Australian Sean Turnell, Japan’s Toru Kubota, Briton Vicky Bowman, American Kyaw Htay Oo, and 11 Myanmar celebrities are among 5,774 prisoners being released to mark National Victory Day.

A 50-year-old man in China goes viral worldwide after he was photographed running a full marathon in just under three and a half hours while chain-smoking.

Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong cautioned about assuming relations between China and the US could change after this one meeting because of ‘deep suspicions and distrust built up over so many years’.

Health official says decision to drop PCR tests on fifth and seventh day of arrival made after balancing necessities of medical surveillance and impact on travellers.

Salaries in Hong Kong will continue to rise in 2023 as companies become more optimistic about business outlook, according to Mercer. The recovery, however, will not be fast enough to match the increments in pre-Covid years.

While the offer is open to other countries, it is most applicable to China, given its dominance in Indian electronics. But it remains to be seen whether such a partnership can bolster Indian electronics manufacturing or give greater security to Chine...

Suspected counterfeit jerseys have an estimated market value of HK$50 million, according to the force.

Temasek’s action reflects how major investors were caught off guard by FTX’s collapse and how they are now moving to distance themselves from the failed cryptocurrency exchange.

Rail operator acted slowly to emergency and did not halt traffic immediately, says lawmaker Ben Chan.

Shenzhen University wants to cultivate more ‘outstanding entrepreneurs’ like Tencent founder Pony Ma Huateng, but the call comes as private entrepreneurship in China is on the decline.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo agree to boost cooperation on infrastructure and maritime issues during meeting in Bali.

Speaking at the Apec summit in Bangkok, the president said the French offer to cooperate with Canberra on submarines ‘remains on the table’.

Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said there are indications China will emulate a ‘Hong Kong model’ in its zero-Covid policy, with an easing of restrictions by the middle of 2023.

Latest round of eased curbs leaves out certain venues previously thought to be covered.

Experts say three scenarios in coming months that could create conditions for negotiations: further Ukraine advances, a revived Russian assault, or a stalemate.

Beyond financial terms, key sticking points to the NetEase extension were ownership of intellectual property and control of the data of millions of players across China, people familiar with the discussions said.

ASX is reassessing plans to introduce a new blockchain-based system for settlement clearing and writing off US$165 million in costs.

North Korea’s foreign minister said a recent summit between Washington, Seoul and Tokyo will bring the situation on the Korean peninsula to an ‘unpredictable phase’.

Travel agents in China are waiting to see how the central government’s new coronavirus measures and policy shifts play out at local levels, as ‘there has been too much back and forth’.

The former US president told a conference Ukraine was a ‘peaceful democracy that was growing its institutions’ when Russia invaded in February.

While economists suggest Japan’s latest poor economic data might be a blip, political analysts are less upbeat, warning that the country is paying the price for a succession of administrations that have neglected structural reforms to the economy.

Pair’s actions late last year were thought to be the likely cause of the first Omicron cluster in city’s fifth wave of infections, its deadliest by far.

Women In Sports Empowered Hong Kong (WISE) delivers activities and workshops to help females gain confidence and take better control of their lives.

Masphal Kry, his colleague and six workers linked to a Hong Kong-based firm were accused of exporting wild macaques to the US, falsely labelled as captive bred.

Chief Executive John Lee is leading a 20-strong group, comprising financiers, professionals and commerce leaders, to Bangkok to talk business.

Hong Kong Court of First Instance judge asks to retire at 66, despite earlier decision to extend time on the bench to 70.

South Korea must expand exports of hi-tech intermediate goods and target China’s growing middle class if it wants to improve its trade balance with the world’s No 2 economy, a prominent trade association says.

Passport controls, smear campaigns and abuse of Interpol cited as tactics Beijing has employed, annual congressional report reveals.

Malaysia’s Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin faces the uphill task of wresting Sungai Buloh from opposing Pakatan Harapan, who won comfortably in the 2018 watershed election.

Liaison office head Luo Huining addresses 120 officials at city government’s headquarters, sharing spirit of Communist Party’s 20th congress.

The recent rise in China’s coal consumption has overshadowed its more long-term efforts to boost renewables and switch to a low-carbon economy. To assuage fears among the international community, China must deliver a clear message about the future ...

Number of scams shot up to 19,444 in first nine months of 2022, but police say it could have been much worse

Lawmaker expects regulatory-tightening discussions to take place in the coming months, with an eye on preventing leaks and maintaining Taiwan’s technological edge.

The British government said there was a national security risk related to the technology and know-how which could result from compound semiconductor activities at the site.

Xu, the first Chinese spy extradited to the US for trial, was convicted in 2021 on counts of conspiring and attempting to commit economic espionage and trade secret theft.

Promotion to the apex of power eluded the 62-year-old in reshuffle but observers say he is still likely to make it to the top team in another five years.

Tesla tycoon Musk has asked staff to choose by Thursday between being ‘extremely hardcore’ and working intense, long hours, or losing their jobs, according to an internal memo.

Nominated as Pakistan’s Oscars entry, the country’s information ministry issued a veto forced by Islamist pressure declaring Joyland ‘repugnant to the norms of decency and morality’.

Mitch McConnell was reelected as Republican leader, fending off a challenge from Senator Rick Scott.

Video shows Chinese president confronting prime minister for behaving ‘inappropriately’ in divulging details about their informal conversation.

After a rise to prominence in the early 2000s, the country’s public intellectuals have lost credibility as tolerance for criticism of China has shrunk. Suppressing these people leaves fewer voices to suggest new ways forward, with top leaders stuck...

American football star Tom Brady, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, basketball great Shaquille O’Neal, tennis champion Naomi Osaka and actor/comedian Larry David were among those named in the suit.

Canadian census and visa data show rises in tandem since 2020 imposition of national security law in Hong Kong.

Analysts are sceptical about Emmanuel Macron’s visit, noting that China has continually expressed a desire for a peaceful settlement, but has taken no action towards ending the conflict

The Ukrainian president said he believed Tuesday’s explosion, which killed two, was caused by a Russian missile, adding that he based his conclusions on reports from Ukraine’s military which he ‘cannot but trust’.

The white Adidas ‘Azteca’ ball that Diego Maradona handled to score his infamous goal for Argentina against England in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico City had been tipped to fetch up to US$3.6 million.

Third run for Oval Office will face opposition from own Republican Party after lacklustre midterm election results for candidates he backed.

Leaders from countries that could make a difference in stopping climate change – including from China and India – are either absent or making token appearances at COP27. There are also more than 600 fossil fuel lobbyists at the summit, outnumberi...

Ken McCallum, director general of MI5, said there is a risk Russia, China and Iran could help one another and that ‘the activities of the Chinese Communist Party pose the most game-changing strategic challenge to the UK’.

The 2022 World Conference on Integrated Circuits in Hefei, capital of eastern Anhui province, is also expected to focus on strengthened international cooperation in the semiconductor industry.