4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (274+ words) Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first Chief Executive and former vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, passed away at the age of 89. As a former vice-national leader, attention has turned to whether he will…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (383+ words) Indonesia has reopened its main airport in Jakarta and four others that had been closed due to volcanic ash from a series of eruptions at Mount Anak Krakatau, transport minister Dudy Purwagandhi said in a statement on Tuesday. Ash from…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1402+ words) A delirious Kabir Maharjan drifted in and out of consciousness in a pool of muddy water in complete darkness, trapped for nine days in a tunnel beneath the wreckage of Nepal's worst flood disaster in decades. When he finally awoke…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (123+ words) As an alarm warning of an active shooter threat blared through a Philippine public school on Thursday, students and teachers moved swiftly into action. Some students helped lock and stack chairs against classroom doors, while others drew curtains, switched off…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (253+ words) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday that conditions should be created to resume dialogue between the United States and North Korea, according to the presidential Blue House. Lee, speaking at a meeting of overseas advisers on Korean…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (191+ words) Hong Kong ranked fifth among Asia Pacific’s preferred living investment destinations, attracting 24 student housing conversion-related deals since 2021 worth US$1.63 billion (HK$12.7 billion), Cushman & Wakefield's inaugural APAC Living Investor Survey 2026 shows. The survey highlighted that Hong Kong has made 10 deals in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (604+ words) Around 5,000 US sailors and Marines arrived in Thailand on Wednesday for their first port call in nine months, after concerns over conditions on board sparked debate back home over President Donald Trump's war with Iran. The arrival of the USS…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (152+ words) CK Asset (1113), CK Hutchison (0001) and the Li Ka Shing Foundation said on Tuesday they have donated 15 million yuan (HK$16.4 million) to support relief efforts following a severe landslide in Tibet. The recent severe mudslides severely impacted the Gyirong Port in…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (748+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump's order to scale back joint military drills with South Korea has revived one of the most contentious issues from his first term, underscoring how his deal-focused approach continues to test the more than 70-year-old alliance. Here's a…...