Vietnam to build US$67 billion high-speed railway
The railway will run from Hanoi in the north to Ho Chi Minh City in the south, in a boost to infrastructure expected to drive ...
Public outrage as China dorm manager denies student’s curfew request to see dying relative
Student pleaded for an hour and a half, kneeling before dorm manager’s room, but middle-aged woman just sat on bed, ...
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50,000 Hong Kong civil servants to join Kai Tak stadium test run early next year
Hong Kong will deploy 50,000 civil servants to help test run the mega stadium at Kai Tak Sports Park early next year, the ...
China announces plan to cut food waste at the production, transport and storage end
Amid climate change and geopolitical pressures, Communist Party aims to raise public awareness about saving food, waste and ...
Arrest over 1997 karaoke bar blaze in Hong Kong ‘justice’ for 17 victims who died, witness says
Chen Zhi-hao recalls seeing the blaze at Top One Karaoke bar that killed 17, including people he knew, and expresses relief ...
Asian University Challenge: facing regional foes often ‘key to raising basketball levels’
Hong Kong’s university champions are beaten 89-49 by Korean powerhouses Yonsei in a test event for a pan-regional collegiate ...
Bitcoin was once dominated by China, but the Trump bump is shifting momentum to US
As the world’s factory, China cornered the market on bitcoin mining, leading to a flurry of crypto business activity before a ...
Hongkongers on welfare can build social bonds, job prospects from volunteering: minister
Welfare chief Chris Sun pushes back against concerns a new scheme, mandating an hour of unpaid work weekly, will stigmatise ...
Why K-pop’s Seventeen are ‘textbook’ excellent, but lack broad appeal like Stray Kids, BTS
Seventeen balance charm and edge, are excellent ‘across the board’ – but critics say they are not unique and lack a ...
Hong Kong security guard calls arrest over 1997 karaoke bar firebombing ‘justice’ for victims
Chen Zhi-hao recalls seeing the blaze at Top One Karaoke bar that killed 17, including people he knew, and expresses relief ...
Japanese demand laws against Tokyo’s street prostitution – ‘internationally embarrassing’
Politicians and online users bemoan Japan’s decline following reports about local women who seek clients in Okubo Park for ...
Greenpeace boards tanker in South Korea to protest plastic pollution
Amid Greenpeace’s action, at the multilateral meeting in Busan, oil-producing countries are holding back a deal to cut ...