BBC cancels interview with Boris Johnson after ‘embarrassing’ mistake

A BBC presenter accidentally sent Johnson the notes prepared for her questions, in a message meant for her team.

Is China downplaying ‘restrained’ clash with Vietnamese fishermen near Paracel Islands?

Vietnam says Chinese personnel boarded a local fishing boat on Sunday and beat the crew with iron bars, seriously injuring four of them.

New Hong Kong mothers sign up to buy subsidised flats in revamped scheme to boost birth rate

Authorities reserving 40 per cent of subsidised flats on sale for households with elderly members and families with newborns.

How China’s 2024 stimulus compares with past packages, and what’s next?

In nominal terms, the massive package has the potential to be China’s biggest ever.

Hong Kong’s retail sales decline for sixth straight month, falling 10% in August

Sales shrank to HK$29.2 billion in August, provisional figures show.

How can Coldplay fans secure a spot for Hong Kong concerts at new Kai Tak stadium?

Tickets for highly anticipated shows in April next year are expected to be hot commodities once sales launch next week.

China to bring Tanzania-Zambia railway back to full speed with US$1 billion boost

Beijing to refurbish 50-year-old African line as the US and EU bankroll their own rail project in the race for critical minerals.

TSMC, Samsung, other major chip makers monitor quartz supply after hurricane shut mines

Hurricane Helene halted production at two US mines that produce most of the world’s supply of high-purity quartz, a material critical to making semiconductors.

Rural Indonesia women get into short ‘pleasure marriages’ with tourists for US$500 condemned

Some of country’s poorest young women have dozens of sex-and-chores-for-cash quickie weddings with rich tourists.

Ex-Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai asks for jury trial in libel claim against pro-Beijing paper

Lai accuses state-owned newspaper Ta Kung Pao of maliciously undermining his reputation by suggesting he will jump bail in court cases.