Hong Kongs medical watchdog will hold a by-election after a prominent patients rights advocate resigned from the body amid concerns over a potential conflict of interest in his plan to represent the father of a child who died following an alleged medical blunder at an inquest into her death. The Medical Council announced on Thursday that it will process ...

Singapores Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Thursday rejected a report that a power outage at Woodlands Checkpoint caused traffic congestion along the causeway and on several roads in Johor Bahru on Wednesday. In its account of Wednesdays events, ICA said a build-up of Singapore-bound traffic occurred amid planned electrical maintenance works, ...

Warning: graphic content follows. Slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung could have been struck on the head seven times with a hammer when she was allegedly murdered three years ago, a court has heard. Forensic pathologist Dr Kwok Ka-ki said on Thursday that Choi was fatally struck on the head with a blunt object, leaving a large hole on the right ...

Vietnams growing nuclear partnership with Russia could help Hanoi gain the expertise needed to fuel its ambitious nuclear programme amid doubts over Western sanctions against Moscow and financing challenges complicating the plans. The Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (Vinatom) and a subsidiary of Russias state nuclear corporation Rosatom, which is leading ...

Robots developed by Chinese humanoid maker Unitree Robotics can now paint pictures and play chess without any prior training, relying on frontier AI models to navigate complex physical tasks, according to founder and CEO Wang Xingxing. Speaking on Thursday at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, Wang said Unitrees machines, powered by ...

Burnt out by the relentless grind, some young people in China have rallied around an unlikely patron saint: a famously indolent Ming dynasty (13681644) emperor. This autumn, across office towers, universities, and streets in Chinas tier-one cities, young people have begun sporting black Taoist robes modelled on the garment worn by the Jiajing Emperor in the ...

A young Malaysian Muslim who took part in Hindu rituals to pray for his ailing mother publicly repented on Thursday in a ceremony live-streamed by state religious authorities, a day after a sharia court ordered him to undergo three months of faith rehabilitation. The spectacle has raised questions about the enforcement of Islamic orthodoxy in ...

Technology-driven disruptions, superpower rivalry and global partnerships were among the topics that dominated a closed-door summit in Hong Kong, as countries and tech giants seek to boost growth and lead the race in artificial intelligence. About 100 business owners, executives and academics from the United States, mainland China, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia ...

Chinas space scientists have become the first to carry out precision laser cutting in orbit, slicing a piece of large-scale equipment with a robotic arm fixed to the outside the Tiangong space station. The official Science and Technology Daily reported on Wednesday that millimetre-scale cuts were made by a laser maintenance device operated remotely from ...

A flight from Ireland to Italy was diverted to a military airbase in western France on Thursday because of a bomb threat, the French prime ministers office said. The flight landed safely at the base in Evreux in Normandy, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornus office said. All 151 passengers and six crew members are safe and military bomb defusal teams are ...

Cathay Pacific Airways will award eligible Hong Kong-based employees a discretionary bonus equivalent to one months pay for 2026, marking the fourth consecutive year it has offered the payment. The bonus will be paid on January 7 next year, according to an internal staff announcement seen by the South China Morning Post. The airline credited employees ...

A mainland Chinese company and its director have pleaded guilty to fraud after submitting falsified certificates to win a HK$52.9 million (US$6.78 million) contract to supply drinking water to civil servants in Hong Kong. The high-profile procurement scandal came to light in August last year after civil servants raised concerns about the quality of products ...

Chinas Yutong Bus, the worlds largest electric bus manufacturer, is seeing its overseas shipments climb steadily, with demand growing rapidly in countries such as Australia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Morocco. Based in Zhengzhou in central Chinas Henan province, the company now generates more than half of its total revenue from overseas sales. New-energy ...

More than half of working carers in Hong Kong have never used the family-friendly measures offered by their companies, a study has found, sparking calls from experts to change workplace cultures to prevent carers being stigmatised. The findings came even as the study, released on Thursday, also showed carers benefited from measures such as flexible working ...

Thailand has banned a textbook about the country on national security grounds, with the tomes exiled editor saying on Thursday it was outlawed over its content on the Thai monarchy. The royal family holds revered status in Thai society and is shielded from criticism by a strict defamation law that critics say is used to muzzle dissent. The book, a second ...

Senior Chinese and North Korean officials met on Thursday in the wake of Kim Jong-uns recent cross-border visit and a renewed drive by the two sides to deepen their relationship. Chinas top diplomat Wang Yi struck an upbeat tone on the relationship between the two countries when he hosted a visiting delegation led by Kim Song-nam, the international affairs ...

Thai conservationists are sleuthing for clues to help save the countrys last herd of dugongs by testing the mammals poop for stress hormones, its microbiome and other health indicators to prevent the extinction of this beloved yet critically endangered sea creature. But first they have to find the faeces a green fist-sized ball consisting of the seagrass ...

Philippine investigators are examining whether Thomas Markle Jnr, the half-brother of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was involved in alleged child sexual abuse offences as an investigation into their father widens, according to the countrys interior secretary on Thursday. Interior Secretary Juanito Victor Remulla said witnesses had alleged that underage ...

The Democratic sweep of the US midterm elections has transformed the political balance in Washington, but it has not transferred control of foreign policy from the White House to Congress. When the new Congress convenes in January, Democrats will control both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Their victories reflected widespread frustration with ...

Hong Kong should proactively plan and implement forward-looking strategies amid rapid changes in global industrial chains and the rapid development of technology and artificial intelligence, the citys leader has said at an economic forum. Speaking at the Hongqiao International Economic Forum in Shanghai, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Thursday ...

The Philippines on Thursday voiced optimism that the Democratic Partys resounding midterm election win would prompt the United States to adopt a different approach to President Donald Trumps hardening immigration crackdown that has ensnared many Filipinos. Trumps Republican Party was routed in Tuesdays polls, with the Democrats taking control of both houses ...

Britains centuries-old parliament is at risk of a Notre Dame-like fire or other catastrophe if lawmakers continue to put off a major restoration project, MPs warned on Wednesday. Crumbling masonry, ageing electrics, frequent leaks and high asbestos levels are some of the problems besetting the Palace of Westminster, parts of which are more than 900 years ...

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A man was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday for murder after being part of a group that abused his 19-year-old younger sister until she died. Huang Bocan, who joined his girlfriend and another man in starving the victim and chaining her to a toilet, was first charged in 2021 with common intention of committing murder by causing bodily injury to ...

We have selected seven Lifestyle stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Cancer at 32, laid off at 50. How a Singaporean rebuilt his life after setbacks Edgar Tang was 32 and on holiday in London when a call from his doctor changed his life. He was ...