The message came two days after the world’s richest man told employees to return to the workplace or leave the company; ‘Recessions serve a vital economic cleansing function’, he said in May.

China’s assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific, and the war in Ukraine were factors for policy change, but the primary aim is to provide a shot in the arm to Japan’s developing domestic defence industry.

A group of consumers reported Google’s top executives to the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul for allegedly violating the Telecommunications Business Act over the company’s in-app billing system that forces domestic app developers to pay hefty com...

The government also announced that international flight schedules at Incheon airport will return to normal, providing an unlimited number of flights to overseas travellers.

Muslim-majority Kashmir has witnessed a spate of targeted killings in recent months, as Indian troops have continued their counter-insurgency operations across the region amid a clampdown on dissent and media freedom, which critics have likened to a ...

China’s ambassador to NZ Wang Xiaolong restates China’s position after joint statement from Wellington and Washington.

Shanghai’s reopening and switch to normal coronavirus control methods after a two-month-long citywide lockdown is expected to create huge demand for digital devices that check and track individuals’ temperature, vaccination status and recent move...

After triggering an angry response from Beijing, officials amend document on relations with Taipei for the second time in weeks.

Traditional Tuen Ng Festival event cancelled in past two years because of Covid-19 pandemic.

Anthony Albanese said Australians felt affection for the queen during celebrations to mark her 70 years on the throne, but the country’s new prime minister also stated “the bond between our nations is no longer what it was at the dawn of her reig...

War milestone comes as Russian forces hammer the Donbas region in their push to capture territory in Ukraine’s east.

No such policy is in force and community officials have no right to suspend insurance benefits, local government says.

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman tells European reporters ‘the PRC’s actions matter just as much for the future of Europe’ despite physical distance.

Police raided a bar in Sham Shui Po and issued fixed-penalty notices to 151 men and 100 women, aged between 20 and 65.

This year, North Korea has tested several ballistic missiles, including one thought to be its largest intercontinental ballistic missile, in violation of UN sanctions.

The High Court last week allowed Adhila Nassrin and Fathima Noora to live together after they were separated and tormented by their parents.

Video of a doctor racing through an emergency department, falling and breaking a rib, then rising and continuing on to perform life-saving resuscitation on a critically ill patient goes viral.,

Airlines in the Asia-Pacific region operated at about 18 per cent of their pre-pandemic capacity at the end of March, compared with 47 per cent at Singapore Airlines.

Kanamat Botashev, a 63-year-old major-general who volunteered to return to service, awarded the posthumous title of ‘Hero of Russian Federation’.

Papua New Guinea’s leader warns Opposition not to play election campaign politics ahead of his meeting with Chinese foreign minister.

Sha Tau Kok, one of the last settlements to form part of a regulated border zone established in 1951, allows tourists to apply for permits to access select areas.

PLA researchers say drones will use AI and publicly available photos from social media to identify, track or kill high ranking officials behind enemy lines.

The number was more than the total of seven in the whole of last year, with other cases of warning, reprimand and advice involving inappropriate subjects taught and hate or provoking speech.

Deputy US Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi says the Biden administration is seeking to address long-term challenges from China and ‘getting a tariff structure that really makes sense’.

Speaking from the White House, Joe Biden asked a country stunned by the recent shootings how much it would take to change gun laws in America

A family in central China has used the annual Dragon Boat Festival to reconnect every year and bond.

He’s in tricky situation as nation’s first PM who’s not head of a political party but his coalition, in power for 60 years until 2018, says it’s ready for an election.

Comparison of enrolment figures from the Education Bureau shows that 30,515 students withdrew from schools in Hong Kong between October 2020 and September 2021.

Experts are debating the viability of ‘chiplet’ technology as a way for China to achieve semiconductor self-sufficiency, but some say it is a complementary technology and not a replacement for advanced chip making.

The pioneering reconstruction was done using the patient’s own tissue, and may eventually be used to treat people with microtia, a birth defect in which the external ear is not properly formed.

Hillhouse Capital, China’s top private equity firm, has denied it is undergoing large-scale lay-offs after facing earlier rumours this year about its portfolio amid a tech stock sell-off.

The choice to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is seldom a painless decision, and a woman’s right to make that choice is never a black and white issue, fitting neatly into the camps of pro-life or pro-choice.

Relations are strained over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but the US president is also seeking ways to lower petrol prices at home.

Policy U-turns and a heavy-handed, unpredictable coronavirus control strategy are fraying the nerves of China’s business community, dampening spending and private investment as the economy slows.

Tulsa shooting suspect Michael Louis allegedly blamed the doctor, who was one of the victims, for back pain he felt after the operation.

Ambassador Wang Xiaolong issues thinly veiled warning as leaders of NZ and the US release joint statement on South China Sea, human rights and Solomon Islands.

The British monarch will skip the Thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral ‘with great reluctance’, Buckingham Palace says.

The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework signals the start of competition within global institutions between the US and China. While this could have destructive effects, it also has the potential to inspire institutional reform and for great powers to pro...

He was earlier convicted of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft after embezzling nearly US$300,000 in book proceeds intended for the actress.

Taipei calls the ministerial-level discussions on semiconductors a ‘major breakthrough in relations with the EU’.

Along with Muslims in Xinjiang, Beijing ‘continues to harass adherents of other religions that it deems out of line with Chinese Communist Party doctrine’, says US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Andrey Bogatenkov’s appointment as vice-president for commerce and logistics comes as the EU plans to ban most imports of Russian crude and oil products.

Kissinger opened the door to relations with China with his 1971 trip to Beijing and bagged the secretary of state job two years later. Today, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken appears to have alienated China, while National Security Adviser Jake S...

The actress wants to appeal the verdict after a US jury took her ex-husband’s side in a high-profile defamation trial.

Most domestic households are not expected to fork out more than an additional HK$10 per month.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club was honoured by the Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) yesterday (2 June) with the naming of the auditorium in the museum as “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Auditorium”. This is in recognition of the HK$3.5 billion donation made ...

Witness says 54-year-old man jumped into water to save 42-year-old woman after she called for help.

Police reveal there have been online calls encouraging people to gather around the park on anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Another HK$8.7 million incurred in extending services of existing service provider until November this year.