Defence document looks at how war in Ukraine and resulting camps – one supporting Moscow, the other Kyiv – may affect Japan’s national security and defence spending amid possible increased China/Russia cooperation.

Operator TEPCO faces resistance from fishing communities worried consumers will once again shun their products if the water is released – there has also been also criticism from neighbours China and South Korea.

Lam Mei-po, 56, is second employee from Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children to be thrown behind bars.

Rising caseload could put pressure on efforts to contain the virus, with contact tracing for scheduled premises slowed down or not being done at all, says doctor.

Customs officers ambush man leaving suspected illegal drug storage facility in new territories.

The US president tested positive on Thursday an experienced what the White House said were mild symptoms.

In the wake of the brutal attack in Tangshan last month, Chinese authorities have focused on organised crime instead of violence against women. While there have been some small steps in the right direction, the state still refuses to treat gendered v...

Only two deputies for Hong Kong’s top officials were chosen from outside the administration, meaning they were not promoted internally.

Joe Biden isn’t the first US president to get Covid-19. That dubious honour goes to his predecessor, Donald Trump. But this time, things are different.

Chief executive also urges more coverage of integration plans with mainland China.

The government was also accused of using the September 27 event to make political capital of Abe’s death and cement his legacy.

Residents in the mainland cities of the Greater Bay Area are interested in buying insurance products across the border, with critical illness cover at the top of their shopping list, according to a survey by Deloitte China and BOC Life.

Many companies are relaxing dress codes to allow for slightly warmer office temperatures, and deploying a variety of tactics including digital tech, as Hong Kong strives to slash office energy use.

Some 400 officers were involved in the massive operation in Rio de Janeiro’s largest complex of favelas, backed up by 10 bullet-proof vehicles and helicopters.

Washington will be the site of high-level meetings in December, and a big question being asked in African capitals: who will be on the list for an invitation?

Zeng Ying’s fate is unknown but an apparent suicide note was shared by her friend after a week of social media attacks.

Then-US President Donald Trump did not leave his personal dining room for most of the time a violent mob raged at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, the House committee probing the attack hears.

In interview, Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko accused the West of seeking a conflict with Russia and of provoking the Ukraine war.

The annual report said a stronger defence collaboration between Beijing and Moscow could make for a ‘direct impact’ on the security environment surrounding Japan.

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta met with Indonesia’s leader this week to boost trade ties and reiterated his hopes for the country’s inclusion into Asean. Indonesia is next year’s chair of the regional bloc.

Chinese A share companies line up share sales of global depositary receipts on SIX Swiss Exchange as Beijing pushes for further opening of its capital markets.

Troops swooped in on protesters blocking the Presidential Secretariat hours before President Wickremesinghe swore in his schoolmate as the prime minister

Cancer survivor schoolgirl who returned to school after chemotherapy and overcame depression and anxiety among five winners in Best Improvement category.

Two children who were bored at home during school holidays worked together to steal the key to their father’s car which the boy drove using his memory of a driving simulation game.

Australia echoes US arguments about freedom of navigation and mimics American surveillance activities in the South China Sea, while claiming it acts in its own interests. Yet it must ask itself: how does provoking a possible military conflict serve t...

Xi’s attendance at the G20 summit in Bali in November is likely to be high on the agenda, observer says.

Ukraine’s president discusses battlefield aims with commanders as Britain’s MI6 chief says Russian forces are ‘about to run out of steam’.

Alice Mak emphasises the need for ‘district services and community care teams’, first proposed by new city leader.

New command centre could cut leading Hong Kong hospital patients’ discharge time by a third.

Pinduoduo has started accepting Visa and Mastercard payments and direct shipping to Hong Kong amid heightened competition overseas with local rivals like Alibaba and JD.com.

Amid talk of a ‘new chapter’ for Hong Kong, officials must not forget the promises made by the previous administration to strengthen primary healthcare, and build on its successes.

Chinese president, keenly watching developments in Ukraine, needs to be reminded of risks of a ‘misjudged invasion’, says head of MI6.

Experts say Seoul needs to come up with its own plan as the multi-nation race into Indo-Pacific region heats up, rather than simply fall in line with what America wants, as China relationship remains important.

The young adult from New York may have caught the virus from someone who got a live vaccine, which is not available in the US.

The lawmaker from Modi’s BJP will also be the country’s second-ever woman to hold the largely ceremonial position.

The conversation highlights the kingdom’s importance to both Russia and the US, as the Ukraine war roils global energy markets.

The iconic orange-and-black insect is now on a ‘red list’ of threatened species, as its numbers see a ‘devastating decline’.

The country will go to the polls in autumn for the first time in over a century, after the prime minister’s national unity government collapsed.

A 27-year-old Nigerian national who has a history of travelling from Africa, said he had been ill for about a week. WHO experts will meet to decide whether a surge in infections outside Africa since May now constitutes a global health emergency.

Unlike their Western peers, protecting the environment is low on the list of public concerns for China’s Generation Z, surveys and interviews show.

A new cardiovascular risk assessment tool developed in Hong Kong aims to reduce premature deaths attributable to heart attack by 25 per cent.

The 79-year-old president is fully vaccinated and twice boosted and had begun taking Pfizer’s anti-Covid pill Paxlovid – he will continue carrying out his full duties while isolating at the White House.

Planned visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would ‘shake the political foundation of China-US relations’, Chinese foreign ministry says.

Xiaomi was slightly ahead of Samsung Electronics, with an 18 per cent share, followed by Chinese brands Realme, Vivo and Oppo.

Cheng Ho-lun and Fung Tin-ching accused of rioting and illegally keeping a total of four packs of plastic ties in Yau Ma Tei on November 18, 2019.

University of Arizona professor says American academics use alternative funding and open source data to collaborate, but ‘after-effects’ of anti-espionage programme continue.

Status quo cannot be changed against the will of the Taiwanese people, European Parliament Vice-President Nicola Beer says in Taipei.

Wildlife group calls on government to divert cross-border ferry operations in the Southern Lantau Fairway.

Secondary schools in Hong Kong say class numbers should be frozen and sizes reduced as pupil numbers fall.

Broadcaster apologised to Alexandra Pettifer over claims she had an affair with Prince Charles while working as his PA, part of deceit used by one of its journalists to secure explosive Princess Diana TV interview in 1995.