: 10:29pm, 30 Sep 2025 Liu Haixing, a veteran diplomat specialising in European affairs, has been appointed as the head...
Hong Kong plans 420,000 homes in next 10 years with 70:30 public-private split
Published: 7:43pm, 30 Sep 2025Updated: 8:23pm, 30 Sep 2025 Hong Kong aims to provide 420,000 homes with sufficient land supply over the next decade,...
‘Startling’: EU accused of sacrificing forests for trade deal with Indonesia
Published: 7:30pm, 30 Sep 2025Updated: 8:01pm, 30 Sep 2025 Barely had the ink dried on a long-awaited trade pact between the European Union and...
Trump gives Hamas ‘three or four days’ for Gaza ceasefire deal
Published: 7:24pm, 30 Sep 2025Updated: 10:28pm, 30 Sep 2025 US President Donald Trump gave Hamas an ultimatum of “three or four days” on Tuesday...
Hong Kong’s semi-private schools to raise tuition fees by about 4.6%
Published: 7:12pm, 30 Sep 2025Updated: 8:12pm, 30 Sep 2025 Hong Kong’s semi-private schools have received approval from authorities to increase tuition fees by about...
‘Singaporeans-first assurance’ needed after population hits record 6.11 million
With Singapore’s population at a high of more than 6.1 million, fuelled by foreign worker influx, more assurance should be given to locals on...
Is China’s ‘going global’ strategy at risk after US widens its trade blacklist?
Washington’s decision to broaden its trade blacklist could put many overseas subsidiaries of Chinese firms under scrutiny, potentially disrupting their “going global” strategies and...
‘Yesterday my daughter, today a goddess’: Nepal names new Kumari
A two-year-old girl chosen as Nepal’s new living goddess was carried by family members from their home in an alley in Kathmandu to a...
Drug-resistant sepsis threatens newborns across Southeast Asia, study warns
Life-saving treatments for newborns suffering from sepsis are becoming dangerously ineffective across Southeast Asia, according to new research, with experts warning that drug-resistant bacteria...