Human Rights Watch urged officials to “take appropriate steps against any wrongdoing”, while President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has pledged an impartial and transparent inquiry into the shooting

The Hong Kong dollar is pegged to a tight band of between 7.75 and 7.85 versus the US dollar.

District Court deputy judge rules that video evidence against restaurant owner Desmond Wai, 37, is too grainy to support a conviction.

A lawmaker said New Delhi had agreed to allow the flight to pick up relief items stockpiled by a UN agency, but the government suddenly withdrew its consent.

For the first time ever, tax deductions will be available on personal pension contributions, but can people be convinced to carve out a piece of their savings to participate in the coming system?

Even major chip equipment makers are struggling to get enough components to fulfil orders, potentially making it more difficult for semiconductor fabs to significantly increase their capacity in the near term.

Opinions sought on eight issues, from governance to Chinese-style democracy, livelihoods and ecological progress.

Indonesian firms have proposed five projects to generate power from the sun but instead of serving the local market, they are planning to export it to the city state.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth retreats to the Sandringham country estate that has offered the monarch and her late husband, Prince Philip, a refuge from the affairs of state.

China’s travel restrictions to limit the spread of the coronavirus are causing disruptions to logistics and supply chains, while ports are also experiencing delays.

New QR code, valid for six months, will be seen as equal to one shot of a coronavirus vaccine for the pass scheme.

Counsellor at student guidance centre Hok Yau Club says parents looking for information do not want to disturb their children who are in exam preparation mode.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has resisted directly supplying tanks and other heavy weapons to Ukraine.

While a company request to check employee phone batteries was derided in China, lawyers said it is unlikely that they broke any privacy laws.

In a thinly-veiled rebuke of the US, President Xi Jinping said ‘hegemonism and power politics will only breach global peace’, while emphasising the resilience of the Chinese economy.

The prime minister is in Gujarat where British Major HG Sutton ordered his troops to open fire on tribals demonstrating against imperial rule in 1922.

The primitive tradition of families selling their daughters to future husbands remains deeply embedded in rural China, largely due to an oversupply of single men, meaning women of marrying age are seen as a valuable commodity.

Second doses approved for those aged 65 and older while people with compromised immune systems can get a third shot.

Analysts say they believe Beijing will not take part in the event for fear its policies will be attacked in the wake of the Shanghai outbreak.

Seoul expressed ‘deep disappointment and regret’ after the prime minister sent a ritual offering to the shrine which glorifies Japan’s war criminals.

The rising number of symptomatic patients kept health authorities on their toes, prompting Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan to warn the city to double down on efforts to achieve societal zero-Covid at the highest-risk areas.

Schools hand out virus test kits, those who test positive or are close contacts of Covid-19 patients to sit exams at Penny’s Bay facility.

Defence is a crucial issue that the ruling coalition falls back on in times of trouble but surveys show the public is more focused on livelihoods and climate change.

Bookings at premises from beauty parlours to restaurants and cinemas surge, as stringent coronavirus restrictions relaxed from April 21.

A note written by a young girl asking for positive reviews for her father, a ride-hailing driver, went viral in China after her medical backstory emerged.

China’s ‘complex’ regulations surrounding data protection are putting pressure on US businesses and creating policy and compliance issues, says the US-China Business Council.

Sino Land and Wheelock both priced hundreds of new flats roughly 12 per cent below comparable projects launched last year, as restrictions that made house sales all-but impossible are loosened.

Analysts say Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is showing the rest of the world that Japan is a ‘serious player’ in flurry of meetings with other world leaders and trips to Asean countries to discuss sanctions against Russia and build alliances in lig...

Palestinians fired several rockets into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip as Israeli aircraft hit Gaza militant sites soon after an earlier rocket strike that was the second such attack this week.

Vladimir Putin called off plans for the Russian military to storm the sprawling Azovstal steel plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol and said that he wanted Ukrainian forces there to be hermetically sealed in instead.

Instead of trying to reverse demographic trends, mainland authorities should focus on how to prosper in an era of flat population growth. An ageing population affects economic sustainability, technological progress and public spending, so policies mu...

French president Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen faced off in a heated TV debate four days before the final round of the French presidential election.

Anders Tegnell’s name was synonymous with the country’s softer approach to the coronavirus pandemic and its refusal to impose strict curbs like other European nations.

The Chinese government has persevered with the ‘dynamic zero-Covid’ policy with full awareness of Shanghai’s role in both the Chinese and world economy to prevent a further economic downturn. Meanwhile, efforts are under way to develop Hainan a...

Sun Shujun was charged with torture after he was filmed beating a man tethered to a pole on the ground.

Russia’s attack on Ukraine loomed over a G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from the world’s most developed countries.

With a history of military mentorship by Moscow and the use of Russian hardware, the PLA’s biggest takeaway should be humility, says one expert.

John Kerry, the US special presidential envoy for climate, says China and Russia are not moving quickly enough on climate goals while acknowledging roadblocks in the US.

The ICBM – dubbed ‘Satan 2’ by analysts – is among Moscow’s next-generation arms, which include the Kinzhal hypersonic weapons recently used in Ukraine.

Wei Fenghe restates China’s position in a call with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, which also includes Wei’s demand that the US stop using Russia’s invasion to ‘slander, frame, threaten and pressure China’.

In annual report on rights around the world, the bloc raises concerns over national security law and electoral reforms in Hong Kong.

Commission on Elections ruled that Marcos Jnr did not defraud government of taxes, while five other complaints against him are under appeal.

Offensive would carve Ukraine in two and give Vladimir Putin a badly needed victory following the failed attempt by Moscow’s forces to storm the capital of Kyiv.

Suspect, who calls himself in English ‘Professor Devil’, is accused of charging alleged victim HK$30,000 for classes and demanding another HK$100,000.

Streaming service says it will introduce an advertising-supported option and crack down on people sharing passwords.

Military analysts said displaying the YJ-21, or Eagle Strike 21, may be a warning to the United States or Taiwan.

China continues to deny accusations of labour abuses in Xinjiang.

EU deciding on ‘next steps’ in WTO lawsuit launched against Beijing over alleged import blocks, trade spokeswoman says.

A top Chinese government adviser says the war between Russia and Ukraine is the result of a decades-long Western preoccupation with different ideologies, while warning the conflict could lead to another global financial crisis.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was responding to accusations by opposition leader Anthony Albanese that his government’s foreign policy failures resulted in the pact between China and the Solomon Islands.