The state broadcaster’s English-language channel, China Global Television Network (CGTN), released the first part of Diaoyu Dao: Small Islands, Big Stakes on Monday to “examine the history, legal debates and contemporary realities” surrounding the group of small, uninhabited islands, which Japan administers as the Senkakus.

Historical texts and maps showed that the islands were first discovered, named and used by China before being ceded to Japan under the 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki following the first Sino-Japanese war,

Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority (URA) received seven tender submissions for a major waterfront residential redevelopment project in Hung Hom, drawing bids from some of the city’s largest developers despite a subdued land market.

The authority said on Monday that seven developers submitted tenders for the project before the noon deadline. A tender review panel under the URA board will assess the bids before making recommendations, with the board to decide on the successful developer.

Wheelock Properties and Chinachem Group confirmed to the South China Morning Post that they

Economists warn the narrow advantage may prove fleeting, however, as it hinges on Kuala Lumpur fulfilling its promised trade reforms.

The new duties, which fall under Section 301 of the US Trade Act and took effect on Friday, keep Malaysia in the lower tier of a new American tariff regime alongside Indonesia and Cambodia

The man, identified only as Sutrimo, was found unconscious on Thursday on the grounds of Mordent Beauty Clinic in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, before being taken by ambulance to Muhammadiyah Taman Puring Hospital where he was declared dead, according to police.

Jakarta police spokesman Budi Hermanto said investigators were

Many of China’s private firms continue to face tough operating conditions, including intense market competition, persistent payment delays and weak domestic demand, though technology firms have shown stronger momentum, according to fresh survey results.

The recent survey of 79 entrepreneurs from medium- and large-sized private firms found that more than 70 per cent of respondents described their current business conditions as difficult or very difficult, according to the Beijing-based Dacheng Enterprise Research Institute.

Many respondents said they were struggling with narrowing profit margins,

A South Korean ⁠court on Monday sentenced former ⁠president Yoon Suk-yeol ⁠to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years, after finding him guilty of violating the election law by making false statements during his 2022 presidential campaign.

The sentence, if upheld through appeals, could force Yoon’s People Power ‌Party to return 39.7 billion won (US$27.1 million) in election expenses reimbursed by the National Election Commission following his presidential election victory.

The

Israel will allow a multinational security force to enter Gaza as proposed under US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan for the enclave, an Israeli official said on Sunday.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet on Sunday approved ‌the legal framework that would allow the force’s entry to Gaza, the official said. Netanyahu was scheduled to depart for Washington on Monday and was expected to meet Trump on Tuesday.

The official said that the mission, called the International Stabilisation Force, would include 200 members from