Indonesia’s Islamic leader urges continuous boycott against companies over Israel-Gaza war
The call by Cholil Nafis, chairman of the Indonesian Council of Ulema, comes as the war in Gaza nears its one-year mark.
Meta Platforms will produce virtual reality headsets in Vietnam
Facebook parent Meta said it will produce its next-generation virtual and augmented reality headsets in Vietnam, creating ...
Singapore ministers slam Lee Hsien Yang’s ‘rich’ claim linking Lee Kuan Yew to suit
Ministers Vivian Balakrishnan and K. Shanmugam took issue with Lee Hsien Yang’s Facebook post about their defamation suit ...
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Hong Kong security chief accuses ex-lawmaker of promoting sedition over op-ed on Stand News
Hong Kong’s security chief has accused a former lawmaker of glorifying seditious acts in an opinion piece believed to refer ...
Hong Kong in ‘critical period of economic transformation’, John Lee says on National Day
We must adapt to our circumstances, continuously reform, recognise and seek change, break through bottlenecks, address ...
China’s first industrial leases are expiring. Will their holders renew?
As China’s initial group of industrial leases lapses, questions abound over the ease of renewal and whether foreign investors ...
Hong Kong at ‘critical period of economic transformation’, John Lee says on National Day
We must adapt to our circumstances, continuously reform, recognise and seek change, break through bottlenecks, address shortcomings,’ chief executive says.
US dockworkers strike, threatening economic disruption before presidential election
Strike shuts US East Coast, Gulf ports for the first time since 1977 - a stoppage that could cost the US economy billions of dollars.
The Glory actress Park Ji-ah, who played Song Kye-hyo’s character’s mum, dies at 52
Park Ji-ah, who cut her teeth in a series of Kim Ki-duk films and played the mother of Song Hye-kyo’s character in K-drama ...
Barack Obama, Michael Jordan lead tributes after death of NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo
Fellow Hall of Famer Michael Jordan said the Congolese icon ‘changed the world’ through his humanitarian work in Africa.
Taiwan warns of storm surge from powerful Typhoon Krathon, mobilises 40,000 troops
Coastguard searches for 19 sailors who abandoned ship as Kaohsiung mayor describes storm as ‘no less powerful’ than 1977’s ...
At 81, she almost became South Korea’s Miss Universe
Choi Soon-hwa missed out on the crown at the beauty pageant in Seoul on Monday – but did take home the ‘best dresser award’.