Hong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of dangerous driving after a video went viral showing his van swerving dangerously close to a woman. A police spokesman confirmed that officers arrested a 37-year-old man on Wednesday and remains in custody. The widely circulated video shows a van swerving at high speed, passing close to the female cleaner ...

A woman in China was sentenced to three years in prison for abducting a 10-month-old baby boy 35 years ago from the family who employed her as their maid. The woman, identified by her surname Wang, confessed in court that she took the boy after being diagnosed with infertility, driven by her desire to become a mother, as reported by the Beijing News. In ...

Chinas largest hotpot chain Haidilao International Holding is aiming to further diversify its business with hamburger stores following the example set by American brands like McDonalds and KFC and has also opened up more sushi stores to tap new growth drivers, as its core hotpot business shows slowing momentum. The countrys hamburger market is seeing ...

Malaysia is considering a levy on electric vehicles (EVs) to fund charging infrastructure, even as export and pricing conditions on high-volume foreign assembly projects have left Chinese giant BYDs planned 1.3 billion ringgit (US$318 million) factory in limbo. Economists and industry experts warn the two policy moves could raise ownership costs while ...

German police said Wednesday that a security related incident involving an unidentified object found at an airport forced the diversion of flights and the deployment of a bomb disposal robot overnight. The Bild newspaper said the object found at Leipzig-Halle airport was a drone with a detonator and possibly explosives, found near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo ...

Top scorers who have secured places at the University of Hong Kongs (HKU) medical school have expressed a desire to pursue both clinical care and medical research, with one student, inspired by her doctor, saying she wants to pass on hope and courage to society. Their comments followed the release of the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (Jupas) ...

Bangkoks Suvarnabhumi Airport has apologised for inappropriate behaviour following backlash over an employee making a slant-eyed gesture towards reportedly disruptive Chinese nationals. The apology came soon after Thai authorities insisted that individual clashes would not harm bilateral relations. In a statement on Tuesday night, airport management ...

Hong Kong recorded a 44 per cent year-on-year increase in fatal traffic accidents in the first half of 2026, with many cases involving elderly victims and older drivers, police said, adding that they supported tighter health check requirements for motorists. Police said on Wednesday that the city recorded 59 fatal traffic accidents in the first half of this ...

Hong Kongs first-ever five-year plan for economic and social development (2026-2030) is out for public consultation. The section on the development of regional cooperation stands out for its call to advance the development of key cooperation platforms, and strengthen collaboration with other areas, provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in the ...

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is keen to visit North Korea a trip that could boost Jakartas diplomatic clout and allow it to act as a bridge between Seoul and Pyongyang. But Indonesians might not support another overseas trip, given negative public opinion of Prabowos frequent travels, analysts warn. Plus, he has not even been invited by the ...

A mouthpiece of Chinas ruling Communist Party has urged Washington to expand its cooperation list with Beijing rather than add to a restrictive Covered List, pushing back against broadening US curbs on Chinese technology exports. The pushback came just days after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added foreign-made power inverters and advanced ...

Hong Kong labour authorities have begun testing an infrared thermal-imaging drone to detect heat sources and illegal smoking at construction sites, with plans to add artificial intelligence (AI) to identify smoking workers. Since the total site smoking ban took effect on July 17, about 1,400 construction sites have been inspected as of Tuesday, according to ...

Chinese start-up X Square Robot has filed confidentially for an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, according to two sources familiar with the matter, joining a growing wave of domestic robot makers flocking to capital markets, despite new US trade restrictions. The Shenzhen-based firm has tapped Huatai Securities and Morgan Stanley as sponsors for ...

The door is fast closing on Malaysias reform experiment after nearly a decade of false starts and political intrigue, with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahims ruling coalition facing the real possibility of being booted out of office as the countrys ethnic majority seeks the return of strong Malay leadership. Anwars Pakatan Harapan (PH) suffered bruising losses ...

We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. BYD to debut first humanoid robots in August as rivalry with Tesla intensifies Electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD plans to unveil its first humanoid ...

Foreign travellers arriving in South Korea through Incheon International Airport can expect a long wait at the immigration counters. The lengthy queues were apparent at Incheon International Airports Terminal 1 on Friday, where foreign visitors stood waiting to clear immigration. The line stretched beyond the 10 waiting lanes marked out by retractable belt ...

Crew members aboard about 80 Hong Kong-owned ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz for five months have enough supplies and access to video counselling, an industry representative said, adding that the seafarers face little immediate danger despite the stand-off. Kenneth Lam Sze-kin, deputy chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association, said on ...

An 18-year-old boy in eastern China suffered temporary hearing impairment after being exposed to the droning of cicadas for several hours. This news garnered significant attention on social media, amassing 4.5 million views, as many believe that natural sounds are harmless to their health. According to Shandian News, the boy, identified by his surname Yang, ...

An All Nippon Airways passenger jet took evasive action after coming close to a government inspection aircraft near Tokyos Haneda airport on Tuesday, in the latest aviation safety incident at the airport since a deadly runway collision in 2024. According to Japanese media reports, ANA flight NH968 from Shanghai was approaching the airport at around 6am on ...

Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens more in Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight, authorities said Wednesday, the latest in a wave of deadly attacks on Ukraine. Kyiv has in recent months urged allies to supply more US-made Patriot interceptors as Russia steps up its use of ballistic missiles more than four ...

Mainland Chinese investors bought more Hong Kong stocks than they sold for a second consecutive month in July, rotating into the undervalued market to take shelter from the tumult in artificial intelligence-linked shares. Onshore traders purchased a total of HK$62.9 billion (US$8.02 billion) worth of Hong Kong stocks through the cross-border Stock Connect ...

The glass door closes, and a curtain of cool air spills over your head, neck and shoulders, delivering instant relief from the punishing summer heat. This is what it is like to chill in the Do Hiemon Box, an oversized stainless-steel refrigerator that looks big enough to fit a human being, because that is exactly what it is designed to do. Trusco Nakayama ...

The family office of Henderson Land Development co-chairman and managing director Peter Lee Ka-kit has signed a deal with Kazakh authorities to advance a range of green energy projects in the Central Asian country. The cooperation was confirmed on Tuesday during Lees visit to Kazakhstan and his meeting with Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, following Chief ...

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has reported a 71 per cent year-on-year rise in net profit to HK$6.24 billion (US$802 million) for the first six months of 2026, driven by stronger demand. Cathay Group chairman Guy Bradley, who delivered the interim results for the first time since taking up the role earlier this year, said jet fuel prices had ...

Sanctioned and wanted for war crimes in the West and reviled at home by the millions fighting his army, Myanmars leader Min Aung Hlaing is this week set for a red-carpet welcome in Thailand, as the diplomatic deep freeze begins to thaw. The former general toppled Aung San Suu Kyis elected government in a 2021 coup, sparking a civil war that has killed an ...