Prosecutors applied for heftier sentence for Lee Man-kei for his role in protest against March of Volunteers and security laws.

The consignment, declared as carrying 12 boxes of electric drills, was selected for inspection after it was sent to Hong Kong last month from the Netherlands via Taiwan.

Companies in Jiangsu can now claim a reimbursement for maternity leave pay provided to employees who have a second and third child, a policy that could help counter discrimination against women.

A woman in China sold over 30,000 goodnight text messages in the past 10 years to people who feel lonely, as she once did.

Tourists who have been triple-vaccinated and come from the United States, Australia, Thailand and Singapore will be allowed to take part in specified tours starting later this month.

At one point on Tuesday, LIC shares plunged as much as 9 per cent before paring losses. LIC dominates India’s insurance sector with more than 280 million policies.

Russia has been remarkably tight-lipped on the number of its soldiers killed in Ukraine, but Kyiv puts the toll at 27,000.

China accounted for roughly a fifth of the bitcoin network’s hash rate at the end of 2021, after data showed it dropped to zero in July.

Indonesia, the world’s top palm oil exporter, has since April 28 halted shipments of crude palm oil and some of its derivatives in a bid to control soaring prices of domestic cooking oil, rattling global vegetable oil markets.

Successful loan applicants will also gain access to the bank’s sustainable product offerings, as well as free environmental, social and governance (ESG) training sessions and assessment tools, HSBC said.

Caseloads to fluctuate for longer period of time with relaxation of social-distancing curbs, says microbiologist Dr Ho Pak-leung.

A man in China uses a hi-tech prosthetic leg to inspire other people with artificial limbs to live life to its fullest.

Tour boat was carrying 24 passengers and two crew members when it made a distress call and disappeared on April 23 during a sightseeing trip. 14 people died during the excursion and 12 people remain missing.

Traffic at Singapore Changi Airport doubled in April compared with March to stand at around 40 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.

The area is rich in biodiversity, and the project has been shelved several times, primarily because of objections from environmentalists.

A survey showed concern over climate change is rising, with 60 per cent of Australians agreeing ‘global warming is a serious and pressing problem’.

Volunteer numbers for military training soar as Finland readies to join Nato to protect itself from Russia.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam says third phase of vaccine pass scheme will be implemented on May 31 as planned.

Researchers say their breakthroughs will achieve split second pinpoint accuracy over long distances.

Societal zero-Covid is a watershed moment in Shanghai’s anti-pandemic work, after which the city will ease the draconian virus control measures that have upended daily lives and strained global supply chains.

The president of the Red Cross and Red Crescent societies rebuked what he said was Europe’s starkly different treatment of African migrants compared to those from Ukraine.

Unvaccinated North Korea is unlikely to accept help from the South as it would be viewed as undermining Kim Jong-un’s authority, an analyst says.

The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference is holding a special symposium to promote the digital economy amid hope of easing regulatory pressure on the country’s tech sector.

A racist ideology is being investigated as a motivating factor in the supermarket shooting that killed 10 people in Buffalo, New York. Most of the victims were black.

Move is part of a restructuring plan that will be implemented on July 1, according to sources.

The move, a sharp reversal in China Southern’s plan, is a reminder of the uncertainty in a key market for Boeing as it works to resume its delivery of more than 300 assembled 737 MAX planes.

The list is still growing as more firms report financial results in the days and weeks ahead.

The US easing of restrictions against Cuba ‘is a small step in the right direction,’ the country’s minister of foreign affairs said.

The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in China says the costs of decoupling would be significant and generate no clear winners.

A respite from wearing masks in summer makes sense, although we should still wear them on crowded public transport. Such a move does not mean dropping our guard. It is more a statement of confidence.

Britain’s health authorities are investigating four more cases of rare viral monkey pox infection which have been diagnosed in England taking the total confirmed cases since May 6 to seven.

A Chinese university has become the subject of online humiliation after announcing students can do their final swim test ‘online’ from home.

Analyst believe this year’s leadership shake-up will see more cadres with backgrounds in science, technology, engineering and mathematics taking on key roles.

Residents of Katsurao village will be able to return to their homes on June 12 when an evacuation order that has been in place since the 2011 nuclear disaster will be lifted.

Students at the off-campus compound say Peking University took down the half-built wall after they objected to it.

Frederik Gollob, chairman of European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, says he hopes city will provide mainland China with example of how to reopen to world.

The evacuation of around 260 Ukrainian soldiers likely marked the end of the longest and bloodiest battle of the war and a significant defeat for Ukraine.

President Joko Widodo has for years been wooing the Tesla and SpaceX CEO to invest in nickel-rich Indonesia, which is seeking grow its electric vehicle sector.

2,300 Lawson stores in four regions will sell heat-and-eat lunchboxes featuring Beyond Beef and Beyond Pork, in the company’s latest move to capture a growing appetite for meat among Chinese consumers.

The moves breathes new life into a two-decade-long global fight against terrorist groups that began following the September 11 attacks.

On China’s internet, ‘run’ – as in, flee the country – gained momentum as the word of the year after Shanghai was put under a draconian Covid-19 lockdown.

The US is peddling its Indo-Pacific strategy to make the Asia-Pacific another Nato. In response, Asian countries need to work together to maintain the hard-won regional peace and stability, and push back against US attempts to muddy the waters.

The interim government said the foiled putsch took place last week, but did not provide any details or evidence.

Russia’s war in Ukraine will result in trade becoming more regional or alliance-based as opposed to global, which has long benefited China’s economy, experts say.

The suspect – identified as David Chou, 68, who lived in Las Vegas – has been charged with one count of murder and five counts of attempted murder, authorities say.

The British PM is preparing to unilaterally back down on commitments he agreed to with the EU, even while saying he would prefer a negotiated solution.

Negotiators at the allies’ Trade and Technology Council sign an agreement to influence international standard-setting bodies for cutting-edge tech.

The instruction – issued in the run-up to the year’s main political set piece – warns that violations of the disciplinary rules will be ‘dealt with seriously’.

Borne is seen as an able technocrat who can negotiate prudently with unions, as the president embarks on new social reforms that risk sparking protests.

Peace pleas directed at the Kremlin must be extended to Washington: its ‘mission creep’ tendencies and hostility towards Beijing – whose influence with Moscow might have made all the difference – threaten to extinguish hopes of a near-term di...