Vietnam partners with Denmark to propel its wind energy ambition
A wind energy partnership between Vietnam and Denmark has fuelled expectations of the Southeast Asian country boosting its competitiveness in renewable electricity to serve...
Video shows fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley by US police officer
Mississippi released video on Thursday showing the fatal shooting of a one-year-old boy by a police officer whom state authorities have cleared of criminal...
Inflation-squeezed Japanese flock to claw machines dangling everyday items
With one eye on her baby in a stroller, Minae Kamata operates an arcade machine in a Tokyo suburb, manipulating a claw to grab...
Asia Society announces new permanent home in historic Washington building
Published: 7:05am, 23 Oct 2026Updated: 7:07am, 23 Oct 2026 The Asia Society announced on Thursday that it had marked out territory on the Washington...
HSBC RedCoin stablecoin launches for 3.3 million PayMe users in Hong Kong
HSBC will launch its Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin in stages from Friday for more than 3.3 million users of its PayMe app, as the...
Trump invokes Cold War-era Defence Production Act to boost oil production and refining
US President Donald Trump determined on Thursday that petroleum production, refining and related activities are essential to national defence, a move that could open...
China-made cancer drug to go on sale in US after Americans travel to buy it
Global pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca said on Thursday it would start selling a cancer drug after coming under criticism for failing to bring it to...
Tom Skerritt, star of Alien and Top Gun, dies at 93
Versatile actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Hollywood megahits including the sci-fi classic Alien, the war comedy M*A*S*H, and the action drama Top Gun,...
Trump blasts basketball star LeBron James for not standing still during US anthem
US President Donald Trump on Thursday accused LeBron James of disrespecting the United States after the NBA star appeared to continue his warm-ups while...