Hong Kong buys 35% stake in Zhuhai airport for 4.3 billion yuan
Airport Authority signs agreement with Zhuhai Transportation Holding group on Tuesday.
India, Japan boost defence ties in bid for ‘free, open Indo-Pacific’ to counter China: experts
A proposed reciprocal supply and services pact is the next logical step to growing bilateral ties amid the Indo-Pacific framework, analysts say.
Chinese hi-tech staff and students on study tours targeted by foreign governments: MSS
Ministry of State Security says overseas agents may use various methods to ‘win over and brainwash’ Chinese students studying abroad.
Xiaomi readies mobile chip design for 2025 mass production to cut reliance on Qualcomm
Xiaomi’s move could help with China’s goal of tech self-reliance, but only Apple and Google have completely transitioned to self-designed silicon.
Laos hostel staff detained after backpackers’ deaths from methanol poisoning
Six backpackers died in Laos after suspected methanol poisoning, where consuming alcohol remains a concern.
3 bodies recovered from capsized tourist boat off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, 13 still missing
The Sea Story, carrying 31 tourists and 13 crew, was struck by high waves on Monday and sank in minutes.
Indonesia arrests Filipino fugitive accused of running US$67 million investment scam
Hector Aldwin Pantollana, a known casino junket operator, was apprehended at the airport using biometric data and will be deported back to the Philippines.
Blackface cases in Singapore spark outrage, calls to plug racial awareness gaps
In the latest case, eight people attended a UOL event wearing afro wigs and black-painted faces, prompting the company to apologise.
Sri Lanka probes Adani Group’s US$442 million wind power deal amid US bribery allegations
The move by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s government comes after the US indicted Gautam Adani for bribery and Kenya cancelled deals with the group.
AI Elon Musk as Ming dynasty official goes viral for explaining DOGE efficiency with kung fu
AI Musk serves as head of secret service agency dedicated to domestic and foreign intelligence operations to ensure national security.