Amid property crisis, China must shift from ‘availability’ to ‘quality’, premier urges
Latest comments show how China’s leadership aims to ‘leverage technology’ and embrace modern advancements to fuel urbanisation drive and boost economy.
Asia to drive global growth as ‘China plus one’ pivot gains momentum amid Trump’s return
Diverting investments from China to neighbouring economies as a hedge against tariffs and geopolitical risks will boost Asia’s growth, HSBC’s Elhedery says.
Laptop scheme set to bridge tech gap for children of asylum seekers in Hong Kong
With help of Operation Santa Claus, local charity Grassroots Future will be able to provide donated laptops to needy children.
Jennifer Lawrence-produced film shows women’s torment in Afghanistan under the Taliban
Apple TV+ documentary Bread & Roses, co-produced by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, was shot entirely on smartphones.
In Africa, China values party-to-party ties for stronger political and economic relations
As a backdrop to trade and other engagement, China’s Communist Party maintains ties with more than 100 political parties across Africa.
As Trump 2.0 looms, South Korea and China seek stability amid global turbulence
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol appears to be pursuing a more balanced approach to relations with Washington and Beijing, analysts say.
Satellite images show toxic smog over South Asia visible from space
Nasa satellite images showed a thick smog covering several South Asian cities.
New Delhi schools shut amid smog crisis, Shanghai tops pollution list: 6 environment stories
From India’s toxic smog crisis to McDonald’s tackling cow methane, explore the global fight against pollution in our latest stories on the environment.
Widow of Malaysia’s Daim Zainuddin insists on case against late ex-minister to go on
Naimah Khalid says Daim wanted ‘his day in court’ to clear his name in a case slammed by their family as ‘politically motivated’.
Malaysia’s Mahathir hits out at Chinese signboards in shopping centres: ‘I felt I was in China’
Former prime minister laments the absence of the national language, Malay, from the display boards at shopping centres in Kuala Lumpur.