Hong Kong customs officers arrested a pair of suspected drug traffickers and seized HK$32 million (US$4.1 million) of crystal meth hidden inside child car seats on Sunday, concluding a 17-day, round-the-clock operation that employed more than 150 off...

Police killed a central Philippines city mayor and two of his aides, while two of the police officers were killed in the latest deadly violence involving the police force, officials said on Tuesday.“I can only assume that this was a mistaken encoun...

Thailand might share a border and enjoy stable relations with Myanmar despite the current political turmoil there, but in Thai school textbooks the Buddhist-majority neighbour to the west is cast as the birthplace of villains and looters who invaded ...

Police have arrested six Hongkongers in a crackdown on a fraud syndicate which investigators say duped at least 68 job-hunters out of HK$7.5 million (US$961,500) over the past six months.Officers began investigating the gang after noticing a sharp ri...

Instead of tarpaulins being laid out in the parks of Tokyo in anticipation of the arrival of the first cherry blossoms, crash barriers are being erected with signs warning that the annual revelries are prohibited as a result of the coronavirus pandem...

Five years ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government offered Indian women a chance to dramatically improve their lives with cooking fuel subsidies in what became one of his administration’s most celebrated campaigns.Now, hamstrung by a widen...

A 19-year-old student accused of rioting during a major anti-government protest in Hong Kong was cleared on Tuesday, after a judge said there was insufficient evidence to support the allegation.The District Court acquitted Kevin Ip Kwan-shing of taki...

University is a place where people often find their career, find their passion and, in many cases, find love. But a series of incidents of domestic violence against women has led many in China to seek solutions.  In November 2020, in the southwest...

The US health protection agency on Monday released guidance for the first time on activities deemed safe for people fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, giving the OK to indoor meetings in small groups without the need to wear masks.The recommen...

People barricaded in a Yangon neighbourhood overnight said on Tuesday that security forces searched their homes room by room for anti-coup protesters, targeting flats flying the flag of Aung San Suu Kyi’s party.Myanmar has been in turmoil since the...

Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong has warned foreign envoys in the city against meddling in the country’s internal affairs, urging them instead to support the coming overhaul of the electoral system.Yang Yirui, acting commissioner of the Chines...

The latest member of China’s home-grown “Flying Mongoose” family of field air defence missile systems has been cleared for export.The HQ-17AE, dubbed a “low altitude aircraft hunter”, is designed to keep up with frontline units like tank ba...

China has urged other members to ratify the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement as soon as possible, after Beijing rubber stamped the deal around three months ahead of schedule.The 15-member trade deal was signed in mid-Novem...

Italy’s coronavirus death toll passed the 100,000 mark and Prime Minister Mario Draghi warned that the situation was worsening again with a jump in hospitalisations.Italy is the seventh country in the world to reach the bleak milestone, following t...

A former opposition lawmaker charged with contempt for allegedly disrupting a Legislative Council meeting can appeal to Hong Kong’s highest court to terminate the criminal proceedings, after three top judges agreed to examine the extent of immunity...

Efforts are being made to set up a new national body in Malaysia to register genuine holders of the honorific title “datuk”, after it emerged that some fake titles were being sold on social media platforms and via online stores.Samson David Maman...

Frustrated by a stalled peace process and escalating violence, the US has presented an eight-page draft peace agreement to Afghanistan’s warring sides for review.It comes as US President Joe Biden weighs whether to honour a May deadline to end Amer...

A Hong Kong opposition activist was arrested on Tuesday morning over an alleged assault that took place outside media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s national security law bail hearing last month.Avery Ng Man-yuen stands accused of slapping a 46-year-...

Hong Kong confirmed 21 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest daily caseload in nine days, while the minister handling the city’s vaccination programme admitted the take-up rate for bookings had dropped due to concerns over a series of medical ...

China is set to resume its deleveraging campaign this year, but at a modest pace, as it seeks to balance financial risks with putting excessive downward pressure on an economy still recovering from the coronavirus shock of a year ago.The government�...

The second of two defendants accused of using bogus transcripts and ghostwritten essays to help foreigners gain admission to US colleges, allowing the applicants to fraudulently obtain student visas, has surrendered to federal authorities, prosecutor...

China has pledged to improve the welfare and benefits for its military veterans in its latest five-year plan, from 2021-25, amid what it sees as an increasingly hostile international environment.“[We] must improve the quality of service to our vete...

China plans to build more facilities to deal with waste from nuclear power plants in the next five years, as it speeds up development of the industry in a bid to meet ambitious climate targets.In its draft 14th five-year plan released on Friday, Beij...

India is mulling a new national strategy to strengthen the country’s cybersecurity amid allegations that Chinese intrusions may have affected operations at a key stock exchange and supply of electricity in the country’s commercial capital.The pla...

A kindergarten in southwestern China has been ordered to give up its vegetarian diet for children after it aroused national controversy that it could lead to nutritional deficiency.The kindergarten, named Deyin School in Chengdu city, has broken nati...

Mauritius deployed its coastguard and armed forces on Monday after a Chinese-flagged trawler containing 130 tonnes of oil ran aground off the Indian Ocean archipelago nation.It is the second shipwreck in less than a year off Mauritius, after a tanker...

A spate of sexual abuse and bullying claims against South Korean sports stars has prompted calls for the country to rethink its “obsession” with winning medals at any cost.Footballer Ki Sung-yueng is among the latest names in a growing list of sp...

After a decade of unfathomable violence and human tragedy that has made Syria the defining war of the early 21st century, the fighting has tapered off but the suffering hasn’t.In 2011, Bashar al-Assad and his government briefly looked like another ...

The US State Department is “concerned” about the whereabouts of Chinese lawyer Wang Yu after losing contact with her ahead of an International Women’s Day awards ceremony to honour her human rights work, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said o...

Fugitive ex-Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung, who fled to Britain to avoid criminal charges in the city, has revealed that he has moved to Australia.Hui announced on his Facebook page that he arrived in Australia early on Tuesday to continue his l...

Indonesia’s proactive response to the February 1 coup in Myanmar prompted a mixed reaction, with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi cautiously applauded for moving swiftly to try and shape a regional position on the military takeover while a...

The land auction and property development system in China is a direct descendant of Hong Kong’s. The system, in which the government sells land to developers so they can build homes, has supported rapid urbanisation and improved the living conditio...

Teachers at Hong Kong’s biggest international school group could be put on unpaid leave and face disciplinary action if they refuse to take regular Covid-19 tests, the Post has learned.The revelations followed the English Schools Foundation’s (ES...

A Swiss biopharmaceutical company will produce the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine at its Italian facilities, marking the first European production agreement for the Russian shot.Lugano, Switzerland-based Adienne Pharma & Biotech SA signed an agreement wi...

China’s top legal bodies have highlighted improvements in intellectual property rights and violent crime, even as observers question whether the country’s legal system can ever improve protection for human rights.Two annual work reports, one by t...

Chinese lenders have provided at least US$7.6 billion in debt relief to countries, mainly African nations, struggling during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new data analysis.It found that most of that relief – about US$6.2 billion – wen...

Gap Inc. is weighing options including a potential sale for its China business, according to people with knowledge of the matter, as the US clothing retailer looks to revamp the operation in the world’s second-largest economy.The company is working...

China’s pledge to extend additional support to vulnerable small businesses will be more targeted, with the broad policies aimed at offsetting the economic impact of the coronavirus likely to be scaled back as conditions improve, analysts said.With ...

A group of US lawmakers overseeing congressional China policy condemned Beijing’s recently announced plans to overhaul Hong Kong’s election system and urged President Joe Biden to help the city defend its “autonomy and basic freedoms”.The com...

Scientists have discovered the ultimate case of regeneration: some decapitated sea slugs can regrow hearts and whole new bodies.This “wonder of nature”, reported in a biology journal on Monday, could eventually help scientists better understand a...

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Monday overturned the corruption convictions against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, clearing the way for the left-wing leader to run in the 2022 presidential election.Justice Edson Fachin overturned all...

The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd was delayed until at least Tuesday morning as the judge contended with a last-minute order by a higher court to reconsider adding an additional murder charge.T...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson avoided wading into the clash of British royals on Monday, praising the queen but sidestepping questions about racism and insensitivity at the palace after an interview by Prince Harry and his wife Meghan.The former Holly...

Former Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa has called on the city’s pro-establishment camp to make earnest efforts to stand on its own feet following an overhaul of the city’s electoral system.During a meeting in Hong Kong with senior media executives...

Hundreds of young Myanmar protesters who had been trapped by security forces in a district of Yangon overnight have been able to get out, activists said on Tuesday, after calls from Western powers and the United Nations for them to be allowed to leav...

Minari is both the name for a celery-like herbal plant and the title of a wonderful new Korean-American movie that is stealing people’s hearts and winning major recognition. The plant is also a symbolic plot point that is as rich in the movie as th...

The US Air Force’s desire to radically reshape and accelerate the way it develops future fighter planes could propel China to ramp up its plans for next-generation aircraft, Chinese experts said.A military insider familiar with China’s next-gener...

Around 200 Hong Kong civil servants face dismissal after refusing to take a new oath of allegiance to the city mandated by the government. Secretary for the Civil Service Patrick Nip Tak-kuen revealed on Monday the new procedures were completed last...

When women in Pakistan ride a motorbike, form a cycling group or drink tea at a roadside stall, they make it to the news: it’s rare to see them doing ordinary things in public spaces. But this changes once a year, on International Women’s Day, wh...

[Sponsored Article] The city’s luminaries and key legal practitioners shared their findings and insights on why Hong Kong remains the place for doing business and dispute resolution with over 1,000 registrants from 59 jurisdictions at a hybrid eve...